“Today we made history,” City captain Ilkay Gundogan said.
“We knew everyone was talking about the treble. The pressure was there but this team is built to handle the pressure in the best possible way.”
It was his 30th major piece of silverware as a coach and the second time he has won a treble, emulating his feat with Barcelona in 2009. Owner Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan was in attendance to see the crowning moment, watching his team in person for only the second time since buying the club in 2008.
Inter Milan’s Romelu Lukaku, right, misses a scoring chance during the Champions League final soccer match between Manchester City and Inter Milan at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey, Saturday, June 10, 2023.The relief was unmistakeable as he raced towards City’s fans and slid on his knees in celebration.
But City was the team that found a way through, even on a night when it was far from its best and showed few examples of the flowing play that saw it blow away Bayern Munich and Real Madrid on the way to the final. They likely feared the worst when De Bruyne went down holding his right leg in the first half. It was as if history was repeating itself after injury had also forced the Belgium international off when City lost to Chelsea in its only other Champions League final in 2021.
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