Manchester City midfielder Rodri admits it “wasn’t easy” facing an “unbelievable” team like Inter Milan following their 1-0 victory in the final of the Champions League.

Midway through the second half at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium, Bernardo Silva sent a pass back to Rodri, who then scored. This was the winning goal in a game in which City’s usual rhythm was thrown off and Kevin De Bruyne got hurt.

Erling Haaland, who has scored 52 goals this season, hasn’t scored in five straight games, but City still beat teams that no one thought would make it this far.

“It wasn’t easy. What a team we faced, unbelievable,” Rodri told British broadcaster BT Sport.

City is the first English team to win a treble since Manchester United in 1999. They have already won the Premier League five times in six years, and they also won the FA Cup.

In the same month 24 years ago, City beat Gillingham on penalties to win the English third-tier play-off final.

Now, they are the best team in England, and two years after losing to Chelsea in their first final, they have won the biggest prize in European club football.

“I think we made history. The good thing is that we want more. This project is to want more, more ambition,” Rodri added.

Sheikh Mansour, the club’s owner, made a rare appearance at a City game to watch his team win the match. In the years since he bought the club in 2008, City has gone from being an average team to a powerhouse.