Man City vs Inter Milan - Champions League final: Live score, updates

12:38

Kevin De Bruyne faces a fight to prove his fitness ahead of next season after snapping his hamstring as City completed the Treble.

The 32-year-old was forced off before half-time of the final in Istanbul and is going for tests to ascertain the extent of the damage this week.

De Bruyne – out of international duty with Belgium - could risk further damage if he were to return too quickly, with recovery for the most severe problem taking up to three months.

More from Jack Gaughan below.

12:01

Scott Carson has bitten back at a fan who said the goalkeeper managed his second Champions League win without playing a minute.

Carson lifted his second trophy last night - 19 years after the first - without featuring in this year's competition, having won the title in 2005 with Liverpool.

He did, in fact, play that year, featuring in the quarter-final of the competition against Juventus, playing the full 90 minutes of the first leg.

Full story below.

11:49

The City flight home takes off soon and the players are on their ways to the airport. They can't have had much sleep.

Ederson and Erling Haaland have been sinking the beers on the way as the celebrations continue, as they will for many more days one would imagine.

Check out more below.

10:36

The treble winners will take off from Turkey later today to land back in England ahead of their parade.

The club-liveried Etihad jet will leave Istanbul at 2:30pm Turkish time - 12:30pm here - and land at around 4:30pm English time.

ETD8041 is the number if you want to track them!

09:49

Rio Ferdinand has suggested that Pep Guardiola didn't need to win the Champions League to cement his status as one of the greatest managers ever.

The Spaniard has now won the title three times, alongside countless other trophies in his career, and he's still only 52.

High praise from a man that played under Sir Alex Ferguson for so many years.

08:48

One of the greatest stories from last night is around Jack Grealish, who celebrated into the night in Istanbul as he likes to do.

Here he is, all smiles, cap on back to front, captured by our own Lewis Steele.

06:47

Manchester City captain Ilkay Gundogan has insisted that his side must now be considered one of the world's heavyweight clubs.

'It's a really proud moment, amazing,' Gundogan said. 'This team deserves the highest recognition and winning the Champions League elevates us to the very top of the game.

'We have wanted to win this trophy for so long. The Treble is the ultimate achievement for any club team, and we have done it.'

More from Jack Gaughan in Istanbul below.

Saturday was about Manchester City's 1-0 win over Inter Milan, but Jack Grealish briefly turned the focus on Thierry Henry after the match.

Grealish and teammate Kyle Walker were being interviewed by a CBS Sports panel consisting of Henry, Jamie Carragher, Micah Richards and host Kate Abdo when the city winger wondered how Henry would fare against the defender.

Read more below:

00:43

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola revealed he had received a touching message from Sir Alex Ferguson before emulating the legendary Man United manager by winning a historic Treble.

Man City added the Champions League to the Premier League and FA Cup by beating Inter Milan 1-0 on Saturday night.

Afterwards Guardiola said: 'It’s an honour for me to be alongside Sir Alex Ferguson. I got a message from him this morning. It touched me. It was nice.'

Read more below. 

00:27

Manchester City's Champions League title celebrations are in full-swing and look set to go on long into the evening as players popped open beers at 2am and Jack Grealish showed off his karaoke skills.

City stars are set for a long night of partying in Istanbul after beating Inter Milan 1-0 at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium to lift the club's first Champions League title and become only the second English team in history to secure the treble.

Pep Guardiola and his players had to navigate their way past a difficult Inter side that tested their resolve, however victory inside 90 minutes ensured victorious players have plenty of time to hit the Turkish city in celebration.

Read more below.

00:00

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23:37

The stats from this evening's clash make interesting reading, and speak to the tightness of this competition. Guardiola wasn't far off when he called it a 'coin toss' - Simone Inzaghi's team will feel extremely bruised. 

City's total of seven shots is dwarfed by Inter's 13, and the Italians had five on target to Man City's four. 

Inter had a good crack at breaking up Man City's crushing possession stats: the champions could only claim 56 per cent to Inter's 44 per cent. 

23:32

Other than actually navigating a way into this stadium, the toughest assignment in Istanbul over the last three days has been going anywhere without hearing the names John and Stones, writes Lewis Steele.

Along Nevizade Sokak, the 24-hour street down the road from Taksim Square, they sang for him as raw fish dangled from mouths, while flares filled the air and fans draped over friends that had gone unencountered for ages.

Those in blue over here were not regularly chanting about Erling Haaland or Kevin De Bruyne, but Man City's defence – and the man from Barnsley who has transformed the way in which Pep Guardiola can control opposing matches. John Stones: inescapable.

Read more below. 

