Most of the talk was about Erling Braut Haaland and Kevin De Bruyne ahead of the match, but the two stars were never central to Saturday’s Champions League final. Haaland had to make do with a chance in the first half, while De Bruyne went off with an injury after 35 minutes. Then it was instead of Rodri who became the great hero for Manchester City. The Spaniard has been a key player in Pep Guardiola’s team for several years and slotted home the game’s only goal halfway through the second half. Erling Braut Haaland cheered wildly after Rodri’s goal and in the end he and the rest of his teammates could also cheer for victory in the Champions League. Haaland is the first Norwegian man to win the Champions League since John Arne Riise in 2005. It is the first time in the club’s history that Manchester City has won the most prestigious European club tournament. Previously, the Cup Winners’ Cup win in 1969 was the club’s only European title. With that, City have also completed an incredible treble, with victory in the Premier League, the FA Cup and the Champions League. The only other English club to have managed it is Manchester United, who did the same in the 1998/99 season. It is a triple Haaland has been very involved in, with 52 goals in 53 games. The Norwegian was the top scorer in both the Premier League and the Champions League this season. Former City player: – I’m shocked Even though City were big favorites before the match, it was even and had few chances initially. Inter both defended well and looked for good counterattacking opportunities. At the same time, City struggled to play into good positions. It prompted former Manchester City player Daniel Sturridge, who has 26 caps for England, to take to Twitter. – I think there will be a formation change from Pep. I don’t think he likes what he sees from a control perspective. Haaland is also isolated. They have to create more triangles to get past the pressure. They look a little one-dimensional at the moment. I’m shocked, wrote Sturridge halfway through the first half. After 26 minutes, however, Kevin De Bruyne got the ball to Haaland. The Norwegian brilliantly brought the ball into the box, but the shot from an oblique angle went right at Inter goalkeeper André Onana. – Haaland scores there nine times out of ten, but not this time. Onana is cold and stands and saves the shot from Haaland. A huge opportunity for Jærbuen, said news’s expert commentator Bengt Eriksen. SHOT: Haaland got this opportunity in the first half. BLOCK: But Inter goalkeeper André Onana made sure to stop the ball. De Bruyne out with injury Soon after, it was De Bruyne who made it to the finish, but it was also one of the last things he did in the match. The Belgian had to sit down a few minutes later, apparently due to a muscle injury. After trying to play on for a few minutes, the City star was replaced after 35 minutes. – There are a lot of nice things to say about Foden, but he doesn’t fill the shoes of De Bruyne, Eriksen said. De Bruyne and Haaland have been a radar pair throughout the season and the Belgian has assisted eleven of Haaland’s goals. Also in the final of the Champions League two years ago, he had to leave with an injury, then after an hour of play. Photo: MURAD SEZER / Reuters Inter squandered chances From 14 meters wide, Rodri elegantly slotted the ball into the goal and sent the City players skyward halfway through the second half. However, Inter were dangerous both before and after City’s goal and in particular had two giant opportunities after City’s goal. In both cases, substitute Romelu Lukaku was heavily involved, in chances that included a hit on the crossbar and a miss from inside the 5-metre area. – It is completely unbelievable that Inter have not scored. Then it’s Lukaku who fails to put it in the goal. You won’t get a bigger opportunity tonight, Romelu Lukaku. You will remember it for the rest of your life, said TV 2’s expert commentator Jesper Mathisen. Norwegian players in the men’s championship finals: Ronny Johnsen and Ole Gunnar Solskjær for Manchester United in 1999. Solskjær scored the decisive goal when United won 2-1 over Bayern Munich. Henning Berg was not in the squad due to injury. John Carew for Valencia in 2001. A then 21-year-old Carew scored in the penalty shootout, but it was Bayern Munich who eventually emerged victorious. John Arne Riise for Liverpool in 2005 and 2007. Riise played the whole game in 2005. Riise missed the penalty shootout, but Liverpool still won against AC Milan. Two years later, the teams meet again. Riise then also played the whole match, in a match where Milan won 2-1. PS! Steinar Pedersen played two games in the group stage when Borussia Dortmund won the Champions League in 1997, but was on loan when the club won the final. Hassan El-Fakiri was on the bench for the entire match when Monaco lost 0-3 against Porto in 2004. Women: Lise Klaveness for Umeå in 2007. Arsenal won 1-0 on aggregate. Isabell Herlovsen and Ingvild Steinsland for Lyon in 2010. Lyon lost 6-7 against Potsdam after a penalty kick. Ada Hegerberg for Lyon in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2022. Hegerberg scored Lyon’s goal in regular time against Wolfsburg in 2016, but missed the penalty shootout. Lyon still won the match. Was substituted when Lyon won on penalties against PSG in 2017. Scored in extra time when Lyon won 4-1 against Wolfsburg in 2018, scored a hat trick when Lyon beat Barcelona 4-1 in 2019 and scored once when Lyon beat Barcleona 3-1 in 2022. Caroline Graham Hansen for Wolfsburg in 2018 and for Barcelona in 2021, 2022 and 2023. Lost 1-4 for Lyon in 2018, scored one goal as Barcelona beat Chelsea 4-0 in 2021, left the pitch as Barcelona lost 1 -3 against Lyon in 2022 and helped win the 2023 final 3-2 against Wolfsburg. Ingrid Syrstad Engen for Wolfsburg in 2020 and for Barcelona in 2023. Played the whole match when Wolfsburg lost 1-3 against Lyon in 2020. Came on as a substitute when Barcelona beat Wolfsburg 3-2 in 2023. Was an unused reserve in Barcelona’s final loss in 2022. Guro Reiten for Chelsea in 2021. Lost 0-4 against Barcelona. PS! June Pedersen was an unused reserve for Umeå in 2007 and 2008. Christine Nilsen was an unused reserve for Lyon in 2010 and Ingvild Steinsland was an unused reserve for Lyon in 2011.
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