In the UEFA Champions League Final, Manchester City won the cup for the first time in its history by beating Inter 1-0 in the match played at Atatürk Olympic Stadium. Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola made a statement after the match. The Spanish coach, who started his speech by congratulating Inter for their performance, said, “Of course, there are no words to predict this pain. However, we can say that they became the 2nd best team in Europe. Thank you to my sporting director and CEO. Champions. “If you can’t win the Champions League, you will be fired the next day. But our project worked. You need to be a very good team to win the Champions League. When you look at the past, we tried, but today we succeeded,” he said.
“IT’S A BIG CHANCE TO HAVE A GOALTENDER LIKE EDERSON”
Expressing that his opponents put a lot of pressure in the last moments of the fight, Guardiola said, “Nothing is over at the moment. It continues tomorrow. It was a feeling I had in Barcelona before. We need to continue to do this. We tried to find ourselves in the first half. Rodri put a lot of effort into it. “It was very important for Rodri to evaluate that position. They showed incredible pressure in the last minutes. It’s a great chance to have a goalkeeper like Ederson, he made good saves,” he said.
“IT’S A WONDERFUL FEELING TO BE EQUAL WITH FERGUSON”
Pointing out that they are not thinking about the next season at the moment and they should celebrate the trophies they won, the experienced coach said, “We have time to plan the next season. Now is the time to celebrate. You can put the coach (Alex Ferguson) on the bus with 3 trophies on Monday. We are in the same position as Alex. It’s a great feeling to be equal with him.”
“EVERYTHING HAS CHANGED AFTER OUR PRESIDENT BROUGHT THE CLUB”
Saying that it was difficult to attack against Inter, Guardiola said: “It is a very interesting situation. It was a trilogy that I also experienced in Barcelona. It was very difficult to play the offensive game against Inter. Maybe we can improve it next season. Congratulations to both my players and Inter. After our president took the club, everything changed. Without him, this wouldn’t have been possible. Win the Champions League or go after what we believe in, always being behind us, supporting us… I have to thank him for giving us these opportunities. “We would have called it a loser. City should have won this year because we deserved it.”
“ONE MISTAKE OF EDERSON COULD COST US BIG THINGS”
Expressing that goalkeeper Ederson made a big mistake in the second half of the fight and that this mistake could cost them dearly, the Spanish coach concluded his words as follows: “When you played a final against United when you were in the Premier League, we saw a lot of games other than that. After resting a little more. “Or you play the game by moving too much. Think about the last minute. Ederson made a mistake. That mistake could cost us a lot. We were worried about it. We tried to finish the game like that.”