2. Pep Guardiola and his obsession to details
After the Bavarian outfit won everything last term under Jupp Heynckes, Pep Guardiola can only match it, but with a different verve. The Spanish tactical genius left out Kroos and Muller on the bench, as if playing with the Gunners. His tiki taka style with more physicality can be termed more of an evolution rather than an revolution of the microtactics he deploys. If you were to read his biography by Guillem Ballague, you can realize the amount of attention he gives to details, caressing everything from physique to eating habits, the Spaniard is ought to get success and believe me, if at any point of the competition they face Barcelona, they will do it in style.