Manchester City crowned the first title in its history in the European Champions League football competition, by defeating Inter Milan, Italy, 1-0, on Saturday, at the “Ataturk” Olympic Stadium in Istanbul, in the final match of the sixty-eighth edition.
Spanish international Rodri scored the only goal of the match in the 68th minute, contributing to a historic triple for his team after the local league and FA Cup, repeating the achievement of his neighbor United in 1999 and Inter in 2010.
It is the first title for Manchester City in the second final match in its twelfth participation in the European Champions League, after losing to compatriot Chelsea 0-1 in 2021, and the second continental after the European Cup Winners’ Cup in 1970.
And Manchester City deserved the title in sympathy with his wonderful career in this year’s edition, most notably his overthrow of Leipzig and Bayern Munich, the Germans, and Real Madrid, the Spanish champions, in the knockout rounds.
And Spanish City coach Pep Guardiola finally succeeded in breaking the jinx that accompanied him in the continental competition since he won his two titles with his former team Barcelona in 2009 and 2011, as he was unable to do so during his period with Bayern Munich (2013-2016) and with City since contracting with him in order to win it in the summer. 2016.
'dream come true'
Rodri, who Guardiola paid the price of keeping him on the bench in the final match of the year before last against Chelsea, imposed himself as the star of the match and played the role of the savior after the painful blow his team received by injuring his Belgian international playmaker Kevin De Bruyne in the 36th minute.
'I'm very moved,' Rodri told BT Sports after the match. 'It's a dream come true. (pointing to his team-mates) These guys deserve it, (pointing to the stands) all those people around the pitch deserve it. They were waiting, no. I know how many years, 20, 30 or 40 years... I've only been here for 4 years, but we deserve it.'
'In the past few years, we have been very close (...) It has not been easy. What a team we have faced! Amazing the way they defended and counter-attacked, they deserve congratulations because they are a great team'.
City became the 23rd team to win the competition and the sixth English team.
City settled the first official confrontation between him and Inter in his favor and deprived the Italian team of its fourth title in the competition after 1964, 1965 and 2010, inflicting a third defeat in the final of the continental competition after 1967 and 1972.
'Translation of a strategy developed 15 years ago'
Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President of the Emirates and owner of Manchester City, confirmed in statements carried by the official Emirates News Agency: 'The coronation establishes the club's position as one of the strongest international clubs.'
Sheikh Mansour, who attended the final, continued, 'The team's achievement is a translation of the strategy that was developed 15 years ago, and Pep Guardiola and the players presented an exceptional season and were able to achieve a historic treble, and the club's fans deserve salutations and are an integral part of the team's achievements.'
Inter stood as a strong match against Manchester City, which did not appear at its usual level and found it very difficult to opportunities in front of the high pressure approached by the Italian team, which surprised everyone with its wonderful performance and keeping up with the fiery attack of the English team.
Inter Milan could have scored more than one goal had it not been for the brilliance of Manchester City international goalkeeper Ederson, who saved more than one opportunity, especially in the last quarter of the match, as well as the crossbar that returned the header of defender Federico Demarco, but the most prominent of which remains the Argentine international Lautaro Martinez alone in the 59th minute and it was The turning point in the game as City managed to open the scoring nine minutes later.
Inter dedicated the failure of the Italian clubs in the final matches of the three continental competitions this season, as Roma fell to Sevilla, Spain, in the final of the European League, “Europa League,” and Fiorentina, to West Ham United, England, in the final of the Conference League.
It is the fourth consecutive final match that ends with the champion winning by a single goal.
Coaches Guardiola and Simone Inzaghi played with their full squads, with the exception of one change in each of them due to injury. Defender Kyle Walker was absent due to a back injury, while Dutchman Nathan Ake returned after missing the semi-final second leg against Real Madrid due to injury.
On the other hand, Inzaghi, who preferred to play with the offensive duo Martinez and the veteran Bosnian Eddin Dzeko, kept Belgian striker Romelu Lukaku on the bench, pushed the veteran Croatian Marcelo Brozovic at the expense of the Armenian Henrikh Mkhitaryan, who had suffered a thigh injury in the semi-final second leg against neighbor Milan.
