In recent years, City supporters have made a point of booing the well-known Champions League anthem to express their displeasure with UEFA.
The organization has earned a bad reputation as a result of a string of incidents that started with racist taunts directed at Mario Balotelli by Porto fans during the 2011–12 season. For the event, the Portuguese club received a punishment of less than £20,000.
Just two years later, when the team was discovered to have broken Financial Fair Play laws in 2014, further rage ensued.
Guardiola wants the pre-game custom to be abandoned in Istanbul, when his City team will try to win their first European championship and complete the fabled Treble.
The Spaniard concurred with statements made by midfielder Ilkay Gundogan earlier in the week during a press conference on Friday. "I concur with Ilkay; today should be a celebration.
"Inter and City supporters, rejoice today." Enjoy being here. Last but not least, the past is the past.
"It's an amazing competition, UEFA organized it, and we wholeheartedly support what they're doing." Guardiola continued, "We won't boo again and have fun."
After doing their famed "Poznan" dance before the game, City supporters beat Manchester United in the FA Cup final. Less than a minute later, Gundogan scored by shooting past De Gea.
The City captain urged his devoted supporters to do the same again earlier this week in advance of the Champions League final at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium.
As always, Gundogan said, "Our fans are going to be so important for us this weekend." How important they are to our success can be seen by looking at Saturday's game at Wembley, the midfielder stated.
"Our fans were incredible from beginning to end. It was wonderful and, in my opinion, helped us score after 13 minutes. Hearing them chant Blue Moon in the tunnel, the ear-piercing atmosphere as we stepped out onto the field to a sea of blue, then the Poznan while we waited for the game to start on the pitch.
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