04 May 2015

Barca paying close attention to details

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Javier Mascherano. Photograph: Jasper Juinen/Getty Images.

Barcelona - Pep Guardiola, the former player who coached Barcelona to 14 titles including two European Cups, makes his highly anticipated return to Camp Nou on Wednesday at the helm of new club Bayern Munich in the Champions League semifinals.

Many Barcelona fans will have mixed feelings Wednesday night when the man hailed as the club's greatest coach will now be scheming to derail its quest for a treble from the opponents' dugout.

Guardiola won six titles in a glorious first season at Barcelona and 14 of a possible 19 titles from 2008-2012, before he stunned club and fans alike by leaving. Last week, Bayern clinched its second consecutive Bundesliga crown under the Catalan.

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