Manchester City is European champion. After a record-breaking final against Inter Milan in Istanbul, Turkey, finally The the citizens they won their first Champions League and now they can definitively claim their place among the greats of the continent.
With a dream campaign in the 2022-2023 season in which they not only won the orejona, but also kept it all in England, what position does this City of Pep Guardiola hold? Are they one of the best teams in history? In Sports news We look at some of the milestones on this road to success.
The revival of Manchester City
Manchester City was founded on November 23, 1880 and is undoubtedly one of England’s historic clubs. Although English football had its inaugural season in 1888–89, the first title Citizen in the first division it happened only in 1936-1937, while for the second he had to wait until the 1967-1968 season.
This very brief review reminds us of something: although City have a history of centuries, they only had brief moments of prominence, between the late 60s and mid-70s with the national Cups, before this fantastic present.
That all changed in September 2008, when the club was resold to the Sheikh of the United Arab Emirates, Suleiman Al-Fahim.
The dominance of Manchester City in England
Always in the shadow of the city’s other team, United, Manchester City started to win everything in England. Since being crowned the 2011-2012 Premier League, City have won the trophy 7 times in the last 12 competitions. In addition, in the same period he also achieved a total of 12 national cups. Dominion in England? Absolute.
Manchester City, champions of the Champions League
Until qualifying for the Champions League in the 2011-2012 season, their only experience in the competition was in the 1968-1969 European Cup. Of course, since his return he hasn’t missed a single competition and has always, in one way or another, starred, reaching the semi-finals twice and starring in both finals.
Can we talk about dominance in Europe? By winning the championship, clearly yes. And for what has happened in recent seasons.
Manchester City Treble
With the final touch on the Champions League, Manchester City 2022-2023 is the tenth team in win the European treble, that is, in the same season he lifted the Champions League together with the league and the national cup.
The teams that achieved the treble
- 1966-1967: Celtic
- 1971-1972: Ajax
- 1987-1988: PSV Eindhoven
- 1998-1999: Manchester United
- 2008-2009: Barcelona
- 2009-2010: Inter
- 2012-2013: Bayern Munich
- 2014-2015: Barcelona
- 2019-2020: Bayern Munich
And with this victory the inevitable comparison with United, the usual neighbor and rival, comes to the fore again. The red devils They achieved it in May 1999 while City were in League One, the third tier of English football, the only time they visited, although they did achieve promotion in May 1999, with a penalty against Gillingham.
Today the story went completely wrong. Manchester City and a historic treble? was achieved.
Manchester City 2022-2023 compared to other Treble winners
| Equipment | PJ | PG | P.E | PP | % wins | gf | GC | DG |
| Celtic 1967 | 49 | 38 | 8 | 3 | 77.5% | 149 | 41 | +108 |
| Ajax 1972 | 48 | 42 | 5 | 1 | 87.5% | 135 | 28 | +107 |
| PSV 1988 | 49 | 36 | 10 | 3 | 73.4% | 144 | 38 | +106 |
| Manchester United 1999 | 59 | 3. 4 | 22 | 3 | 57.6% | 123 | 56 | +67 |
| Barcelona 2009 | 62 | 42 | 13 | 7 | 67.7% | 158 | 55 | +103 |
| Inter 2010 | 56 | 37 | 13 | 6 | 66.0% | 98 | 44 | +54 |
| Bayern 2013 | 53 | Four five | 5 | 3 | 84.9% | 149 | 32 | +117 |
| Barcelona 2015 | 60 | fifty | 4 | 6 | 83.3% | 175 | 38 | +137 |
| Bayern 2020 | 51 | 43 | 4 | 4 | 84.3% | 159 | 48 | +107 |
| Man City 2023 | 57 | 42 | 10 | 5 | 73.6% | 145 | 39 | +106 |
Counting the match statistics of the three competitions that make up the treble, Ajax in the 1971-1972 season was the winner of the treble with the best numbers: they won 42 of the 48 games they played.
Are Manchester City the best team in history?
Perhaps it would be too hasty to say that Manchester City, 2022-2023 edition, are the best team in history, although from what has been reviewed throughout this tour, they are well within their rights to discuss the nickname.
If we talk about the end of the season, it is reasonable to say that it has a privileged place with everything that has been achieved and in a devastating way. Now perhaps the challenge will be to maintain it over time, even more so, to embarrass those who want to make comparisons.
