Pep Guardiola insisted it was “written in the stars” throughout an expletive-ridden response to Manchester City securing the Champions League and treble.
Rodri’s purpose was sufficient to clinch a 1-0 win in Istanbul over Inter Milan, which additionally represented the Spanish supervisor’s second European treble of his profession, 14 years after his first with Barcelona.
And Guardiola couldn’t conceal his aid at edging out the Italians within the ultimate, lauding his crew’s “patience” after a tricky begin.
“Tired, calm, satisfied,” Guardiola informed BT Sport. “This f***ing trophy, it’s so difficult to win it.
“It’s impossible. It could have gone differently, we knew it, they are really good. Antonio Conte will learn a lot what they do. It’s quite similar, They bring you up, they find strikers, link well to feet, then after they run to the other side. The first half we were anxious.
“It’s a question to be patient. Last time we were 1-0 down in Porto, this time, 0-0, you have to be lucky. Ederson’s save, they missed it. This competition is a coin. It was written in the stars. We did it.”
Guardiola additionally bemoaned the size of the season with many gamers now as a consequence of play worldwide matches.
“Right now I have no energy to think of the next season, we need a break, the season is too long,” Guardiola added. “Most go to the national team to play games, Uefa, Fifa, think about it, come on.
“The Premier League finished two to three weeks ago. These guys will have two to three weeks off and then start again, it’s too much. Next season we’ll start from zero.”