Man City vs Inter Milan Score, Champions League Final: Man City Win UCL & Treble
UEFA Champions League Final Man City vs Inter Milan Updates: Rodri scored the decisive goal for Manchester City.
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Manchester City defeated Inter Milan in the final of 2022-23 UEFA Champions League.
Rodri scored the only goal of the match in the 68th minute.
This is City's first Champions League triumph.
With this win, Manchester City also secured the coveted treble, having won the Premier League & FA Cup earlier this season.
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Man City vs Inter Milan Live: Treble, or 4th Crown?
Hello and welcome to The Quint's live coverage of the highly anticipated UEFA Champions League final.
At the Ataturk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul, history will be scripted tonight, as Manchester City and Inter Milan will clash in the final.
On one side are Pep Guardiola's Cityzens, who have been, in every essence of the word, unstoppable. Having won the Premier League and the FA Cup, they are now aiming for the treble – something that their arch-rivals, Manchester United have boasted about for long. Barring that, they are also chasing their first UCL crown.
Inter Milan, however, have won the Champions League on three occasions previously, and on all such occasion, their triumph scuppered the treble dreams of the opposition. Should they win this match, they will become the seventh team, and only the second from Italy, to win more than three UCL crowns.
Man City vs Inter Milan Live: Lineups Announced
Both managers have announced their respective starting XI, and there are a few surprising omissions from both team sheets. Firstly, Pep Guardiola has selected Nathan Ake over the experienced Kyle Walker, though the latter might not have recovered from his back issue.
Simone Inzaghi, on the other hand, have selected a former Cityzen in Edin Dzeko, with Chelsea loanee Romelu Lukaku in the bench.
Man City vs Inter Milan Live: Kick-Off
LIGHTS. CAMERA. ACTION!
The biggest game of the club football season is upon us. It has been a pacey start so far, let's hope that's how the tempo of the game plays out.
Man City vs Inter Milan Live: Haaland Fires Wide
4' Early chance for Erling Haaland, but the man-machine fires wide. Oh! It wouldn't have mattered, with the linesman flagging offside.
Man City vs Inter Milan Live: Bernando Nearly Scores
6' NEARLY!
Bernando Silva runs riots down the left flank before eventually pulling the trigger from inside the box, but his effort is just wide of target.
Man City vs Inter Milan Live: Rare Inter Chance
12' A rare half-chance for Inter Milan. Matteo Darmian skies a ball, but Ederson makes a mess of it whilst gathering. Lautaro Martinez is the first to get to the ball but he can't control it either.
Man City vs Inter Milan Live: Lautaro Skies Attempt
20' Wow, another chance for the Italian side! This time around, World Cup-winner Lautaro Martinez pulls the trigger from outside the box, but his attempt is far from being on target.
Man City vs Inter Milan Live: Huge Miss
26' How important can this moment turn out to be? Manchester City's goalkeeper, Ederson has had a very nervy start to this game. His pass lands at Nicolo Barella's feet, but despite finding the goal gaping, the Italian's long-ranger is wayward.
Man City vs Inter Milan Live: Back-to-Back Saves
27' First sight of Erling Haaland, really. The Norwegian needs only half a yard to fashion a powerful shot, but Cameroonian goalkeeper Andre Onana comes to Inter Milan's rescue with an equally impressive save.
28' Another save! This time around, Kevin De Bruyne goes for glory, but his shot takes a deflection and ultimately finds Onana's gloves.
Man City vs Inter Milan Live: De Bruyne Off, Foden On
36' FORCED CHANGE!
Déjà vu for Kevin De Bruyne. In his last UCL final appearance, a whack in the face from Antonio Rudiger forced him to watch the game from the sidelines. This time around, he has injured himself in the process of taking the shot eight minutes ago. He is replaced by Phil Foden.
Man City vs Inter Milan Live: Akanji Takes a Wild Hit
45+1' WILD!
Manuel Akanji, who has scored all but just once for Manchester City, tries his luck from a long distance. Result? No luck. Way too high and wide.
Man City vs Inter Milan Live: End of First Half
HALF-TIME!