23:29

'Unbelievable. This is my wildest dreams, I would never think of this as 22 year old me. But it shows that it's possible for a guy from a small town in Norway. I hope this gives hope to other young people. 

'Having good people you can trust is even more important nowadays. To have this with my father and mother is incredible. I'm so happy. 

On ambition: 'I think after a couple of days, when this settles a bit, this feeling of winning this trophy, I'll want to do it again. I know myself... this is how i think. 

On room for improvement: 'I can improve a lot. Today is a difficult game, I was close a couple of times, I had a good chance

'Second half, it was really close from Phil. On a good day, I could have scored two goals, but in the end, I really don't care about that right now. 

'It's about performing as a team, and to get the trophy.'

On working with Guardiola: '(He's) really emotional. Same for me as well. It's such a big game, you know, the pressure is unbelievable. But to work with him is really special. We have a good relationship. 

'I really look forward to next season to developing even more. 

'To be getting trained by him every single day, the best coach of the day, it's a good position to be in.'

23:18

This will be a difficult result for Inter to swallow - even if losing to the Man City is no embarrassment. But their game plan was, for large swathes of the match, successful, and particularly when it came to muzzling Grealish and Haaland. 

Lukaku - so often the receipient of scarcely-believable luck at close range - had a particularly unfortunate run-out in Istanbul.

23:06

Haaland was no dud, with a number of fine runs and some good unselfish play, but the Norwegian behemoth failed to provide his difference-making firepower in a match that was begging to be split wide open by his uncontrollable quality. 

Worryingly, his goal drought goes on for a fifth game - which is hard to write with a straight face. But that will matter not a jot. For the man who had the Champions League anthem as his alarm tone, a long-held dream has been achieved. 

Regardless of his numbers in the final, Haaland has played an enormous role in Man City's treble. 

22:58

How are you feeling? 'Tired. Calm. Satisfied. This f*****g trophy is so difficult to win it. 

'This competition is a coin (mimes coin toss) but we were there, and I think this was written in the stars - it belongs to us. 

Why is this City team so good? 'I think we defend a little bit better in the box. Even when we make mistakes, you have a feeling that we are more solid. 

'It was not our best performance, and we knew it. And perhaps if we are lucky, we will come back in the future and it will be (good)

On what can be achieved next: 'Right now, I don't have any energy to think about the next season!'

22:48

22:45

22:41

De Bruyne shares that his hamstring 'snapped', something that has been troubling him over the last 'two months'. 

But the Belgium is still in the party spirit, full of high praise for his team-mates: 'It's amazing. We've been working so long for this, and to be part of this...

'We've not lost in the Champions League, so I think we deserve this. 

On the treble: 'Obviously, it's huge, because the amount of games you have to play, and the consistency you need is high.'

Big party tonight? 'Oh yeah. People have no idea (what we're doing), but it's going to be more than one day, I guess. 

22:38

First up, John Stones: 'It was the thing we were missing. I feel so pleased to be part of this time, to create this history. 

'I'm holding words back, because i'm on camera! 

'We've set the bar high now! Honestly, after this season, from where we were in the Premier League, to bring it back, to come here on such a difficult night. Honestly, i can't put it into words. 

'I played more of a No 8 today, which I loved. I don't think I'm the best in there, but I gave it my everything! I thought it paid off, we created some chances. 

On tonight's party: 'I don't know. I honestly don't know, I think I've got doping (testing), so it's a great start to my night!'

Next, we've got Kyle Walker, also on the brink of tears. 

'I'm over the moon. I'm very rarely speechless, but my dream's just come true. To achieve this with this club, for everything they've done for us over the years... it's incredible.'

Walker shared that he gave his side a talk before kick-off, telling his team-mates: 'My dreams are in your hands!'

Some motivation, clearly. 

22:27

Guardiola's eyes glitter with tears as the his side start singing along to Queen, before making their way to the City end. Kevin De Bruyne treats them to a trophy lift. 

On the pitch, BT Sport catches up with Ilkay Gundogan. 

'It's an unbelieavble night. We are so happy. It's difficult to put everything in words, what just happened. 

'I think today, we made history. 

'It's a Champions League final, so it was going to be difficult for both teams. We weren't on our best in the first half, we were hesitating. We knew we had to do better. I think it's what we did, but it was probably a 50-50 game. 

'We feel very fortunate that it was for us.' 

Has it sunk in? 'No, it didn't! It's just a few minutes after the final whistle. We knew that everyone was talking about the treble, especially after the FA Cup final. The pressure was there, but this team is built to handle the pressure.'

Des Kelly then gets his press access armband signed by the captain. 