Inter pressed high from the start and did not leave the opportunity for City players to take possession of the ball and build attacks and even spaces, so real opportunities were missed.
Portuguese Bernardo Silva almost did it in the fifth minute when he penetrated into the area and hit a powerful ball with his left hand into the far right corner of Cameroonian goalkeeper Andre Onana, but it passed near the post (5).
And the Norwegian Erling Haaland, the top scorer in the competition with 12 goals, almost opened the scoring when he received a ball on a plate from De Bruyne inside the area, and he hit it with his left from close range, which Onana removed from the goal (27).
De Bruyne hit a powerful ball from outside the area in the hands of Onana (29).
City suffered a painful blow with De Bruyne's injury in the 29th minute, but he insisted on continuing to play before asking to be replaced, so Guardiola pushed Phil Foden in his place (36).
The situation did not change at the beginning of the second half, as City continued its struggle to opportunities, while Inter continued its steadfastness and pushed its coach, Inzaghi Lukaku, in place of Dzeko (57).
And a golden opportunity arose in front of Martinez when he took advantage of a fatal mistake by Swiss defender Manuel Akanji in not following Silva’s ball to his goalkeeper Ederson, so the Argentine international snatched it and singled out Ederson, but he played it in his body instead of passing it to Lukaku and Barr.
Manchester City crowned the first title in its history in the European Champions League football competition, by defeating Inter Milan, Italy, 1-0, on Saturday, at the “Ataturk” Olympic Stadium in Istanbul, in the final match of the sixty-eighth edition.
Spanish international Rodri scored the only goal of the match in the 68th minute, contributing to a historic triple for his team after the local league and FA Cup, repeating the achievement of his neighbor United in 1999 and Inter in 2010.
It is the first title for Manchester City in the second final match in its twelfth participation in the European Champions League, after losing to compatriot Chelsea 0-1 in 2021, and the second continental after the European Cup Winners’ Cup in 1970.
And Manchester City deserved the title in sympathy with his wonderful career in this year’s edition, most notably his overthrow of Leipzig and Bayern Munich, the Germans, and Real Madrid, the Spanish champions, in the knockout rounds.
And Spanish City coach Pep Guardiola finally succeeded in breaking the jinx that accompanied him in the continental competition since he won his two titles with his former team Barcelona in 2009 and 2011, as he was unable to do so during his period with Bayern Munich (2013-2016) and with City since contracting with him in order to win it in the summer. 2016.
'dream come true'
Rodri, who Guardiola paid the price of keeping him on the bench in the final match of the year before last against Chelsea, imposed himself as the star of the match and played the role of the savior after the painful blow his team received by injuring his Belgian international playmaker Kevin De Bruyne in the 36th minute.
'I'm very moved,' Rodri told BT Sports after the match. 'It's a dream come true. (pointing to his team-mates) These guys deserve it, (pointing to the stands) all those people around the pitch deserve it. They were waiting, no. I know how many years, 20, 30 or 40 years... I've only been here for 4 years, but we deserve it.'
'In the past few years, we have been very close (...) It has not been easy. What a team we have faced! Amazing the way they defended and counter-attacked, they deserve congratulations because they are a great team'.
City became the 23rd team to win the competition and the sixth English team.
City settled the first official confrontation between him and Inter in his favor and deprived the Italian team of its fourth title in the competition after 1964, 1965 and 2010, inflicting a third defeat in the final of the continental competition after 1967 and 1972.
'Translation of a strategy developed 15 years ago'
Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President of the Emirates and owner of Manchester City, confirmed in statements carried by the official Emirates News Agency: 'The coronation establishes the club's position as one of the strongest international clubs.'
Sheikh Mansour, who attended the final, continued, 'The team's achievement is a translation of the strategy that was developed 15 years ago, and Pep Guardiola and the players presented an exceptional season and were able to achieve a historic treble, and the club's fans deserve salutations and are an integral part of the team's achievements.'