'Scrappy' is perhaps the right word to describe this half. The game ebbed and flowed, but did not really settle down for either side. Inter Milan, however, will be the happier outfit of the two, with Manchester City still struggling to find their usual rhythm.
We will be back for the second half. Hopefully, there are some goals to report about.
Man City vs Inter Milan Live: Back Again
47' Second half has started, and Federico Dimarco is down injured again. Immensely crucial 45 minutes coming up for both teams.
Man City vs Inter Milan Live: Change For Inter Milan
56' Inzaghi makes his first change. Edin Dzeko will not score a fairytale goal against his former employers, as he has run his course. Romelu Lukaku comes out to replace him.
Man City vs Inter Milan Live: Big Miss
59' Another chance goes begging for Inter Milan!
The Nerazzurri fans might be fuming. A catastrophic back pass from Bernardo Silva finds Lautaro Martinez through on goal, but the Argentine's shot is saved by Ederson Moraes.
Man City vs Inter Milan Live: GOAL!
68' GOOAAAALLLLLLL! Manchester City lead!
Has Rodri won the Champions League for Manchester City? Manuel Akanji threads a precise pass for Bernando Silva, whose ball into the centre of the box struck an Inter Milan player. The rebound falls to Rodri, whose shot waves past three players in Nicolo Barella, Hakan Calhanoglu and Andre Onana.
Manchester City 1-0 Inter Milan.
Man City vs Inter Milan Live: Inter Almost Equalise
70' So near, yet so far for Inter Milan!
Inzaghi's team nearly came up with an instantaneous retaliation. The ball fell for Federico Dimarco inside the box, whose first header strikes the crossbar. It returns to him, but this time around, his own teammate, Romelu Lukaku stands between an Inter Milan equaliser and a Manchester City lead preservation.
Man City vs Inter Milan Live: Excellent Save
78' Big save!
Phil Foden puts on the afterburners to get into the box, but his shot is fabulously saved by Andre Onana. For now, Inter Milan stays in the hunt. Meanwhile, Robin Gosens and Raoul Bellanova have been introduced by Inzaghi.
Man City vs Inter Milan Live: Change For City
81' Change for Manchester City. After putting in a shift and a half, John Stones is going off to applause from the Cityzens. Kyle Walker comes on to replace him.
Man City vs Inter Milan Live: Incredible Miss
89' WHAT. A. MISS.
This was the moment for Inter Milan to get back in the game. An inch-perfect, precise cross from Federico Dimarco that finds Romelu Lukaku unmarked inside the box. Despite having the entire goal gaping, though, the Belgian marksman has directed his header at Ederson Moraes. City survive.
Man City vs Inter Milan Live: WIDE
90+3' Federico Dimarco's cross is headed out by a player in sky blue, but it falls for Nicolo Barella. However, the midfielder dragged his shot wide. Heartbreak, agony, and despair for the Italians.
Man City vs Inter Milan Live: Manchester City Are Champions
90+6' Manchester City win the UEFA Champions League!
That's right. Pep Guardiola's men have won the final by a 1-0 margin, and the apex club competition of European football has a new, first-time champions. Inter Milan tried hard till the very last minute, with Robin Gosens forcing a save off Ederson Moraes with an accurate header, but the Cityzens have held on.
It was not the usual guile and glitz from Manchester City. They huffed and puffed, but in the 68th minute, Spanish midfielder Rodri came up with the all-important goal.
Since then, the Serie A team also got chances aplenty to equalise. Questions are bound to be raised on one particular substitute from Inzaghi – Romelu Lukaku coming on for Edin Dzeko. The Belgian, although a proven goal-scorer, missed a gilt-edged chance, whilst also accidentally blocking a teammate's attempt that was perhaps going into the back of the net.
For Inter Milan, the fourth UCL title is not to be. But for Manchester City, it is a night where history was scripted in Istanbul. They won the Champions League for the first time in their history, and also secured the treble – the holy trinity of Champions League, Premier League and FA Cup. A special, special night for football, and we hope you enjoyed it as much as we did. Thanks for joining us. Good night!