It was a pretty close final to watch where Man City & Inter Milan both failed to find the net throughout the opening 45 minutes at 0-0. The search went on for a while before Man City got away with a 1-0 lead in the 67th minute thanks to a brilliant strike from Rodri. Meanwhile, Inter’s continuous hit and miss attempts saw some wonderful saves by Ederson before Man City were able to lift the Champions League trophy for the first time. The final score at Ataturk Olympic Stadium is 1-0.
Commiserations to Inter with the loss after a great start here to keep the Man City attack in check defensively. Yes, they did create some opportunities & advantages along the way, particularly when Kevin De Bruyne had to limp off sometime during the first 45 mins of play. But then their executions through the net via the counter was simply flying everywhere without a clear target of irritating Ederson. That gave Man City the chance to strike back where that Rodri goal haunted them, while their own shots on target approach continued to fail before it was too late.
And congrats to City with the Champions League triumph at last after finishing off the season with the Premier League title & FA Cup Final win that marked the treble, having fell short when they last competed in the UCL Final once before two years ago v Chelsea 0-1. They were almost sweating towards another UCL final loss at one point when Kevin De Bruyne had to limp off due to injury. But they had to play on without him as the game goes on when Inter’s poor finishing gave them the chance to fire one in return. Not only they took great care of good possession of the ball, but the rewards were there later in the 2nd 45 & that is how Man City got away with the win they deserve in Turkey.
Football club competition season is over for now as we can’t wait for next year’s Europa League & Champions League Final that can turn out really exciting once again.
