Mourinho and Guardiola have met 16 times in the past in 5 different competitions
The history
between Europe's two top coaches stretches back seven years and five clubs.
The first meeting was Guardiola's Barcelona vs Mourinho's Inter Milan back in 2009-10 Champions
League group stages
Inter 0 Barcelona 0, Guardiola and MourinhoÂ’s first managerial encounter
came in cagey 0-0 Champions League group stage match at the San Siro.
The return game was Barcelona 2 Inter 0, Barca produced a master class of possession and passing
football
It also gave Mourinho something to think about and ideas and plans to conjure up
The same year the clubs met in the Champions League semi-finals and this time it was a Inter 3
Barcelona 1, Mourinho masterclass that downed the European champions for his first win over
Guardiola.
The return leg, Barcelona 1 Inter 0, saw ten man Inter hold out in a dogged display to reach the final where they beat German Champions Bayern Munich to win a famous treble.
Mourinho moved to Real Madrid and the rivalry continued in La Liga
His first Clasico came as a bit of
a shock
His team selection smelt of fear, and that anxiety was justified as he came up against a
slicker, more cohesive Barca team, Barcelona 5 Real Madrid 0.
The return league fixture saw a draw at the Bernabeu, but Guardiola's side maintained an eight-
point lead at the top of La Liga
Real Madrid 1 Barcelona 1 April 2011.
The next meeting was the Copa del Rey Final a few days later, gamesmanship was deteriorating and
the rivalry was growing more intense
Guardiola snapped in the press room "In the press room he is
'el p*** jefe' (the f***ing boss) and the one who knows more than everyone else." Real Madrid 1
Barcelona 0 aet
Mourinho's first silverware in Spain.
A week later they met in the first leg of the Champions League semi-final, at the Bernabeu an ill-
tempered game saw both Pepe and Mourinho sent off, with Messi grabbing two late goals to put the
Blaugrana in pole position
Real Madrid 0 Barcelona 2.
The return leg saw Mourinho served a touchline ban as the two sides played out a stalemate in the
Nou Camp
Barcelona 1 Real Madrid 1
Mourinho had made a comment after the first leg regarding
the sendings off, his fifth in a row against Pep, "One day, I would like Josep Guardiola to win this
competition properly."
The Spanish Super Cup first leg provided a thriller and surprisingly was without the usual bad-
tempered antics
Real Madrid 2 Barcelona 2
However, the second leg of this supposedly friendly
season opener was marred by one of the ugliest touchline fracas in recent years
Mourinho poked
Tito Vilanova, then Guardiola's assistant, in the eye during the brawling
Barcelona 3 Real Madrid
2.
The next La Liga showdown saw Karim Benzema scored the fastest goal in Clasico history, only for
Real to ultimately lose due to masterly tactical shuffling by Guardiola
Real Madrid 1 Barcelona 3
January 2012 saw Copa del Rey semi-finals, the first leg saw Barcelona claimed their second
Bernabeu win of the season, Real Madrid 1 Barcelona 2
In the return in the Nou camp barca fans
sang mockingly for "Mourinho, stay," as his team again fell at the hands of Guardiola's Barca
Barcelona 2 Real Madrid 2.
The next La Liga meeting witnessed Barcelona's first home defeat in 55 games and a first Clasico
league win for Real in five years to put them right on track for the title where they remained.
Barcelona 1 Real Madrid 2
Guardiola moved to Bayern.
The last time the managers met was UEFA Super Cup, August 30, 2013, both men were new in their
roles as Mourinho's Chelsea took on Bayern Munich, Mourinho yet again suffered a sending off after
Ramires took out Ribery
Bayern Munich 2(5) Chelsea 2(4) won on penalties.
Whatever happens at Old Trafford on Saturday it will rekindle the rivalry between two of the world's best coaches with two massive clubs and surely that means one winner, the Premier league.
Overall record
Meetings: 16; Guardiola wins: 7; Draws: 6; Mourinho wins: 3
Source : DSG
Source: DSG