Inter stood as a strong match against Manchester City, which did not appear at its usual level and found it very difficult to opportunities in front of the high pressure approached by the Italian team, which surprised everyone with its wonderful performance and keeping up with the fiery attack of the English team.
Inter Milan could have scored more than one goal had it not been for the brilliance of Manchester City international goalkeeper Ederson, who saved more than one opportunity, especially in the last quarter of the match, as well as the crossbar that returned the header of defender Federico Demarco, but the most prominent of which remains the Argentine international Lautaro Martinez alone in the 59th minute and it was The turning point in the game as City managed to open the scoring nine minutes later.
Inter dedicated the failure of the Italian clubs in the final matches of the three continental competitions this season, as Roma fell to Sevilla, Spain, in the final of the European League, “Europa League,” and Fiorentina, to West Ham United, England, in the final of the Conference League.
It is the fourth consecutive final match that ends with the champion winning by a single goal.
Coaches Guardiola and Simone Inzaghi played with their full squads, with the exception of one change in each of them due to injury. Defender Kyle Walker was absent due to a back injury, while Dutchman Nathan Ake returned after missing the semi-final second leg against Real Madrid due to injury.
On the other hand, Inzaghi, who preferred to play with the offensive duo Martinez and the veteran Bosnian Eddin Dzeko, kept Belgian striker Romelu Lukaku on the bench, pushed the veteran Croatian Marcelo Brozovic at the expense of the Armenian Henrikh Mkhitaryan, who had suffered a thigh injury in the semi-final second leg against neighbor Milan.
Inter pressed high from the start and did not leave the opportunity for City players to take possession of the ball and build attacks and even spaces, so real opportunities were missed.
Portuguese Bernardo Silva almost did it in the fifth minute when he penetrated into the area and hit a powerful ball with his left hand into the far right corner of Cameroonian goalkeeper Andre Onana, but it passed near the post (5).
And the Norwegian Erling Haaland, the top scorer in the competition with 12 goals, almost opened the scoring when he received a ball on a plate from De Bruyne inside the area, and he hit it with his left from close range, which Onana removed from the goal (27).
De Bruyne hit a powerful ball from outside the area in the hands of Onana (29).
City suffered a painful blow with De Bruyne's injury in the 29th minute, but he insisted on continuing to play before asking to be replaced, so Guardiola pushed Phil Foden in his place (36).
The situation did not change at the beginning of the second half, as City continued its struggle to opportunities, while Inter continued its steadfastness and pushed its coach, Inzaghi Lukaku, in place of Dzeko (57).
And a golden opportunity arose in front of Martinez when he took advantage of a fatal mistake by Swiss defender Manuel Akanji in not following Silva’s ball to his goalkeeper Ederson, so the Argentine international snatched it and singled out Ederson, but he played it in his body instead of passing it to Lukaku and Barr.
Manchester City crowned the first title in its history in the European Champions League football competition, by defeating Inter Milan, Italy, 1-0, on Saturday, at the “Ataturk” Olympic Stadium in Istanbul, in the final match of the sixty-eighth edition.
Spanish international Rodri scored the only goal of the match in the 68th minute, contributing to a historic triple for his team after the local league and FA Cup, repeating the achievement of his neighbor United in 1999 and Inter in 2010.
It is the first title for Manchester City in the second final match in its twelfth participation in the European Champions League, after losing to compatriot Chelsea 0-1 in 2021, and the second continental after the European Cup Winners’ Cup in 1970.
And Manchester City deserved the title in sympathy with his wonderful career in this year’s edition, most notably his overthrow of Leipzig and Bayern Munich, the Germans, and Real Madrid, the Spanish champions, in the knockout rounds.
And Spanish City coach Pep Guardiola finally succeeded in breaking the jinx that accompanied him in the continental competition since he won his two titles with his former team Barcelona in 2009 and 2011, as he was unable to do so during his period with Bayern Munich (2013-2016) and with City since contracting with him in order to win it in the summer. 2016.
'dream come true'
Rodri, who Guardiola paid the price of keeping him on the bench in the final match of the year before last against Chelsea, imposed himself as the star of the match and played the role of the savior after the painful blow his team received by injuring his Belgian international playmaker Kevin De Bruyne in the 36th minute.
