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  An e-mail from Pep Guardiola after Barcelona's loss to Bayern Munich in the Champions League


 I have heard many commentators say that the loss that Bayern inflicted upon you represents "a changing of the guard." My tailor, Christoforos, portrayed it this way. "Eh, Pep," he said, limping toward me with a scissors in his strong, gnarled hand (he is 107 years old). "You choose good time get out. Barça was best! Barça was top for some years. Now, fip fip. Bayern is best. The guard, you see? She has changed." And perhaps he is right. But I have been to Buckingham Palace, Xavi, did you know that? And I have watched the Englishmen with their short-waisted red coats and tall black hats change places. And it … it was not at all like what FC Bayern Munich did to you and Barça. It was … peaceful. The dignity of both guards remained intact. One of the guards was not lying on the ground, weeping into a pool of his own vomit. The other guard was not making the face that I can only describe by saying it is Arjen Robben's face. Each guard did his job well. Between them, there was respect.

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Pep Guardiola's e-mail to Xavi after Barcelona's loss to Bayern Munich in the Champions League - Grantland: