▁last ▁match ▁with ▁Bar ça ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁game ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁against ▁C elta ▁de ▁V igo . ▁Guard i ola ▁played ▁ 4 7 9 ▁games ▁in ▁ 1 2 ▁seasons ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁team , ▁winning ▁ 1 6 ▁tro ph ies . ▁At ▁the ▁press ▁conference ▁after ▁the ▁C elta ▁game , ▁he ▁said , ▁" It ' s ▁been ▁a ▁long ▁journey . ▁I ' m ▁happy , ▁proud , ▁happy ▁with ▁the ▁way ▁people ▁treated ▁me ▁and ▁I ▁have ▁made ▁many ▁friends . ▁I ▁cannot ▁ask ▁for ▁more . ▁I ▁have ▁had ▁many ▁years ▁in ▁the ▁el ite . ▁I ▁did ▁not ▁come ▁to ▁make ▁history ▁but ▁to ▁make ▁my ▁own ▁history ." ▁A ▁number ▁of ▁future ▁Barcelona ▁mid field ers , ▁including ▁X avi , ▁And rés ▁In i esta ▁and ▁C esc ▁F à bre gas , ▁have ▁ha iled ▁Guard i ola ▁as ▁their ▁role ▁model ▁and ▁hero . ▁ ▁Bres cia ▁and ▁Roma ▁▁ ▁After ▁leaving ▁Barcelona ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁at ▁age ▁ 3 0 , ▁Guard i ola ▁joined ▁Serie ▁A ▁side ▁Bres cia ▁as ▁Andrea ▁Pir lo ' s ▁replacement ▁in ▁the ▁deep - lying ▁play making ▁role , ▁where ▁he ▁played ▁alongside ▁Roberto ▁B aggio ▁under ▁manager ▁Carlo ▁M azz one . ▁Following ▁his ▁st int ▁at ▁Bres cia , ▁Guard i ola ▁transferred ▁to ▁Roma . ▁His ▁time ▁in ▁Italy , ▁however , ▁was ▁un success ful ▁and ▁included ▁a ▁four - month ▁ban ▁for ▁testing