Manchester City made historical past: Ilkay Gundogan, Rodri emotional after first ever Champions League win

By India Today Sports Desk: Manchester City defeated Inter Milan to elevate their first-ever Champions League title in Istanbul on Saturday, 10 June. City defeated Inter by a slender 1-0 margin in a cagey affair on the Ataturk Olympic Stadium. The elusive Champions League title additionally accomplished City’s historic treble beneath Pep Guardiola, seven years after he joined City. Rodri broke the impasse within the second half of the match with a measure side-footed strike from the sting of the penalty field. The gamers celebrated with the followers after the ultimate whistle as feelings outpoured.

“Today we made history,” Manchester City captain Ilkay Gundogan mentioned in an interview with BT Sport.

“It was difficult for both teams. We weren’t at our best in the first half. We were hesitating. We knew we had to do better in the second. It was probably a 50-50 game. We feel very fortunate it was for us. 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,” Gundogan mentioned.

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Gundogan is predicted to seek for a brand new problem away from City on the finish of the season and it couldn’t have been a extra becoming finish to an underrated participant within the City shirt. Rodri, who was benched by Guardiola of their final Champions League ultimate look mentioned that it was a dream come true for him.

“I’m emotional,”mentioned the scorer of City’s winner in a post-match chat with BT Sport.

“This is a dream come true. All these guys around here, waiting 20, 30, 40 years â€æ I have been here just four years but they deserve; I deserve. In the last years we were so close.”

Inter Milan held of City for a protracted time period and presumably had the higher probability to kill the sport. However, City goalkeeper Ederson got here to the rescue and made two sensible saves within the ultimate minutes of the sport.

“It wasn’t easy,” Rodri mentioned on beating Inter Milan.

“I mean, what a team we faced. It was uneblievable the way they defended, the way they counter-attacked. They deserve also credit because they are a great team but I don’t want to forget about my lads. I wasn’t good in the first half, I was playing shit to be honest. And then I just said to myself you have to overcome this mentality and I scored the goal,” Rodri condluded.