Manchester City's long quest to win the Champions League finally ended in triumph against Inter Milan in Istanbul as Pep Guardiola's side completed the Treble.

After winning the Premier League and FA Cup, City emulated Manchester United's triple trophy haul in 1999 as they became only the second English club to achieve the feat after Rodri's crisp 68th-minute strike settled an attritional final.

Pep Guardiola's all-conquering side were never at their best against a brilliantly organised Inter and had to cope with loss of Kevin De Bruyne to injury in the first half.

But the massed ranks of City fans inside Ataturk Stadium did not care about that as they joyously celebrated the greatest night - and season - in the club's history.

And for Guardiola, it seals his status as one of the managerial greats as he added a third Champions League to the two he won at Barcelona, the last coming in 2011.

This was never the walkover many predicted and City had to survive a few scares when Federico Dimarco's header bounced off the bar and Ederson made a stunning late save to deny Romelu Lukaku but ultimately this was all about the victory.

Now Guardiola and his players can take their place in history.

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/65845807

Mukina2.
Dominique.
Mynd44.

Well deserved 💪

CONGRATULATIONS Manchester City.

What a season. A treble-winning season. The best team in the Premier League, now the best team in Europe. They've deserved this. Pep has been working towards this for seven years. They've deserved this. This is the icing on the cake.

No doubt Pep Guardiola is the best coach at the moment

Same way Peter Obi will win emphatically at the election tribunal

Reinaldo:
Same way Peter Obi will win emphatically at the election tribunal

Pep played well Obi played religious politics and lost woefully

What a moment of victory

Congrats to Pep and City.

Pep is the only Manager in history to win two trebles (with UCL) and obviously the only Manager to win trebles with 2 different teams. He also won a third domestic treble.

But the trophies are only the crowning moment of the more important revolution Pep has brought to football.

Today's match was probably the worst they played in 2023 yet they were still a bit too much for Inter to handle which testifies to the extremely high level he has taken City to.

And it's not about the money. He turned a team with Ake, Akanji, Stones, Grealish, Foden, Gundogan, Dias, Foden who all are just average or decently good players individually into collective monsters. Some other teams spent 600million pounds to get to12th place.

All that being said, this City team is still yet to reach the level of control, fearsomeness and utter domination that Barca 2008 - 2012 team had. That team remains the benchmark for the highest level of club football.

Pls give Pep his Ballon D'or already!

They worked well for it.

Congrats to them

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Manchester City's long quest to win the Champions League finally ended in triumph against Inter Milan in Istanbul as Pep Guardiola's side completed the Treble.

After winning the Premier League and FA Cup, City emulated Manchester United's triple trophy haul in 1999 as they became only the second English club to achieve the feat after Rodri's crisp 68th-minute strike settled an attritional final.

Pep Guardiola's all-conquering side were never at their best against a brilliantly organised Inter and had to cope with loss of Kevin De Bruyne to injury in the first half.

But the massed ranks of City fans inside Ataturk Stadium did not care about that as they joyously celebrated the greatest night - and season - in the club's history.

And for Guardiola, it seals his status as one of the managerial greats as he added a third Champions League to the two he won at Barcelona, the last coming in 2011.

This was never the walkover many predicted and City had to survive a few scares when Federico Dimarco's header bounced off the bar and Ederson made a stunning late save to deny Romelu Lukaku but ultimately this was all about the victory.

Now Guardiola and his players can take their place in history.

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/65845807

Mukina2.
Dominique.
Mynd44.

Nice analysis.

One down, next is Messi's Balon d'Or. We move.

ThierryJay:
Congrats to Pep and City.

Pep is the only Manager in history to win two trebles (with UCL) and obviously the only Manager to win trebles with 2 different teams. He also won a third domestic treble.

But the trophies are only the crowning moment of the more important revolution Pep has brought to football.

Today's match was probably the worst they played in 2023 yet they were still a bit too much for Inter to handle which testifies to the extremely high level he has taken City to.

And it's not about the money. He turned a team with Ake, Akanji, Stones, Grealish, Foden, Gundogan, Dias, Foden who all are just average or decently good players individually into collective monsters. Some other teams spent 600million pounds to get to12th place.

All that being said, this City team is still yet to reach the level of control, fearsomeness and utter domination that Barca 2008 - 2012 team had. That team remains the benchmark for the highest level of club football.

Pls give Pep his Ballon D'or already!

No truer words have ever bn spoken.Factos.💯

Three Italian teams in the European finals and they couldn't even lift one..

Where are the people quoting mumu record of Croatian player (Brozovic in Inter Milan) being in the Champions League winning squad since whatever.

Where are the people saying Yaya Toure has place a curse on Guardiola not to win the Champions League again with another team...

I must commend Inter Milan for putting in a good fight.

Guardiola has finally learned how to safeguard a one goal lead. Not everytime you win 5 - 0.

Congratulations Man City. I wonder what haters will use to taunt Guardiola henceforth.

A well deserved win but my 👏 👏 goes to inter for putting a fight to high pressing city with almost 100% accuracy in passing.

Pep Guardiola is the first men's coach EVER to win the European treble on multiple occasions.

He did it with two different teams (Barcelona 2008-09 & Manchester City 2022-23).

Pep is the 🐐 of all coaches dead and the living. No one come close

Am a Chelsea fan but I am very happy for Man City, congratulations to guardiola most especially then debryne, gundogan, stones, benardo, rodri, Dias, walker this listed have suffered series of heartbreaks in the course of their journey to winning the champions league, then New bie all of them congratulations to them all.

Congrats to Man City for clinching the treble!✅

Congrats to Leo Messi on his record 8th Balon d'or award............. loading

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