article_snippet.sent: The 44-year-old's early record in the competition is stunning, lifting the trophy two times in three years - although he will not inherit a team featuring the likes of Xavi, Andres Iniesta and Lionel Messi in Manchester.
article_snippet.sent: And a glimpse at he away record in the knockout stages of the competition might suggest all is not as it seems.
article_snippet.sent: he has never exited before the semi-final stage but has twice bowed out to teams deemed inferior.
article_snippet.sent: At Bayern, where he pitched up after a year's sabbatical in 2013, the European adventures have been no better.
article_snippet.sent: In he first season the European adventures saw off a sleepwalking Arsenal side and David Moyes's comatose
article_snippet.sent: Bayern may well turn Bayern around next week and many would hail Bayern as the latest of Guardiola's achievements - and there are many.
article_snippet.sent: his lifted 14 trophies during his stint with his hometown club but when his left, while there was plenty of sadness
article_snippet.sent: , few did not believe it was the right decision with his his polishing a first La Liga trophy in four years at the Bernabeu.
article_snippet.sent: At Bayern, his lifted the Bundesliga in his first season on a playing field about as level as the nearby Alps and looks set to do so again but will that be enough?
article_snippet.sent: If Bayern were to turn it around next week then it would be up there with Guardiola's best achievements .