Gundogan has contributed so much to this Man City side - it must be sobering to City fans that this is likely to be his last match in sky blue. But what a way to go out. 

22:19

Pep Guardiola is first past the trophy, an old friend he hasn't seen since 2011, trailed by his players, who caress or kiss the silverware. 

All eyes on Scott Carson, who received a winner's medal on the bench for Liverpool in 2005 in the same stadium! 

Gundogan is last, picking up the trophy and eyeing it almost disbelievingly... but it's his! And he holds it aloft! Cue the fireworks, and the Champions League anthem, likely never to booed in the blue side of Manchester ever again. 

22:15

22:12

This time, wearing sky-blue ribbons. They've come this close to the trophy before, but the ribbons were of a different hue.

Man City and the coaching staff line up to give the refereeing team a guard of honour, before they receive their medals. 

An analog final, with no VAR intervention - how quaint. When was the last time we saw that? 

22:08

The England star is on the verge of tears, and has trouble speaking, but manages: 'I don't know, this is just... what you've waited your whole life for, isn't it. I'm so happy. 

'I was awful, but I don't care. To win the treble with this group of players is so special. Everyone that knows me knows I'm a family person, and I love football, but this is something i've worked for my whole life.'

A lot of brutal assessments on their performances, which is... honest. Grealish goes on to say that he went over to Guardiola to 'thank him', calling him a 'genius'. 

He's self-conscious about the fact that 'he spent a lot of money on (him)' and that he was 'c**p last year'. But that's all forgotten now! 

22:06

'I'm emotional. This is a dream come true. All these guys deserve, all these guys around here, waiting 20, 30, 40 years. 

'It wasn't easy. What a team we faced. The way they defend (and play). 

'But I don't want to forget about my lads. 

'I wasn't playing good in the first half, I was playing s**t to be honest. 

'Finals are like this. We didn't expect to play well like always, emotions are there, nerves are there. 

'Some of these guys are 21, 22, first finals. 

'I think we made history. But the good thing is we will win more. The thing about this project is we have ambition.'

22:01

It wasn't perfect, but it was enough - Rodri's goal was gem-like, and full of fire, and Ederson was heroic from the spot, but lucky too. Inter gave it their all, and went some way to putting off their opponents, but their lack of clincal edge proved the difference. 

Jack Grealish is weeping, and he's not the only one! 

21:56

Inter fling themselves forward, stuffing themselves into the box, and win a corner. On the sidelines, Inzaghi tussles with his own assistant coach, full of pent up nerves. 

Dimarco sends it in, and Gosens gets his head to it - and Ederson pulls of yet another save! 

Moments later, the whistle blows - THEY'VE DONE IT!

21:55

Inter win a freekick to the right of goal, which is first knocked back by Dias, before Barella comes within inches from far out. Sharp intake of breath around the stadium. 

Onana runs out of his goal to take Inter's neck, but the long ball flies straight into a leaping Ederson's gloves. 

Boy, does he lie on top of that ball. 

21:53

Deep breaths, everyone. 

Foden is pulled down and wins Man City a freekick halfway inside the Inter half. Guardiola's side look peppy and full of energy, whereas Inter are very much on the back foot after that bamboozling passage of play. 

Onana and Haaland pick up matching yellow cards for a brief, contained shoving match. 

21:51

Gosens sends a heavy cross across the box, but the ball finds its way in eventually, with Brozovic cutting the ball back to his team-mate to feed Lukaku. His header is bulleted down and looks undeniable but somehow, Ederson makes the save! 

It comes off his kneecap, but a stop is a stop - more unhappiness for Inter, who have come so close, and Lukaku in particular. 

Moments later, the Chelsea loanee tries to redeem himself, but his touch sends the ball just skimming past the far. post. 

Five minutes left to play. 

21:48

Inter fluff their next attack, Mkhitaryan sending a wild ball skirting out of play. But they get another chance winning back possession with a freekick just inside their half. 

Inzaghi's side will have to show a lot more guts as things stand to keep pace with Man City. 

21:45

Another yellow goes Inter's way, this one destined for Lukaku, who launched himself at Gundogan. 

The pause in play allows for some more Inter changes, Darmian leaving for D'Ambrosio, and Calhanoglu for Mkhitaryan. 

Roughly ten minutes, with added time as things stand, until the final whistle. Nervous, Man City fans? 

21:43

21:41

After a sticky corner that Inter do little with, Barella sets hearts racing with a long-range strike from 25 yards out, the shot only just clearing the bar. 

Acerbi lays into Silva as he sets off barrelling down the right, handing Man City all but level with the right corner flag. 

