‘PEP GUARDIOLA HAD BEEN DOING HIS BEST TO BRING THE COVETED TROPHY TO THE ETIHAD STADIUM’
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
t had been 15 years in the making. But when Rodri expertly slotted his shot past André Onana to score the only goal of the 2023 Champions League final, Manchester City’s wealthy owners could finally celebrate their club winning the ultimate prize in European club football. All that money spent had finally paid off and Man City could call themselves the kings of Europe. But can they repeat the trick? Pep Guardiola had been doing his best to bring the coveted trophy to the Etihad Stadium and in June, at Istanbul’s Atatürk Olympic Stadium, he finally achieved his goal. There were some who wondered whether that would be the end of Pep’s time in Manchester. Mission accomplished and all that. But he had already extended his contract at the club until at least 2025 and now he faces the task of adding City to the select list of clubs that have won back-to-back European Cup/Champions League titles. There have been some big names leaving Manchester this summer but City are the
