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How the world reacted to Manchester City winning the UCL final
Finally! A breath of relief for Manchester City in the Champions League as they finally get over the line to clinch big ears at Istanbul.
The Champions League final win means a first for Manchester City in their 143 years of existence, and a 3rd for Pep Guardiola who eventually gets over the line to clinch the trophy that has eluded him ever since.
Manchester City’s triumph marks an era of dominance for English football, as they become the 4th Premier League team to reach the final within the last 5 years and the 3rd to win the trophy.
City now joins the likes of Liverpool, Manchester United, Chelsea, Aston Villa, Nottingham Forest to bring the glory of European dominance to English football.
How did the world react?
Of course, not everyone took it in good grips, but there is no denying the spectacle this Pep Guardiola team are.
Pep Guardiola is the first coach ever to win the European treble on multiple occasions 🏆✨
Barcelona 2008-09 🏆🏆🏆🔵🔴
Manchester City 2022-23 🏆🏆🏆🔵✨
Pep’s making history. pic.twitter.com/hgnTxSkuLv
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) June 10, 2023
CHAMPIONS OF EUROPE!!! 🏆 pic.twitter.com/n8dXDvOZyp
— Manchester City (@ManCity) June 10, 2023
MANCHESTER CITY UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE WINNERS GET INNNNNNNNNN pic.twitter.com/jGayXB13BJ
— 17 (@DxBruyneSZN) June 10, 2023
Manchester City have invested heavily into winning their first Champions League trophy 💰 pic.twitter.com/wiiKd17IYr
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) June 10, 2023
BREAKING! Manchester City win the Champions League 🏆 pic.twitter.com/OngU67JKQo
— Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) June 10, 2023
Manchester City join Manchester United as the only English men's teams to win the treble 🙃 pic.twitter.com/7pUeqIZR5T
— B/R Football (@brfootball) June 10, 2023
Thierry Henry after Manchester City won their first ever Champions League trophy 👀🐐 pic.twitter.com/hYruKRVocU
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) June 10, 2023
🗣️ Sir Alex Ferguson: “Manchester City above Manchester United? Not in my lifetime.”
Manchester City have finished above Manchester United in every season since he retired and have now claimed the treble. pic.twitter.com/cvadot8Brv
— Football Talk (@FootballTalkHQ) June 10, 2023
Bayern Munich needed just £90m to win a sextuple
Manchester City needed £1.074b to win a treble
It’s sad that this is the way that football is headed… pic.twitter.com/qSiFGH3gHF
— 𝙅𝙞𝙡𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙚 (@JilshieFCB) June 10, 2023
This how it feels to be CITY! 🥹#ManCity | #UCLfinal pic.twitter.com/l4LE9EfgoG
— Manchester City (@ManCity) June 10, 2023
My congratulations and gratitude to our loyal Manchester City fans, and everyone at the Club, including management, technical staff and players. We will continue to define and celebrate our success together
— منصور بن زايد (@HHMansoor) June 10, 2023
The only difference is Manchester City bought it , Manchester United earned it ! pic.twitter.com/71Zo634b6F
— Anna (@UTD_Anna_) June 10, 2023
Congratulations @ManCity 🏆 pic.twitter.com/9zKoFtwDUk
— Peter Okoye MrP (@PeterPsquare) June 10, 2023
This. Save. pic.twitter.com/rLQ4N0xBHp
— Premier League (@premierleague) June 10, 2023
CHAMPIONSSSSS OF EUROPE!!! 🔵🔵🔵🔵🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
— David Silva (@21LVA) June 10, 2023
2008/09: Barcelona
2022/23: Man CityThe first manager to win a treble with two different teams 👏
🏆🏆🏆 @PepTeam 🏆🏆🏆 pic.twitter.com/5m6OHAijs1
— Premier League (@premierleague) June 10, 2023
Congratulations on your @ChampionsLeague win. See you in the #UEFASuperCup in Athens 🇬🇷 https://t.co/P1pyQE7Fla
— Sevilla FC (@SevillaFC_ENG) June 10, 2023
The same, but different 📸
Congratulations for an incredible, unforgettable season @ManCity! pic.twitter.com/Z6vpt5toSl
— Premier League (@premierleague) June 10, 2023