21:38

21:36

Bastoni comes off for Gosens, and Dumfries exits for Bellanova. 

21:34

21:32

Inter nearly equalise a minute later! Frankly unbelievable that Inter are behind, with Dimarco springing to pull off a header that just kisses the crossbar, and when it falls back to him, he dives to header the ball a second time, and still can't get it over the line! 

Lukaku's heel provided the crucial block, whilst Akanji was all over the Chelsea loanee. Keystone Kops-esque. 

21:30

A moment of pure quality to send Man City ahead! Akanji feeds a delicious ball down the line to Silva level with the goal line. The Portugal international cuts back to a perfect square of space in the middle of the box, and Rodri sprints onto it to deliver an inch-perfect finish! 

City have scored for the first time in a Champions League final - what other new ground can they break? 

21:27

As with the last half, neither team has done much to distinguish themselves, but Inter will be the happier. Martinez's chance was the sharpest yet, and Inzaghi's side are still yet to tire. 

Bastoni keeps a cool head to bat back a serious threat from Foden, looking to pierce through the penalty area from the left, saving me from having delete the previous sentence. 

21:26

Man City win a corner after moments earlier losing their cool as Inter sent the ball bobbling around the Manchester side's penalty area. City broke quickly, and are rewarded with a set piece for Grealish to take. 

Stones brings down Bastoni - a slight overstatement - and after the corner comes to nowt, Inter have the freekick. 

21:23

21:20

Man City nearly have calamity at the back after communication with Ederson and Akanji totally breaking down. Martinez powers onto it, and forces Ederson into a save at the near post, leaving Lukaku hanging in prime position at the top of the box. 

Guardiola, in Guardiola fashion, collapses to his knees. 

But there's reason to be cheerful after Barella fouls Foden and picks up the first yellow of the match, winning an opportune freekick. Dias gets onto the delivery, but his header skies the bar. 

21:18

21:16

Stones sets off well, forging a path towards the top of the box, but he slips a little laying off his shot. He's well-supported by team-mates, but there's Inter players all over the City attack, and Foden loses out, handing possession back to his opponents. 

They waste no time sprinting up the pitch, with Calhanoglu sending in a serviceable strike, but it's blocked out well. 

21:14

Dimarco goes charging up the left, setting up Barella, who in turns feed Martinez, but Gundogan gets his own back by upturning Martinez just inside the Man City half. Inter can't claim a freekick, and City have their own a moment later after Grealish is much less cleverly challenged. 

Foden overcooks his ball 25 yards off, which flies out of play. 

21:12

Onana wobbles on the ball and sends it out to a questing Silva. But Acerbi comes to his keeper's rescue and forces Man City back, if only a little. 

Gundogan tries to spark play forward, but Calhanoglu leaps merrily into a challenge with the Man City captain that leaves him lying on the floor. 

21:09

Play halts after Dimarco backs into Silva looking to fight for the header and goes down heavily. He looks like he'll live. 

As Rob said in his half-time thoughts, Inter will have fun disrupting rhythm anyway they can. 

Inter force Man City back into their own half as Dzeko bears down on Akanji, earning himself a little flurry of applause from his manager. 

21:08

No changes from either manager, after City's forced change in the first half. On the sidelines, the Inter substitutes, including Lukaku, start warming up, preparing for the inevitable change of legs. Inter have been playing so much energy, it will be interesting to see how long they can manage with the after burners on. 

Silva boots the ball up the pitch to try and force an attack, but Bastoni knocks it straight back. 

21:06

Inter are out first, while Guardiola draws his players into a final huddle in the tunnel before they stream back out onto the pitch. 

City get us underway for a ferocious 45-or-so minutes. 

21:00

Manchester City owner Sheikh Mansour has been spotted at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium watching his side face Inter Milan in the Champions League final. 

Mansour, the vice-president of the United Arab Emirates, flew out to Turkey on Saturday morning and attended the game later in the day.

Mansour - who has only watched one competitive fixture since buying the club in 2008 - was pictured sitting next to Khaldoon Al Mubarak, the club's Chairman.

Read more below. 

20:57

Rio Ferdinand said that Kyle Walker's 'blood will be boiling' after being left out of Manchester City's Champions League final starting 11.

Walker is benched by Pep Guardiola, in the only change from the team that beat Manchester United in the FA Cup final at Wembley a week ago.

Ferdinand told BT Sport: 'He will be absolutely fuming... inside, I can imagine, the blood will be boiling. He's been integral to them getting here.'

Read more below. 

