MANCHESTER CITY seized immortality in Istanbul.
Rodri's second-half strike ensured Pep Guardiola's men became European champions for the first time - and emulated rivals Manchester United with a Champions League, Premier League and FA Cup treble.
It wasn't pretty. In fact, Inter made sure that it was downright ugly.
But this was a night when City showed that their beautiful football comes with an edge.
Rodri was the match-winner - but it needed a stunning 89th-minute save by Ederson and a goal-line clearance by Ruben Dias to claim a place in history.
They even got over the line without playmaker Kevin De Bruyne. The Belgian, poleaxed out of the Champions League Final two years ago by Antonio Rudiger, had his night cut short by a first-half hamstring injury.
It was Guardiola's first Champions League triumph since he led Barcelona to their second title in three seasons in 2011. How the Catalan will have enjoyed making the critics who said he couldn't do it without Lionel Messi choke on their words.
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