NEW DELHI: Be it any sport, the greatness of a team is always known by the trophies or titles it wins. And when it comes to the most popular sport in the world, that is soccer or football, the importance of titles and trophies grows manifolds.
AS IT HAPPENED:
Manchester City won the Champions League title for the first time by beating Inter Milan 1-0 in Istanbul's Ataturk Olimpiyat Stadium on Saturday. Rodri struck in the 68th minute to see the Premier League champions and FA Cup winners complete a treble of trophies this season.
While it is the first time City has won European soccer's biggest club competition, it is a third Champions League crown for Pep Guardiola as a coach, who ended his long wait for the title he last won with Barcelona in 2011.
1/10:Manchester City win maiden Champions League title
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2/10:Manchester City
<p>Manchester City won the first Champions League title in their history on Saturday and secured a treble of trophies by beating Inter Milan 1-0. </p>Getty Images
3/10:The treble
<p>Rodri's sweetly-struck goal proved the difference for Abu Dhabi-backed City, who have already won the Premier League and FA Cup this season. </p>Getty Images
4/10:The winning goal
<p>Rodri sidefooted in on 68 minutes after Bernardo Silva pulled back a cross that fell perfectly for the unmarked Spaniard at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium. </p>AFP
5/10:Pep Guardiola
<p>The win sealed the third Champions League for City manager Pep Guardiola, who won it twice with Barcelona. </p>Getty Images
6/10:Romelu Lukaku
<p>The outcome could have been different had Romelu Lukaku's header not been stopped by Ederson's leg minutes later. </p>Reuters
7/10:Slice of luck
<p>Earlier in the second half, City also enjoyed a slice of luck when Federico Dimarco's goalbound header was blocked by his own player, Lukaku. </p>Getty Images
8/10:The save
<p>In another Inter chance, Lautaro Martinez raced away after a misunderstanding in the City defence but goalkeeper Ederson tore out of his goal to narrow the angle and stop the shot. </p>Getty Images
9/10:Kevin De Bruyne
<p>Inter had kept City goalless in a cagey first half marked by the injury-enforced exit of Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne in the 36th minute, to be replaced by Phil Foden. </p>Getty Images
10/10:Erling Haaland
<p>In City's best chance of that half, the otherwise muted Erling Haaland shot straight at Andre Onana in the Inter goal and Silva curled a shot just wide before that. </p>ReutersCity became just the second English club to complete a sweep of the two biggest domestic trophies and the Champions League, after Manchester United did it in 1999.
Here are the European teams that have been treble winners in football:
(With agencies inputs)
