Ilketindogan lifts the Champions League trophy
After 12 years of heartbreak, failure and bad luck in the Champions League, we know how hard it can be to make a dream come true. But after 90 minutes of collective anxiety in Istanbul tonight, Manchester City have finally fulfilled their long-cherished wish of the Champions League this season!
Fu will Rhodri receive the gold medal
Triple Crown! Tonight, the blue moon is empty! The Big Ear Cup belongs to Pep Guardiola, Manchester City owner Mansour and his team who have worked quietly for many years.
Rodri scored instantly
Good things grind, and the final step in any great quest can feel tough, and before the Spanish compatriot Rodri becomes a lucky player, this great team looks like a crumbling battleship and they are tormented on the pitch. Although in this epic season, they have defeated several opponents stronger than Inter in a row. But when that moment came, the Spaniard sweetly hit the ball that belonged to him at this moment, and the pain of being so close to glory was finally relieved.
The Spaniard celebrates the most important goal of his career so far and the most important goal of Manchester City to date
Pep Guardiola's Manchester City are now legends in football, comparable to their city rivals, Manchester United in 1999.
This season, the great Spanish boss who is obsessed with the idea of precise football in control has overcome a strong opponent and can find striker Haaland, and the Norwegian has scored 52 goals this season, even when he can't, and has played an important role in winning the treble.
Manchester City players fell into wild celebration after the final whistle
Grealish and Rodri sprint to celebrate
The boss won his first Champions League title in 12 years
Istanbul is a legendary city with no shortage of wonders, and in 2005, then Liverpool, staged the most dramatic reversal in history here. Tens of thousands of Inter fans come here with hope. Traffic has been paralyzed on the long road from central Istanbul to the Ataturk Grand Hotel. Historically, Inter have won the Champions League three times, but they are not optimistic about their strength compared to tonight's opponents Manchester City.
Pep Guardiola avoided his signature "whole life" in the Champions League in his wins over Bayern Munich and Real Madrid. But here he suddenly had a surprise - replacing Kyle Walker with Nathan Ake against Inter's two strikers, Edin Dzeko and Lautaro Martinez, while John Stones returned to his right-back position. It's not the weirdest choice Pep Guardiola has made – absolutely not – but it's a diversion from a stable squad that shows he doesn't take Inter lightly as many of us do.
Goalscoring hero Rodri hugged and celebrated with Ruben Dias and Nathan Acker
After Manchester City's opening goal, Inter hit the crossbar
In the opening stages of the game, Manchester City pressed on the attack, but Inter counterattacked steadily, showing no weakness. Fook Rodri looked nervous, with a lax pass giving Marcelo Brozovic a chance to shoot from distance, and Ederson and Rubendías came close to making a mistake. Haaland received a pass from De Bruyne and his shot was parried by Andre Onana at the near post. The game scene was stuck in a stalemate.
Kevin De Bruyne left the game with an injury in the first half
Phil Foden came on in place of injured midfield core Kevin De Bruyne at a time when Stones was City's best performer, combing the midfield with passes, but his team-mates did not appear to be in form.
Inter centre-forward Dzeko was replaced by Romelu Lukaku in the 56th minute, Inter continued to threaten the Manchester City goal, after which Manchester City were in danger again, Bernardo's return pass was ignored by Manuel Akangui, Martinez shot on goal, and Ederson made a beautiful save. Manchester City at this time felt tormented,
At this time, the melon coach who felt tormented on the sidelines
It wasn't until the 68th minute that Akanji strode forward and provided Bernardo with a pass that broke through the defence, and Bernardo returned the pass to Rodri, who finally scored the ball in the box.
Inter almost equalised in two minutes – Federico Di Marco's header went over the crossbar before being blocked by team-mate Romelu Lukaku.
Edson was forced to make a save
In the final stages of the game, Romelu Lukaku's header was blocked by Ederson and Dias. In the end, Manchester City won by one goal.
Stones hugs his defensive partner Ruben Dias