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Publish Date: Thursday, April 18, 2019 9:35 am
Ruud Gullit believes that Pep Guardiola did not win the title. Champions League title since 2011, it's because he no longer has Lionel Messi on his team.
The Spaniard has twice won the European club competition in 2008-09 and 2010-11 as the boss of Barcelona. Despite his numerous penalties for the semifinals and quarter-finals, he has failed since.
His current team, Manchester City, has withdrawn from competition Wednesday night after losing to controversial circumstances against Tottenham.
Spurs beat City after goals a thrilling night at the Etihad stadium the quarter-final tie 4-4 at the end of the match Victory 4-3 of the city.
Incredibly, five goals in the first 21 minutes were not the match's story, with both decisive moments coming from VAR in the last 20 minutes.
First Fernando Llorente's third crucial goal for the Spurs, who proved to be the one who pbaded them, was allowed to stand up after referee Cuneyt Cakir checked the sequence and ruled that the attacker had not handled the ball before hitting him and to enter the balloon.
This drama was in no way comparable to what happened in overtime, as City thought they needed the goal they needed when Raheem Sterling hit close.
Celebration scenes resembled those that followed Sergio Aguero's famous goal in the Premier League in 2012, but the atmosphere was quickly degraded, as reruns showed that Aguero was slightly offside in the formation and that he was lost.
This result meant Guardiola and Man City will be have to spend another year without a Champions League trophy.
"It's because he does not have Messi, Said Gullit the be in sports. "It makes a huge difference.
"He tried to do it with Bayern Munich. He was close every time, but he could not do it.
"Win the [Bundesliga] The championship in Munich is no longer a success because they win it almost every year.
"And I know Pep, that's what he wants. He wants the Champions League and I'm sorry for him.
"Of course, when he was in Barcelona, he had an amazing team inherited from [Frank] Rijkaard, with whom Messi had already made his debut. And then, Messi became even more important. And Messi played a crucial role in many games when he was in Barcelona. "
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