Manchester City have beaten Inter Milan in the final in Istanbul.
It’s raining trophies on Twitter – and Manchester City is celebrating as the team from England has won the Champions League final against Inter Milan. Many are talking about a perfect season for the Sky Blues.
The final took place at the Atatürk Stadium in Istanbul. The only goal of the final was scored by Rodrigo about halfway through the second half of the game, City initially had a surprising amount of trouble against the team from Italy.
TREBLE WINNERS! ManCity | UCLfinal pic.twitter.com/wW693HFoH6
– Manchester City (@ManCity) June 10, 2023
Pep Guardiola and his team celebrate the triple: after winning the championship and the cup, the team with superstars Ederson, Ilkay Gündogan, Erling Haaland and Kevin de Bruyne also won the Champions League.
Man City ✔️UCLfinal pic.twitter.com/ntIlQWf0QL
– UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) June 10, 2023
Manchester captain Ilkay Gündogan – who has a German and a Turkish passport – said after the match win that it was very special to win in Turkey, where he still has family. Somewhat self-critical, the midfield star, born in Gelsenkirchen in 1990, also said: “You don’t get any younger. “
Manchester City are Champions of Europe and complete legendary treble! ✨ MCFC UCL pic.twitter.com/tfhvtT27VO
– Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) June 10, 2023
Inter Milan were in a CL final for the first time in 13 years.
On ZDF, by the way, Claudia Neumann was the first woman to commentate on a Champions League final.