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Welcome back, Pep? What happened when legendary managers met their old clubs

As the Catalan faces old boys Barcelona in the Champions League, Greg Lea looks at previous encounters between managers and their most well-associated ex-clubs. Turns out they won't let him win easily: who'd have thought?

1. Sir Alf Ramsey, Ipswich 5-2 Birmingham

After 11 years in charge of England, a spell that included the victorious World Cup campaign on home soil in 1966, Ramsey decided that the best way to round off a highly successful managerial career was with a Birmingham team who'd finished 17th, 19th and 13th in the 22-team First Division for the three years before his appointment.