Real Madrid had a carnival after the double win over Barcelona, and the celebration continued into the night, with the end of the game itself already in the early hours of the morning.

Barcelona, on the other hand, returned to Catalonia overnight, and after a break into the morning, the club's hierarchy held a meeting, which lasted more than five hours.

The Catalan media, and indeed the entire Spanish media, sent teams to follow and report on the situation of Barcelona, and the keen sense of smell and the signs that were not without warning made these media realize: Barcelona is about to change the manager!

The old man is gone, the new man is in place, something like this happened once with the Spanish national team coach Aragonés, and now it will happen with Barcelona coach Rijkaard.

Although the league is not over yet, FC Barcelona has made it clear that from next season, the Dutchman will no longer be the head coach of Barcelona's first team!

Mourinho, the successor hotspot who was previously rumored in the media, was rejected based on reliable sources inside Barcelona!

As for Barcelona's decision to change the manager, this is not surprising news, because as early as a few months ago, FC Barcelona had begun to openly search for Rijkaard's successor without any scruples, especially after the team's defeat to Manchester United, the willingness of the decision-makers to change the manager has become irreversible.

However, there is a bit of confusion that the news actually appeared before the end of the season, which is easy to explain, and the club's president Laporta wants to use the news to deflect the dissatisfaction of fans with another big four empty season.

According to the latest news collected by the media before this meeting, FC Barcelona is tormented between legendary defender Pep Guardiola and Getafe coach Laudrup!

Obviously, this meeting will be a big choice between the two in the end!

Before the end of the meeting. There are already media predictions that Barcelona will eventually choose Pep Guardiola as Rijkaard's successor.

People think of Pep Guardiola. The first thing that comes to mind is his status as a member of the "Dream Team". And it is this that makes his image at the club extremely bright.

On the contrary, Laudrup was once the most famous traitor to Barcelona before Figo - the "evil deeds" of the Dane who switched from Barcelona to Real Madrid in 1994 are still deeply engraved in the hearts of every Barcelona fan.

In the hearts of Catalans, reputation and loyalty are so important, even more important than strength itself!

Pep Guardiola's outstanding record in the Barcelona echelon over the past year is also an important asset for him.

The fact that Barcelona II were unfortunately relegated from the third division last season was a loss of face for the club. Pep Guardiola took over the team after that.

After a season of hard work, this team, which should be the highest-level team in Catalonia, has finally reached the playoffs of the D League, and as long as they break through the playoffs, they can return to the ranks of the third division.

Pep Guardiola's work over the past season has pleased the club's hierarchy, especially with his uncomplaining and hard-working civilian attitude when he leads his team to games that don't even have natural grass.

In a couple of small-scale internal discussions, the club's technical director, Begiristan, who supported Pep Guardiola in the first team, made it clear. Since the club has tasted so much sweetness in Messi, Bojan and other players it has cultivated. Why can't we also try to "localize" the coaching position?

This is a rather convincing reason for Laporta, who believes that Barcelona have been in the clouds for far too long and that it is this down-to-earth mentality that the club will need for some time to come.

Pep Guardiola was a brilliant figure in his playing days, and his temperament was lacked, which is exactly what the club lacks at the moment.

Of course, Pep Guardiola was not without hesitation in his choice, and his own lack of experience in leading teams in the top flight was Laporta's biggest concern when making this decision.

In fact, after the news that Pep Guardiola was about to become Barcelona manager, the biggest reason for fans to oppose this decision on various channels was precisely the "lack of experience".

Laporta was bound to take a certain risk in choosing Pep Guardiola, but when he brought in Rijkaard four years ago, people didn't think the Dutchman was "unconvincing"?

At the end of the meeting, Guardiola was still working professionally at work.

He seems to be breezy and calm, but in fact, his heart is surging!

He's been told that, if nothing else, his promise will be fulfilled to become the manager of one of the biggest clubs in European football!

This is a step up for him!

And he himself almost missed this opportunity, he felt lucky at this moment, and at the same time, ambition also took root in his heart, he was a man of ideals and ambitions, and he studied under Cruyff and was instilled by the godfather of Barcelona with a high degree of ambition. Outsiders don't know!

Towards the end of the afternoon's training session, Pep Guardiola received news from the club.

Barcelona is about to hold a press conference to announce that he and Pep Guardiola will take over Rijkaard's position at the end of the season!

After hearing this, Guardiola just cast his eyes into the beautiful twilight on the horizon, and his seemingly indisputable eyes gradually became sharp!

Fate is really impermanent!

Although he did not receive the corresponding respect when he left Barcelona, and switched to Serie A when his career did not go downhill, the then president of the club, Gasparta, did not make any moves to keep him, and Guardiola did not hesitate to agree when the club called him, if Barcelona did not give him this opportunity, perhaps the first club he coached would have been Olympiacos.

While leading Barcelona's youth team, Pep Guardiola had the opportunity to coach at the Greek club in the past.

At the time, Rivaldo, Pep Guardiola's former team-mate at Barcelona, wanted to invite him to be the manager of the traditional Greek powerhouse Olympiacos.

The Brazilian spent the last years of his career at Olympiacos, where Rivaldo was the absolute core. After helping the team to back-to-back Greek league titles, Rivaldo has earned the absolute trust of the club's owner, billionaire Kokaris.

Even before the end of the 2006/07 season, Cocaris promised Rivaldo that after hanging up his boots, the club's technical director would be the Brazilian and would be in full charge of the team's affairs.

On the question of manager, Rivaldo's first thought is Pep Guardiola.

When Rivaldo expressed this to Guardiola, the latter agreed to his old friend.

Unexpectedly, Rivaldo then turned against Kocaris on the issue of contract renewal, and after a complete reversal, the Brazilian joined AEK Athens of the arch-rival Olympiacos, and Guardiola continued to coach the Barcelona youth team, and finally waited for the opportunity to turn positive.

Lost in the east corner, Guardiola smiled softly when he remembered this past.

I'm the manager of Barcelona now! (To be continued.) )