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For years, Guardiola has ridiculed the idea that he was brought to City to win the Champions League but in the press conference room at the Santiago Bernabeu, he made an important caveat. "I know the demand from my club to win the Champions League. I had the feeling when I arrived," he said. "They didn't ask me but I know the feeling that after the first Premier League the target was the Champions League." All City's plans will be placed in this context. They are in a good position but they will confront a group of players and coach who simply believe winning the Champions League is always Real Madrid's destiny. Guardiola was asked after the match if they had replaced Real as the benchmark in Europe and joked that they were only 13 Champions League triumphs behind. Now they have finally won one though, every club on the continent will be on alert; the boys in Blue are coming after them. That night at the Etihad was a reminder of the extraordinary talent that City have acquired this season, with Guardiola in disbelief as the ball fell to Erling Haaland again, and again, and again, and again, and again. Five times the Norwegian was in the right place at the right time to turn a potentially difficult evening into another record-breaking celebration, and he spent a third of the match on the bench. Conversations, underscored by the acceptance that a guilty verdict on the club's most serious Premier League charges would change the discussion, are now about whether this is the best City team ever and where they sit in the pantheon of the best ever to have played the game. Given City's rebirth in spring, it felt fitting that the final would be against Inter Milan, a three-time Champions League winner with so many characteristics in their team that are exactly what Guardiola's side don't like to face.
What haunting secrets are buried Inside No. 9?: Darkly twisted comic tales from Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith Now we’re right at the heart of Trafford Park, where some of the region’s biggest factories and employers are based. This stop is also where you’ll find a handy park and ride facility for those driving to use the tram. It was another special moment from a special player. De Bruyne is such a class act, and does it all with such apparent ease, that there is almost a danger he may not be fully appreciated outside Manchester City.
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Now we’re at the first of the two main Trafford Centre stops for those visiting the giant shopping mall. I’m not sure why they are sitting on a toadstool, but they are. The toadstool seems to be a sort of house and has a sign declaring “Welcome Gnome.”
Terrorised' Manchester shopping centre was commercial disaster patrolled by 'machine gun-toting teen' And as to the secret of Gnome Island? Well, we hear it may have something to do with the team behind City Centre Cruises, who lovingly attend the gnomes’ every need. How the Circle became Manchester's most in-demand private members club with footballers, celebs and VIPs Many people are both and there has been a recent popularity explosion in the football themed garden gnome, and sports garden gnomes in general. The new Village tram stop pulls up just outside another fine architectural gem – the 120-year-old Trafford Park Hotel.Pep Guardiola's amazing Blues have been crowned Kings of Europe after their victory over Inter Milan in the Champions League final in Istanbul. To celebrate these oddities, the M.E.N. has compiled a list of a number of 'unofficial' landmarks found across Greater Manchester. Not all of them make tourist guides, but we've definitely come to know and love them It was that night at the Allianz that mattered so much though. City were of course confident with a 3-0 lead but Thomas Tuchel - slayer of the Blues in the 2021 Champions League final - whipped up the Bavarian crowd to be louder than the Yellow Wall and sent Leroy Sane and Kingsley Coman out to do as much damage as possible. This football gnome would make a great gift and could just as easily be used indoors on a desk as outdoors on the patio. Surely it is the very best leeds united gnome you could buy for a fan! City carried some psychological baggage into the Bernabeu after that traumatic 6-5 semi-final loss last season when they somehow fashioned defeat from victory.
After the pleasant tram journey out of the city, the first new stop on the Trafford Centre route gives a real visual treat. Venture off the tram at Wharfside and you’ll enjoy expansive views out across the Manchester Ship Canal and over to the buzzing Salford Quays and MediaCityUK. We all know that Manchester is a place rich in history and architecture and features some incredible official landmarks. And to celebrate what has been a record-breaking campaign to remember, the Manchester Evening News has produced a stunning souvenir edition, charting the Blues' path to history.Just be sure your neighbour isn’t a supporter of the other team or there could be a bit of football gnome shenanigans in the night. Al Mubarak was part of a delegation of City suits in Munich that night who felt the need to mark the occasion as City not only made a European semi-final for the third straight year but did it by beating one of the biggest powers in world football. The chairman joined Pep Guardiola on the turf in an emptied stadium along with Txiki Begiristain and other executives to take a triumphant selfie: City had come to the home of one of their biggest rivals, and they had conquered. Stop here for: Barton Square (new Primark, SeaLife Centre, Legoland) and EventCity conference centre. Also the walkway here gets you in to the John Lewis/ Marks and Spencer end of the intu Trafford Centre. intu Trafford Centre As you set off to the next stop, keep your eyes peeled for one of the colourful bee sculptures from the hugely popular Bee In the City event, which has taken up residence outside supply chain giant CHEP on Trafford Park. From Manchester Cathedral and Central Library to Gorton Monastery and the Victoria Baths, we have iconic buildings to fill many a visitors' guide. But what about the unofficial and unique landmarks?
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