Soccer-Guardiola in top three coaches of all time - Puyol

FILE PHOTO: Barcelona's coach Pep Guardiola (L) gestures near captain Carles Puyol in the news room during the presentation of a book of Barcelona's youth coach Alberto Puig after a training session at Ciutat deportiva Joan Gamper in Sant Joan Despi near Barcelona November 27, 2009. REUTERS/Gustau Nacarino (SPAIN SPORT SOCCER)/File Photo

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Manchester City's Pep Guardiola is one of the top two or three coaches of all time, former Barcelona team mate Carles Puyol said ahead of Saturday's Champions League final in which Guardiola will bid to win the trophy for a third time.

Puyol played alongside Guardiola for Barcelona and was captain of the Barca team managed by him a few years later, winning the Champions League in 2008-09 and 2010-11.