Manchester City, the English Champions were far from their usual best in the game as they struggled to impose their usual dominance on Inter Milan, winning 1-0 to clinch their first ever champions league trophy.
“You need to be patient and some lucky to win. It wasn’t our best performance.” Pep Guardiola told BT Sport
Pep Guardiola equals Sir Alex Ferguson
“I got a message from Sir Alex Ferguson (treble winner with Manchester United in 1989-99 season) this morning on my phone that touched me a lot,” he said.
Pep Guardiola has now won the treble twice, with two different clubs, Barcelona in 2008/09 and now with Manchester City in 2022/2023 season.
Continental treble winners
Manchester City becomes the sixth English team to win the European Cup/UEFA champions League after Aston Villa, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester United and Nottingham Forest.
Ajax, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Celtic, Inter, Manchester United, Manchester City and PSV are the only teams to have won a continental treble.
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Jupp Heynckes delivered Bayern’s first treble in 2012-13, their second came under Hans-Dieter Flick in 2019-20.
When Celtic won the European Cup in 1966–1967, they completed the triple; Ajax completed it in 1971–1972 (a few years later).
