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The best videos and celebrations from Man City’s Champions League win

"Tired, calm, satisfied." Those were the emotions coursing through Pep Guardiola after steering Manchester City to the club's maiden Champions League title against Inter on Saturday, the third leg of a historic European treble to match Manchester United's feat in 1999. When Guardiola was confronted with how City could perform next season in the post-match press conference, he slumped onto the desk, begging: "No, don't talk about it. I need a break." It seems that City director Khaldoon Al Mubarak had also been looking ahead. "My chairman said: ‘Oh, London is next season’s venue [Wembley] of the final,'" Guardiola reported. "I don't tell you my answer to him because [it] will not be proper." Instead, Guardiola channelled his inner Kool & The Gang. "Now is time to celebrate." Here's how Manchester City's players and fans followed their manager's orders. Pitch-side party "Put any drink in front of ...

Real Madrid star facing race against time to be fit to face Man City

Real Madrid's hopes of securing a Champions League and Copa del Rey double may be dealt a blow as defender David Alaba is facing a race against time to recover from injury. The centre-back suffered a calf problem during the 2-0 win over Chelsea in the quarter-final return leg of the Champions League on Tuesday, and was replaced at half-time by Antonio Rudiger. ESPN report that test conducted on Alaba revealed a small muscle tear in his right calf, which will reportedly keep him sidelined for at least 10 days. Carlo Ancelotti will hope that the defender will be able to recover in time for the Copa del Rey final against Osasuna on May 6 and the first leg of their Champions League semi-final against Manchester City three days later at the Santiago Bernabeu. Read the latest Real Madrid news feed Rudiger is expected to continue at the heart of defence while the Austrian recovers. The German has had a stop-start first season in the Spanish capital after joining from Chelsea on a free ...

Sadio Mane 'punched Leroy Sane in the face' after Man City defeat

Sadio Mane is reported to have hit Bayern Munich teammate Leroy Sane in the face during a furious dressing room row following Tuesday's 3-0 defeat to Manchester City in the Champions League . Sane started the Game against his former side, with Mane coming off the bench for the final 20 minutes, but neither could prevent Bayern from falling to a huge loss which sees them all but eliminated from the Champions League ahead of the second leg of their quarter-final tie. Late in the game, BILD state that Sane and Mane had a verbal disagreement on the pitch when a move broke down, and that dispute carried over into the dressing room after the final whistle. Mane is said to have taken issue with how Sane spoke to him on the pitch and the report even states that the former Liverpool man struck Sane in the face, leaving visible marks on the German's face. Teammates had to intervene to separate the duo, with Sane leaving the dressing room soon after to calm things down. Read the lates...