Billions of dollars have been spent and many tears shed on Manchester City's journey to the summit of European soccer. The mission was completed in Istanbul's Ataturk Olimpiyat Stadium on Saturday as the Abu Dhabi-backed club won the Champions League title for the first time and perhaps heralded the start of a new era of dominance in the competition.
Manchester City's Rodrigo celebrates after scoring his side's first goal during the Champions League final soccer match between Manchester City and Inter Milan at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey, Saturday, June 10, 2023. Billions of dollars have been spent and many tears shed on Manchester City's journey to the summit of European soccer.
The Champions League had always been a step that seemed out of reach even for a team that has spent more than US$1.5 billion on the world's best players and hired probably the greatest coach of his generation in Guardiola. There were questions about whether Guardiola could ever win the Champions League again without the aid of Lionel Messi, who was the inspiration of his Barcelona team that was twice crowned champions of Europe.
"Manchester City has deserved the Champions League considering what it has done in the past years. But tonight it played against a great Inter which cornered them."
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