Inter Milan was just inches away from spoiling the party for Manchester City, as the English team claimed a Champions League trophy for the first time.
abc.net.au/news/manchester-city-defeats-inter-milan-in-champions-league-final/102466868Manchester City ended a sensational season by beating Inter Milan 1-0 to win the Champions League for the first time and complete the treble on an evening of frayed nerves.
Inter almost levelled at the death when a point-blank header by substitute Romelu Lukaku was saved by Ederson."Emotional. A dream come true. All these guys around here waited I don't know how many years. They deserve, we deserve," Rodri said. City manager Pep Guardiola has now won the Champions League three times and took his trophy count with City to 12.It was far from a fluent City performance, however, against a tireless Inter side who looked capable of causing a shock.
With Kevin de Bruyne off injured, City struggled to create chances and were wobbly at the back but in the end the ever-reliable Rodri came to the rescue.
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