Manchester City’s parade with the Champions League trophy will reportedly take place on Monday. Reports say that their bus will leave from Deansgate around 6.30 pm and go to St Mary’s Gate, through Cross Street and King Street and finish with a live stage show at Princess Street.
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City defeated Inter Milan 1-0 to win the UCL final on Saturday. Pep Guardiola’s team completed a historic treble by defeating Inter Milan in Istanbul, with Rodri’s second-half goal clinching the victory. Manchester City is only the second English club, following Manchester United in 1999, to win the Champions League, Premier League, and FA Cup all in the same season. The club had previously failed to win the European Cup, but their dramatic victory over Inter ensures that Guardiola has now won every major prize during his reign.
The team also released a statement regarding the parade. The statement read, “The squad will travel back to Manchester on Sunday afternoon, flying on a unique Club-liveried Etihad Airways Boeing 797-9 Dreamliner.”
“They will then celebrate the historic achievement with an open-top bus parade through Manchester City Centre on Monday 12 June.”
“Guardiola, his players, and his backroom staff will depart from Tonman Street, Deansgate, at approximately 6:30 pm and travel to St Mary’s Gate. The parade will then travel through Cross Street and Kings Street, before finishing on Princess Street where a live stage show will take place.”
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Manchester City completed an unprecedented achievement in a thrilling season finale at the Ataturk Stadium, defeating Inter Milan 1-0 to win their first Champions League title. Rodri, a Spanish midfielder, scored the game-winning goal in the 68th minute, deciding the outcome of a closely contested encounter. Despite dominating the game, City struggled at times against the veteran three-time champs. In a frantic finish, Inter came within seconds of equalizing when replacement Romelu Lukaku’s close-range header was saved by Ederson.
