It may not stop the chants but Pep Guardiola's side can no longer say they are the holders of the competition after Real Madrid beat Dortmund in the final at Wembley on Saturday night to clinch their 15th triumph.
Whatever disappointment there was at City's exit at the quarter-final stage and there is some, given they were only a penalty shootout away from ousting the kings of the competition for a second straight year the Blues can expect that they will be ready to challenge again next year.
That was an ambition laid down by club bosses in the week after Istanbul, a determination to turn their domestic dominance into a concerted effort to win multiple Champions Leagues.
No numbers were put on the target but the intent has to be there.
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