The curse of Manchester City in the Champions League has ended. Josep Guardiola’s English side exploded with joy this Saturday when Rodri’s shot kissed the net with 22 minutes remaining. A delicate shipment, to save the Inter Milan players gathered in front of the goal, but with the power to break down the mental barrier of this team once and for all in the most important competition.

“I wasn’t good in the first half, I played like shit,” says Manchester City’s Champions League finalist Rodri

Fifteen years after starting their ambitious multi-million dollar project, Manchester City finally have their precious ‘Orejon’. Guardiola can finally boast a third continental title in his record and a historic treble for English football.

Rodri, Manchester City’s goal scorer, the best player in the Champions League final

This is what the most important newspapers in England say, in their digital editions today, about the dedication of Manchester City.

Champions League champions Manchester City qualified fifth for the 2023 Club World Cup.

Guard: “For Manchester City it was the crown, the trophy they craved to finish the last set. It is often said that clubs have to suffer before they can win the Champions League, and City have suffered, especially during the Pep Guardiola years. It was a far cry from the crushing City performance Premier League fans are used to. It was all about the result and City found a way to achieve that through the strength of their personality.”

Daily Express: “Manchester City became the first English club to win the treble since 1999 after beating Inter Milan 1-0 in the Champions League final. Rodri scored the most important goal of the night, although it was not easy for City. After success in the FA Cup and the Premier League, City were under intense pressure to write their name in the history books. And they duly complied. Although it took Guardiola’s team until the 68th minute, the most important moment of excellence was achieved by Rodri when the ball fell to the edge of the penalty area after a deflected cross, with a sensational shot that surpassed Andre Onana.

Sun: “Manchester City made history by achieving an incredible treble by beating Inter Milan in the Champions League final. For 24 years, their fierce rivals, Manchester United, were the only team to win the Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League in one season. But now the red and blue half of Manchester will have to share the bragging rights. And they will remember the moment in which they took great revenge against Real Madrid in the semi-finals as the highlight of the season.”

The Daily Telegraph: “The clock stops, the curtain falls, the last pillar of resistance falls: football belongs to Manchester City, at least for now. Fifteen years to overhaul the game, beat UEFA at their own game of rules and build a team that no one else can beat. They were already champions of England seven times in twelve years and now Josep Guardiola’s side have repeated the epic achievement of Sir Alex Ferguson’s Manchester United in one season in 1999: winning the Premier League, the FA Cup and the Champions League.”

Manchester Evening News: “And breathe. Manchester City are European champions for the first time in their history, but not before subjecting their fans to a harrowing night with a performance far below their best. What was almost a City treble became a City treble with a second-half goal from Rodri ending a night of nerves and mistakes that left Pep Guardiola on all fours with despair. Manchester City turn a forgettable game into a night to remember forever. (D)