By Manchester City have won the Champions League 2022/23. This is the first European silverware in the club’s trophy cabinet. They have also achieved the feat of a treble, winning the Premier League, FA Cup and the Champions League.
Before halftime, City lost Kevin De Bruyne to injury, just after the Belgian had given Erling Haaland the finest chance of the first half, only for the Norwegian’s shot to be stopped by André Onana.
After the interval, Lautaro Martnez had the first opportunity, but Ederson narrowly denied him, and City didn’t score until well over 20 minutes had passed.
The game appeared to be headed for overtime until Rodri scored an outstanding goal from well inside the penalty area to give the Citizens their first-ever Champions League title and an unprecedented triple.
After Foden was denied by André Onana as he had a chance to extend City’s lead, Inter’s Federico Di Marco struck the crossbar with a header and had his rebound blocked by teammate Romelu Lukaku.
In the 89th minute, Lukaku had a great opportunity to tie the game, but Ederson somehow stopped him when his header struck the Brazilian’s standing leg.
Ederson stopped a late header from a corner in the last five minutes to help City secure a memorable victory and the triple, becoming just the second English team to win the league title, Champions League, and FA Cup in the same season.
Following in the footsteps of city rivals Manchester United, who accomplished the same feat in 1999, City is well on its way to accomplishing it after defeating United in the FA Cup final last weekend.
Pep Guardiola breaks a 12-year trophy drought and becomes the first manager in history to win the triple with two separate teams. He previously won the trophy in 2011 when managing Barcelona.
Pep Guardiola’s team has put on an incredible show in Europe this year, going undefeated on their way to victory in the Atatürk Olympic Stadium.
Manchester City accomplishes their goal at last. They are the European Champions.
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