'I'm very moved,' Rodri told BT Sports after the match. 'It's a dream come true. (pointing to his team-mates) These guys deserve it, (pointing to the stands) all those people around the pitch deserve it. They were waiting, no. I know how many years, 20, 30 or 40 years... I've only been here for 4 years, but we deserve it.'
'In the past few years, we have been very close (...) It has not been easy. What a team we have faced! Amazing the way they defended and counter-attacked, they deserve congratulations because they are a great team'.
City became the 23rd team to win the competition and the sixth English team.
City settled the first official confrontation between him and Inter in his favor and deprived the Italian team of its fourth title in the competition after 1964, 1965 and 2010, inflicting a third defeat in the final of the continental competition after 1967 and 1972.
'Translation of a strategy developed 15 years ago'
Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President of the Emirates and owner of Manchester City, confirmed in statements carried by the official Emirates News Agency: 'The coronation establishes the club's position as one of the strongest international clubs.'
Sheikh Mansour, who attended the final, continued, 'The team's achievement is a translation of the strategy that was developed 15 years ago, and Pep Guardiola and the players presented an exceptional season and were able to achieve a historic treble, and the club's fans deserve salutations and are an integral part of the team's achievements.'
Inter stood as a strong match against Manchester City, which did not appear at its usual level and found it very difficult to opportunities in front of the high pressure approached by the Italian team, which surprised everyone with its wonderful performance and keeping up with the fiery attack of the English team.
Inter Milan could have scored more than one goal had it not been for the brilliance of Manchester City international goalkeeper Ederson, who saved more than one opportunity, especially in the last quarter of the match, as well as the crossbar that returned the header of defender Federico Demarco, but the most prominent of which remains the Argentine international Lautaro Martinez alone in the 59th minute and it was The turning point in the game as City managed to open the scoring nine minutes later.
Inter dedicated the failure of the Italian clubs in the final matches of the three continental competitions this season, as Roma fell to Sevilla, Spain, in the final of the European League, “Europa League,” and Fiorentina, to West Ham United, England, in the final of the Conference League.
It is the fourth consecutive final match that ends with the champion winning by a single goal.
Coaches Guardiola and Simone Inzaghi played with their full squads, with the exception of one change in each of them due to injury. Defender Kyle Walker was absent due to a back injury, while Dutchman Nathan Ake returned after missing the semi-final second leg against Real Madrid due to injury.
On the other hand, Inzaghi, who preferred to play with the offensive duo Martinez and the veteran Bosnian Eddin Dzeko, kept Belgian striker Romelu Lukaku on the bench, pushed the veteran Croatian Marcelo Brozovic at the expense of the Armenian Henrikh Mkhitaryan, who had suffered a thigh injury in the semi-final second leg against neighbor Milan.
Inter pressed high from the start and did not leave the opportunity for City players to take possession of the ball and build attacks and even spaces, so real opportunities were missed.
Portuguese Bernardo Silva almost did it in the fifth minute when he penetrated into the area and hit a powerful ball with his left hand into the far right corner of Cameroonian goalkeeper Andre Onana, but it passed near the post (5).
And the Norwegian Erling Haaland, the top scorer in the competition with 12 goals, almost opened the scoring when he received a ball on a plate from De Bruyne inside the area, and he hit it with his left from close range, which Onana removed from the goal (27).
De Bruyne hit a powerful ball from outside the area in the hands of Onana (29).
City suffered a painful blow with De Bruyne's injury in the 29th minute, but he insisted on continuing to play before asking to be replaced, so Guardiola pushed Phil Foden in his place (36).
The situation did not change at the beginning of the second half, as City continued its struggle to opportunities, while Inter continued its steadfastness and pushed its coach, Inzaghi Lukaku, in place of Dzeko (57).
And a golden opportunity arose in front of Martinez when he took advantage of a fatal mistake by Swiss defender Manuel Akanji in not following Silva’s ball to his goalkeeper Ederson, so the Argentine international snatched it and singled out Ederson, but he played it in his body instead of passing it to Lukaku and Barr.
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