Manchester City finally experienced Champions League triumph as a second-half Rodri goal handed the favorites a 1-0 victory over Inter Milan in the dramatic championship game, enabling Pep Guardiola’s team to complete an incredible treble.
At the Ataturk Olympic Stadium, Rodri scored from a Bernardo Silva cutback midway through the second half to seal the victory in a match when City struggled to find their typical rhythm and lost Kevin De Bruyne to injury.
Erling Haaland, who has 52 goals this season, failed to score for the fifth game in a row, but City still had enough to defeat opponents who were never anticipated to advance this far.
City is the first English team to accomplish a triple since Manchester United in 1999 after winning the FA Cup in addition to their fifth Premier League victory in six seasons.
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24 years ago, City defeated Gillingham in the third-tier play-off final of England on penalties.
Two years after losing to Chelsea in their first final, they have now cemented their position as England’s dominating team and have added the biggest trophy in European club football.
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Sheikh Mansour, the club’s owner since 2008, attended the game, breaking a record for attendance at a City game, as his team completed their transformation from underdogs to world champions.