Thinking man's game: Pep Guardiola (left) and Jose Mourinho battling for a place in the Champions League final Photo: EPA/GETTY IMAGES
The two men go head to head tonight at the Nou Camp as Barca look to overturn a two-goal deficit and claim their place in the Champions League final, having lost the first leg of their semi against Internazionale 3-1
The Spanish champions are aiming to become the first team ever to win back-to-back Champions League finals, but to do so they must first get past Inter, and then Bayern Munich in the final.
Guardiola v Mourinho is being billed as a clash between Europe's two brightest young managers, with the Spaniard suggesting it is the Portuguese who deserves the title of "the best".
Guardiola said: "In terms of the world's best managers, when you compare Jose to Sir Alex, Arsene and Fabio (Capello) he is still very young. But even at his age there is a very strong case for him being the best manager in the world. That's the truth.
"To be honest, he probably is the best. He has won major league titles in three different countries and, with all due respect to Porto, the European Cup with perhaps somebody you didn't expect to win it.
"He only needs to win La Liga and he will have done the lot. If Jose ever wants to manage in Spain then he will - any club would do what they needed in order to get him.
"I am sure there will be a few chairmen this summer who have Jose top of their list - even above recruiting new players. Where he goes, success follows. What else do you need to say apart from he is a winner?"
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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