In his eighth effort as City manager, City defeated Inter Milan 1-0 on Saturday in Istanbul to eventually win the European championship.
Following victories in the Premier League and the FA Cup, City completed an unprecedented feat by winning all three major championships in the same season, matching Manchester United's feat.
Guardiola has won the FA Cup and the Premier League on numerous occasions, but he has compared winning the Champions League with City for the first time to Messi's fifth-place finish in the World Cup.
Guardiola told the Argentine publication Ole, "I think the job is done." "I don't want to compare myself to Leo (Messi) any less, but there is an image," the speaker said.
After so many years of striving and falling short in the latter rounds, Guardiola believes that the Inter final might have gone other way but that it was finally in their favor.
Guardiola was asked if his City team suffered in order to win the Champions League. He replied, "Yes, but in previous Champions Leagues, where for example we lost against Chelsea or Real Madrid last year in the semi-finals, or even this year, you always suffer."
We are quite thrilled today, but we could have tied the game at the end. We might have lost if Inter had tied with us.
"And right now, we wouldn't be writing this note, and nobody would be quite as happy." Sport at this high level is ultimately about the details.
Combined with Guardiola
After his team defeated Inter Milan on Saturday night, Guardiola urged his players not to give up on winning trophies. The Premier League's accusations of City's alleged financial violations in February gave him the confidence to continue.
It was crucial for City to defeat Inter because it allows us to create a lasting legacy for the future, according to Rodri, whose goal gave City the Champions League title in Istanbul. We can have faith in who we are.
Teams like Real Madrid, Bayern, Barcelona, and AC Milan have all done this in the past. We think we can triumph once more.
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