Pep Guardiola Won’t Return to Manage Barcelona Despite Massive Success Achieved With the Catalan Club

• Pep Guardiola was in charge of Barcelona for four years and won numerous trophies with the club
• Guardiola's contract at Manchester City expires at the end of the season, but he has no plans to return to Barcelona
• Barcelona fans turned on Xavi after the UEFA Champions League draw and want the club to replace him

Barcelona are looking to bounce back from the draw against Inter Milan in the UEFA Champions League when they take on Real Madrid.

The two teams will face off in the first El Clasico of the season on Sunday, October 16, with more than just bragging rights on the line.

After Barcelona were all but knocked out of the Champions League group stages, many fans started calling for Xavi to be fired.

President Joan Laporta was also extremely upset with the midweek draw, as Barcelona are set to lose out on millions if they are eliminated this early in the competition.

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If Barca were to suffer a crushing defeat in El Clasico as well, Xavi’s job would definitely come under more scrutiny. One name who wouldn’t be in line to replace the Barcelona legend is former Barcelona manager Pep Guardiola.

Podcaster Joan Fontes recently noted Guardiola would not fancy returning to the Spanish side, Barca Universal reported.

Guardiola’s contract with Manchester City expires at the end of the season, but the former Barcelona player and coach has no plans to return to Spain. This is despite the fact that he has a good relationship with Laporta.

As noted by Transfermarkt, Guardiola was in charge of the Blaugrana from 2008 to 2012 and oversaw 247 games as coach. Barcelona won 179 of those games and only lost 21. The Catalan giants also won two Champions League titles and three La Liga titles during that time.

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Unhappy Barcelona fans demand the appointment of Thomas Tuchel to replace Xavi

Following Barcelona's disappointing draw against Inter Milan, some fans of the Catalan club are calling for the sack of manager Xavi Hernandez, Sports Brief earlier reported.

Xavi's Barcelona are enduring a torrid run in Europe despite their blistering performance in LaLiga.

The Blaugrana played out to a 3-3 draw against the Italian giants in a must-win UEFA Champions League clash at Spotify Camp Nou on Wednesday night.