Pep Guardiola Invincible manager ripping up the record books



Pep Guardiola takes Wednesday in Manchester City home of the leader of the Italian championship, Napoli, knowing that a victory allows him to qualify for the last 16 of the Champions with two games to play.

The undefeated city this season earned their eighth consecutive Premier League win on Saturday, staying five points clear of Manchester United's closest rivals.

Guardiola's club has won 13 consecutive games in all competitions and has been unbeaten in 21 starts, two new club records.

They lead the Group F Champions League with three wins of three, knowing that the win against Naples would allow them to qualify for the round of 16.

But Guardiola do not trust the Neapolitans - third in the group behind the city and Shakhtar Donetsk - with Belgian Dries Mertens who has attracted attention this season.

"We need one more win to qualify, but we go to the team that leads the Serie A and everyone knows the type of football they play in their own stadium, so it will be very difficult. " says the boss

"But it's a great opportunity for us to book our place and we'll do our best to do it."

The Spaniard, who fought for the independence of his native Catalonia, aspires to a third trophy in the Champions League after winning the 2009 and 2011 victories ahead of Barcelona. He could not go beyond the semi-finals during his three-year stay at Bayern Munich.

Napoli Maurizio Sarri was dominant in Italy this season, where he is unbeaten in 11 league games - including 10 wins - in his first Serie A title since Diego Maradona's time in 1990.

But Sarri is still realistic at the San Paolo stadium, facing former FIFA coach Guardiola.

"Manchester City is the best team in Europe led by the best coach in Europe," said Sarri. "Guardiola has a brilliant football philosophy, but no team is invincible."

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Napoli lost 2-1 to Etihad two weeks ago after falling to Shakhtar on the same score last month and must win on Wednesday.

"I can not compare myself to him (Guardiola), a mythical figure and the best coach in the world right now.

"I like his philosophy of football, the idea that his teams should always come out with the ball, his unique speed and his great movements that are on the verge of genius.

"We are talking about an absolute level, we are talking about one of those coaches who changed the way we see football.

"They deserve great recognition for what they did in the first game, no one escaped our pressure that way."

Sarri said he saw second place in his group, adding: "We must enter the game immediately, we can create opportunities, but we will play a big defensive game."

And Spain striker Jose Callejon warned that Napoli "does not fear anyone".

"Manchester City has a great game philosophy, but Sarri has given us a winning mentality," he said.

"We knew they were strong before, even more after playing them, we have to go on the field with this mentality, knowing that it is an important game and that we play for the group."

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