20:55

The Stones experiment is more extreme tonight. He’s playing 10-15 metres ahead of Rodri. This presumably to cope with a midfield five and give Inter a problem to solve. City were essentially playing 3-1-3-3 with Stones in the midfield three alongside De Bruyne and Gundogan. I guess Pep sees that as a better area to win the numerical advantage against a five man midfield than playing alongside Rodri as a holding midfielder.

Inter seem noticeably slow to restart on throw-ins, corners. Almost like they don’t want a free-flowing game. It’s a really scrappy, low-quality game at the moment – which suits Inter perfectly.

That’s pretty much everything Inter wanted from the first half. And a terrible game to boot

20:52

It's been a nervy half, full of edge and tactical machinations, but with little in the way of real attacking firepower. Man City have had classy flashes, but will have been caught off-guard by Inter's tempo and ability to shatter their careful rhythms. 

De Bruyne's exit - what a loss. At least he made it to the second half in Porto. 

20:49

Akanji has a fun and funky shot from 20 yards out which takes on too much air en route to Onana's goal. 

The Inter keeper winds up for a final goal kick, but there's little from it except the whistle - 45 down, 45 to go! 

20:47

20:46

When Man City do begin to probe around the edge of the penalty area, Inter stuff up the box, and City are having a difficult time wading through. Grealish attempts to skirt around the box, but he's set upon by Dumfries and eventually pulled down. 

A fine opportunity for a Man City freekick level on the left with the penalty area. Foden boots it over the box, but Rodri does battle with Martinez and accidentally backheels the ball out for a goalkick. 

20:42

Dias feeds Foden, who sets up a dancing Silva on the right, but Inter steam into the challenge and shut down their threat on the right. 

Acerbi goes down after a featherlight interaction with Foden, but Inter pick up the goalkick. 

20:40

That said, Man City's depth is awe-inspiring. Foden is a diamond-studded substitute to have in your arsenal (sorry). 

Calhanoglu lifts the ball over the pack to Barella high up on the right, which the Italy international pulls down well, but he's pushed back by Ake. Inter hold their nerve, however, and keep hold of possession. 

20:37

I can't believe it. Kevin De Bruyne will watch another Champions League final from the sidelines. 

He holds up his hand, emotion written on his face. This is one enormous fly in Guardiola's ointment. Fans in the stands look gutted. What a disappointment for the player, who has been revelatory for Man City this season. 

Foden makes his way onto the pitch. 

20:35

Haaland is tumbled by Calhanoglu as Inter swipe back possession, surely looking to capitalise on this unexpected change in mood. 

But City edge forward again, going slow as Inter press tighter and tighter. 

20:33

On the side, Foden has warmed up and put his shirt on - but De Bruyne has jogged back on. 

He's taking it slow, as things stand. 

20:32

Buoyed up, De Bruyne makes a long-range effort from just outside the area, but it's a simple save from Onana. Grealish almost replicates Haaland's attempt moments earlier, to similar results - in a matter of moments, momentum has almost entirely shifted. 

But there's an issue on the pitch - De Bruyne has sat down. Medics sprint onto the pitch. If Man City were to lose De Bruyne, as they did in 2021, there could be seismic consequences. 

20:29

Barella, halfway inside the City half, spots Ederson straying off his line and has a not-imperfect punt that almost troubles the keeper. On the sidelines, Guardiola motions for his players to calm down - they're the less-settled side as things stand. 

But quick as flash, Man City turn it on, scything through the Inter midfield, before De Bruyne sets up Haaland on the left inside the penalty area. He leathers the ball at Onana, who makes a fine save, and City can't come up with something better before De Bruyne hoofs the ball out of play. 

20:26

Ake prepares to mount a City attack from the backline, but Inter are making it difficult for their opponents to push out of their half.

Grealish looks to find a way through on the left, but he's quickly skittled by Barella for a freekick. 

20:24

Dimarco sneaks the ball to Brozovic, who speeds to the edge of the D and fires at Ederson, his rushed attempt clearing the crossbar by some distance. 

Calhanoglu has the ball swiped by Akanji as Man City attempt to put together a string of possession and steady their rhythm. Inter have been extremely efficient off the ball, and it's City who look flustered now in front of goal, as a ball falls nicely for Grealish and he misfires, with none of his team-mates able to come to his rescue in the box. 

20:21

The sun might have set in Istanbul, but sweat is pouring off the players already. 

Grealish breaks down the left to pick off a clever short pass from Haaland, but he has to battle past Acerbi, who tries to muscle him off the ball by the corner flag. De Bruyne digs his team-mate out, but a good defensive showing from Inter hands them a throw-in, not the marauders in sky blue. 

20:18

20:16

20:14

A show of fire from Calh