Pep Guardiola, who was overjoyed, declared that Manchester City’s historic treble and 1-0 victory over Internazionale at Istanbul’s Ataturk Olympic Stadium was “written in the stars.”

A hard-fought final in which Romelu Lukaku missed a late opportunity to equalize with a header was won by City thanks to a goal from Rodri in the 68th minute. Ederson made the save with his knee from a close range.

“It was written in the stars that we’d win this season – and we did. I’m feeling tired, calm and satisfied. This fucking trophy is so difficult to win. We knew it would be hard. They are really good. We were anxious in the first half but it was a question of being patient. I told them to be patient. You have to be lucky, with Ederson at the end, and this competition is [a toss of] a coin.

The momentum came from winning the Premier League and FA Cup and now we have this. It was not our best performance. I have no energy to think of next season and we need a break. We will start from zero and it’s our job. Winning the treble is so difficult.”

"It was written in the stars this season!" 💫

Pep Guardiola had a feeling the Champions League was coming to Manchester this year! 🏆

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Manchester City performance and stats

Manchester City is currently 1st in the Premier League with 89 points.

In the last 38 games, it has won 28 times, drawn 5 times, and lost 5 times. In its last match, Manchester City lost 1-0 against Brentford.​​

It has a positive goal difference after scoring 94 goals and conceding 33.​