Published 16:39 IST, June 11th 2023
'Champions of Europe': Football world reacts as Manchester City achieves historic 'Treble'
UCL 2022-23: Manchester City completed a historic treble of trophies after defeating Inter Milan to pick their first ever UEFA Champions League trophy.
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Manchester City picked their maiden UEFA Champions League trophy on Saturday night with their 1-0 win against Italian giants Inter Milan. Emotional scenes were witnessed in Istanbul’s Ataturk Olimpiyat Stadium as Pep Guardiola’s team completed the treble of trophies after winning the Premier League title and FA Cup this season. At the same time, Twitter also overflowed reactions as City won the prestigious title, 15 years after Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan transformed City into one of the richest teams in the world.
Welcome to the wall of champions, @ManCity ✨#UCLfinal pic.twitter.com/J1pyWWpQKk
— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) June 10, 2023
"Don’t have to ask me if we are going to win the Champions League or not"
Reacting to the City’s incredible achievement, the manager joking said he is now just 13 Champions League titles away from Real Madrid. “If you sleep a little bit we will catch you,” he said. “But I don’t want after one Champions League to disappear, so work harder next season and be in there. There are teams that win the Champions League and after one or two seasons disappear”.
“This is what you have to avoid. Knowing me this is not going to happen. But at the same time I have to admit it, it is a big relief for the club, for the institution, for everyone to have this trophy. Because now, finally, they don’t have to ask me if we are going to win the Champions League or not,” Guardiola added. At the same time, the internet also overflowed with reactions to City’s iconic treble.
Champions League winners. Treble winners. What an extraordinary season for @ManCity. Congratulations to a superb football team. 👏🏻👏🏻
— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) June 10, 2023
🏆🏆🏆
— Mumbai City FC (@MumbaiCityFC) June 10, 2023
Congratulations on a historic achievement! 🩵 https://t.co/lO71M1ofJY
Once a champion, always a champion. pic.twitter.com/ZCI6RNnGk6
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) June 10, 2023
Congratulations to Man City on winning the UEFA Champions League!
— Ittihad Club (@ittihad_en) June 10, 2023
See you soon at the World Cup 😃 https://t.co/DtwpfRWIMO
Historic Treble Completed! 🏆🏆🏆
— Premier League India (@PLforIndia) June 10, 2023
Congratulations @ManCity 👏👏👏 pic.twitter.com/VWAnniS96O
The same, but different 📸
— Premier League (@premierleague) June 10, 2023
Congratulations for an incredible, unforgettable season @ManCity! pic.twitter.com/Z6vpt5toSl
(With inputs from AP)
16:39 IST, June 11th 2023