Pep Guardiola said Manchester City‘s first Champions League title was “written in the stars” and praised the club for sticking with him when others might have sacked him for taking so long to become champions of Europe.
Guardiola lifted the trophy in Istanbul on Saturday after a 1-0 win over Inter secured by Rodri’s 68th-minute goal.
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“Inter are really good. Be patient, I said at half-time. You have to be lucky. This competition is a coin toss,” Guardiola said.
“It was written in the stars. It belongs to us.”
This season was Guardiola’s seventh attempt to win the Champions League with City and he believes his previous failures might have earned him the sack at other clubs.
