Gundogan redeemed! “It chases you”
Ecstasy in front of the stadium! City fans celebrate before the CL final
John Fisher
Ilkay Gündogan leads Manchester City as captain to the Champions League triumph. How things will continue for the German national player could be decided in the coming days. There are many indications that he will leave the triple winner.
When the confetti cannon blew the golden snippets into the air, it was a German player who raised the Champions League trophy into the Istanbul night sky.
Ilkay Gündogan received this honor as captain after Manchester City defeated Inter Milan 1-0 in the final was crowned the best team in Europe.
The DFB star was the first German captain in history to lead a non-German team to win the premier class title.
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For the 32-year-old, it was the first triumph on his third attempt after losing to Bayern with BVB in 2013 and the same fate against Chelsea in 2021 in the City jersey.
“You can imagine if you play the third final and lost the two before that – the first ten years ago – then it’s chasing you too,” said a visibly moved Gündogan ZDF insight into his inner life.
“He just created his life’s work at club level today,” enthused expert and Gladbach star Christoph Kramer a little later. It was the grandiose climax of a fable season in which Gündogan once again showed what talent he had.
While he never achieved the status of indispensable in this country – also due to his rarely inspiring appearances in the national team – in Manchester they know exactly what they have in this player.
Gündogan had an “incredibly good feeling”
“I’m not getting any younger either. Accordingly, there are not that many opportunities to win this pot,” said the German international.
The midfield star revealed that he had had “an incredibly good feeling” in the last few weeks: “We knew it would be difficult, but we were always confident and knew that we could win the game if we did our homework.”
The venue was a very special touch. “It is my parents’ home country. I still have family here, still friends – they are all in the stadium today. It’s very special, and then as a captain. It doesn’t get any better than that.”
However, Gündogan and Co. had a lot of work to do before they triumphed. City initially lacked the ease of the past few months, but then took the lead through Rodri’s shot in the 67th minute.
There will probably not be a BVB return
The team of coach Pep Guardiola survived Inter’s rebellion in the final stages with luck and skill and thus completed a perfect season by winning the treble.
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How things will continue for Gündogan after fulfilling his dream is still in the stars.
His contract with City expires in three weeks. Quite a few industry insiders believe that Gündogan Manchester after winning the Champions League after seven successful years with five English championship titles and two FA Cup successes will leave.
For Per Mertesacker, it would be the right moment to “say, okay, mission accomplished,” speculated the junior director of Arsenal FC on ZDF. “I think the clubs are queuing.”
Mertesacker on Gundogan: Arsenal are in a good position
The former Gunners star even sees his club in pole position. “Because Arteta knows him and we probably haven’t broken off contact, we’re in a good position. I think he’ll let it all sink in first and then choose from one of the four clubs.”
After SPORTS1information, Gündogan will make a decision in the coming days. The former BVB star has several options. In addition to Arsenal, FC Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain have also thrown their hats in the ring.
On the other hand, a return to Dortmund, which several media had recently promised, is after SPORTS1-Information nothing to it.
2023-06-10 22:10:00
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