City's triumph was 'written in the stars' - Guardiola

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola believes that his side's Champions League victory was 'written in the stars' after they finally extended their domestic domination across the continent.

City beat Inter Milan 1-0 to win the Champions League for the first time and complete a rare treble on a night of frayed nerves.

Pre-match talk of a stroll to European soccer's most-cherished crown proved off the mark, however, and it took a Rodri goal after 68 minutes to crack Inter's resistance.

Even then City's massed ranks had their heads in their hands as Inter threatened to drag a cagey final into extra time with goalkeeper Ederson making two superb late saves.

An eruption of joy greeted the final whistle with City's players sprinting towards their fans in the Ataturk Stadium.

"You have to be lucky ... It was written in the stars. It belongs to us," said City manager Guardiola. "With this competition, the treble is so difficult."

"They [Inter] are good, really, really good. The first half, we were anxious. The man free was John Stones - we could not find him, but it was a question of be patient, be patient.

"At the end, Ederson, they could draw, maybe Phil (Foden) could have scored a second one. In this competition, it is (the toss of) a coin and that we were there."

City not only won their first European trophy since claiming the now-defunct European Cup Winners' Cup in 1970, they also became only the second English team to win a treble of Premier League, FA Cup and

Champions League, matching Manchester United's sweep in 1999 when City were in the third-tier.

Inter, bidding to lift the trophy for a fourth time, stifled Guardiola's side with a superbly-executed game plan in the first half in which City's Kevin De Bruyne went off injured.