Kevin De Bruyne says Manchester City determined to lift Champions League trophy – ‘the only thing we want to change'

Kevin De Bruyne says Manchester City are not thinking about ‘the treble’ ahead of their date with destiny in the Champions League final, but simply winning the trophy. The Premier League champions and FA Cup winners can become just the second English team to achieve the incredible feat if they beat Inter Milan at the Ataturk Stadium in Istanbul. Ad However, speaking ahead of the game, playmaker De Bruyne says the players are focused more on winning Europe’s premier club competition for the first time in their history.

Champions LeagueVinicius and De Bruyne score stunners as tense semi-final first leg ends even09/05/2023 AT 18:01 “I see it as winning the Champions League,” he said at City’s pre-final media day. “We’re in the final so we know if we win the final it is a treble. But it’s winning that competition, and then the consequences after if you win it then you have the treble.” De Bruyne joined the club in 2015 and has become one of the most highly rated footballers in Europe during that time.

As part of City’s all-conquering team, the Belgian has lifted five Premier League tiles as well as seven League Cups and FA Cups combined. However, he is well aware of the fact the Champions League is considered something of a holy grail, and only winning will truly enshrine their status as an elite club. “We’ve not won it yet,” he warned.

“So as long as we don’t win it, these questions are going to come back every year. But we’ve been so consistent, even if we’ve not won it, in the eight years I’ve been here we’ve reached finals, semi-finals, quarter-finals, so we’ve always been in the top eight, top four in the Champions League. “We’ve just not won it yet, and that’s the only thing we want to change.” How to watch Manchester