Manchester City (Man City), a strong team representing the English Premier League (EPL), has finally risen to the top of the European Football Association (UEFA) Champions League (UCL).
Man City beat Inter Milan (Italy) 1-0 in the 2022-2023 UCL final held at the Ataturk Stadium in Istanbul on the 11th (Korean time).
Rodri’s winning goal in the 23rd minute of the second half led Man City to their first UCL championship.
With this, Man City reached the top of the UCL following the EPL and the FA Cup of the England Football Association, and achieved the European Treble (three crowns). Manchester City is the second English team after Manchester United (Man United) in the 1998-1999 season.
Throughout the history of European football, eight teams have won the treble: Man City, Inter Milan, Manchester United, Barcelona (Spain), Bayern Munich (Germany), Celtic (Scotland), Yajax, Eindhoven (Netherlands). This is all.
Pep Guardiola, who led Barcelona in the 2008-2009 season and experienced a treble, also achieved the feat with Manchester City, becoming the first coach in European club football history to experience two trebles.
Inter Milan, who reached the UCL final stage 13 years after the 2009-2010 season, postponed their fourth championship to the next opportunity.
Manchester City faced bad news in the 29th minute when Kevin De Bruyne, a key player in the team, collapsed with an injury.
‘Monster striker’ Elling Haaland also struggled against Inter Milan’s defense and failed to create a scene to speak of.안전놀이터
The 0-0 balance collapsed only in the 23rd minute of the second half. Bernardo Silva’s cutback deflected off an Inter Milan defender. Man City’s Rodri did not miss this and split the net with a right-footed non-stop shot.
Inter Milan had the bad luck that Federico DiMarco’s header hit the post right after conceding. At the end of the second half, Man City goalkeeper Ederson’s save continued and he eventually lowered his head.