Pep eyes Champions League legacy

Pep Guardiola accepts his spell as Bayern Munich manager will be judged on whether he can guide his side to Champions League glory before he leaves this summer.

The Spaniard, whose team are away to Atletico Madrid in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final on Wednesday night, is set to take over at Manchester City next season.

Guardiola’s men are on course to win a third straight Bundesliga title, but success in Europe has so far proved elusive and they are aiming to avoid what would be elimination to a Spanish team at the same stage for three campaigns in a row.

His predecessor Jupp Heynckes delivered the 2013 Champions League with victory over Jurgen Klopp’s Borussia Dortmund at Wembley but Guardiola has suffered defeat in the last four of the tournament to Real Madrid and then Barcelona during his time in Bavaria.

“In three years, we have got to three semi-finals, but I know that people say if I don’t win the Champions League, my work won’t be complete,” Guardiola said.

“But I’ve been very lucky to have experienced what I have in Germany. I …

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