The WAGs Pitch In; As Pep And His Boys Celebrate Man City’s Uefa Champions League Win
Wives, girlfriends and family members of Manchester City’s treble-winning squad join Guardiola’s heroes on the grass after their historic 1-0 victory over Inter Milan in Istanbul
Touching images show the loved ones of the winning Man City team after game.
For decades, Manchester City fans could but dream of emulating the success of their famous rivals Manchester United.
But last night the team’s talented mega stars clinched a famous 1-0 victory against Inter Milan to be crowned champions of Europe for the first time in the club’s 143-year history.
It meant they had secured Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League treble – only the second English team to achieve the feat after United in 1999.
Manager Pep Guardiola, who was in tears at full-time, sealed the win with a passionate kiss with his wife Cristina as players, coaches and backroom staff celebrated on the pitch with their families. ‘It was written in the stars, this belongs to us and we did it,’ he said, as he admitted the game was much closer than he had anticipated.
City’s Norwegian striker Erling Haaland, 22, celebrated with his girlfriend Isabel Johansen, 19. Draped in the Norwegian flag, he said: ‘To have this with my father and my mother here as well is fantastic.’
His emotional team-mate Jack Grealish thanked his family and ‘genius’ Guardiola, and said: ‘This is what I’ve worked for my whole life.’
It was a tense match, on a very warm night, and City had to ride their luck on several occasions. Goalkeeper Ederson made several heroic saves. But a fine finish from midfielder Rodri in the 68th-minute proved the difference. ‘I’m emotional. This is a dream come true,’ the 26-year-old goalscorer said.
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The final whistle – blown after an agonising five minutes of injury time – sparked wild celebrations among 20,000 City fans in the stands and plunged the blue half of Manchester into delirium.
Also in the stands – for his first City match in 13 years – was the club’s owner Sheikh Mansour, 52, the vice-president of the United Arab Emirates. Astonishingly, the final was only the second-ever competitive match he had watched since his Abu Dhabi United Group consortium bought City for £210 million in 2008. Unlike the club’s fans, who faced chaotic delays to get into the stadium, the 52-year-old sheik waltzed in ten minutes before kick-off, having arrived in Turkey on a private jet.
The club has been accused of breaching financial rules in its relentless pursuit for glory. Not that this mattered a jot to lifelong City fans in the stadium last night.
Other Man city players including: Nathan Ake, Kyle Walker, Jack Grealish, llkay Gundogan, Kevin De Bruyne, and others were also caught on camera sharing fun moments with their WAGs, kids and relatives alike.
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