Guardiola Witnesses Bitter Night for Ittihad: Pep in Total Shock as City Crushed

Pep Guardiola returned to Ittihad after a long absence and watched in disbelief and distress as Manchester City suffered a heavy defeat to Paris Saint-Germain.

According to "Varesh Se", Guardiola, who was wearing a cap in the style of the Peaky Blinders series, returned to the Etihad Stadium after 144 days to support Manchester City in a match that ended with the defeat of this team 2-4 against Paris Saint-Germain led by Luis Enrique in the second match of the group stage of the European Champions League.

This Spanish coach was in charge of City from 2016 to 2026 and won 20 major trophies in a successful decade. Manchester City wrote on their social networks: "We are very happy to have you back, Pep Guardiola! Thank you to all the City fans who showed up at the Etihad Stadium tonight and gave great support. I'll see you at home on Saturday."

Manchester City then host Paris Saint-Germain, who were found guilty of 114 of the 115 financial charges brought against the club for wrongdoing over a nine-season period from 2009 to 2018. A few days after the allegations against his former team became public, Guardiola wrote on Instagram: "I want every single Manchester City fan around the world to know that I am here, more than ever. I support my club, the club owner, the chairman, Fran, the players, the coaching staff, Enzo and you, our unique fans. I have always supported and will always support. I want to make it very clear: we will get through this together. I love you all."

Enzo Maresca replaced Guardiola on the bench and must now face the explosive consequences of the Premier League's decisive vote. Pep Guardiola watched the match from a special stand at the Etihad Stadium, where he sat two rows behind club president Khaldoun Al Mubarak and chief executive Fran Soriano.

In their first home game at the Etihad Stadium after this fateful vote, Manchester City faced massive support from their fans and they supported the club wholeheartedly. Before the start of the match, Manchester City fans raised a banner with the initials "CTID", which stands for "City Until The Day I Die".

The legendary former City boss watched in disbelief as the French giants raced to a stunning 3-0 lead in just 32 minutes at the Etihad Stadium before leaving with a resounding 4-2 victory. Paris Saint-Germain fans also sprinkled salt on their wounds by playing the famous Poznań goal belonging to City in the away fans' stand. The third goal of Paris Saint-Germain made the fans of this team extremely happy. In the away stands, they put their backs to the ground and danced in unison, mockingly mimicking City's famous jubilation.

Guardiola, 55, was pictured sitting in the stands with his hand over his mouth, unable to believe what was happening on the pitch. It was the Spanish coach's first return to the Etihad Stadium since his illustrious 10-year spell at City ended in May. Before the start of the match, he received a heroic welcome from the fans who went to welcome him to welcome the greatest head coach in the history of this club.

This result caused the representative of the Premier League to fall to the 17th place in the standings. On Tuesday, October 20, Manchester City will host A.K., who lost 3-1 against Shakhtar Donetsk at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday night.