On Wednesday and Thursday, former Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson chaired the 16th Elite Club Coaches Forum meeting as UEFA's coaching ambassador while president Michel Platini was also present.
Ferguson was pictured sharing a joke with former nemesis Arsene Wenger, while Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini was also snapped at the event.
However, Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal and Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers did not attend the gathering.
The meet-up is often exclusive to bosses whose sides are in European competition this term, which would exclude Van Gaal.
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho attended the meeting as well as former Stamford Bridge bosses Andre Villas-Boas, Rafael Bentiez and Carlo Ancelotti.
Luis Enrique sat next to former Barcelona manager Pep Guardiola and will be hoping he can emulate the success enjoyed by one of his predecessors in the Nou Camp hotseat.
The meeting - which was first held in 1999 - allows Europe's top coaches to discuss different points in the game, including various club competitions, refereeing issues and to debate the game's overall development.
The conference has become a yearly fixture on the UEFA calendar at the start of each season, making a contribution to the continental body's decision-making processes.
Sevilla boss Unai Emery, AC Milan manager Filippo Inzaghi and Laurent Blanc - who has been in the Paris Saint-Germain hotseat for just over a year - were among the guests.
UEFA's chief refereeing officer Pierluigi Collina and UEFA general secretary Gianni Infantino were also on hand for the discussions.
2014 MANAGERS' MEETING ATTENDEES AT UEFA HEADQUARTERS
Michel Platini - UEFA President
Gianni Infantino - UEFA General Secretary
Ioan Lupescu - UEFA Chief Technical Officer
Giorgio Marchetti - UEFA Competition Director
Pierluigi Collina - UEFA Chief Refereeing Officer
Sir Alex Ferguson - UEFA Coaching Ambassador
Laurent Blanc- PSG manager
Manuel Pellegrini- Man City manager
Nuno Espirito Santo- Valencia manager
Jens Keller- Schalke manager
Mircea Lucescu- Shakhtar Donetsk manager
Jorge Jesus- Benfica manager
Unai Emery- Valencia manager
Jurgen Klopp- Borussia Dortmund manager
Roger Schmidt- Bayer Leverkusen manager
Andre Villas-Boas- Zenit St Petersburg manager
Miguel- Olympiacos manager
Rafael Benitez- Napoli manager
Carlo Ancelotti- Real Madrid manager
Pep Guardiola- Bayern Munich manager
Luis Enrique- Barcelona manager
Arsene Wenger - Arsenal manager
Jose Mourinho- Chelsea manager
Massimiliano Allegri - Juventus manager
Filippo Inzaghi- AC Milan manager
Source: dailymail
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