What rest of Europe thinks of Man City's dominance
The Athletic FC Podcast
The Athletic
4.0 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 18 May 2023
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
So the treble is very much on for Manchester City after they swept aside Real Madrid to reach the final of the Champions League in what Pep Guardiola described as one of their best ever performances.
But does their brilliance get the respect and adulation across Europe in the same way we’ve seen with other great sides?
Mark Chapman is joined by The Athletic's Jack Pitt-Brooke and also our Manchester football writer Mark Critchley whilst our reporters dotted across the continent share what Manchester City's rivals make of their dominance.
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| 0:00.0 | The Athletic. |
| 0:03.5 | So the treble is very much on for Manchester City |
| 0:06.3 | after they swept aside Real Madrid |
| 0:07.9 | to reach the final of the Champions League |
| 0:09.7 | in what Pep Guadiola described as one of their best ever performances. |
| 0:14.4 | But does their brilliance get the respect and adulation |
| 0:16.8 | across Europe in the same way we've seen with other great sides? |
| 0:20.6 | I'm Mark Chapman. |
| 0:21.4 | This is the Athletic Football Podcast. |
| 0:26.4 | Do you feel like you are doing something incredibly special this season? |
| 0:30.3 | We have done a really incredible special. |
| 0:32.6 | Of course, we have to win the titles, but we have done it. |
| 0:35.2 | We cannot forget. |
| 0:36.4 | We are one game away to win three prime leagues in a row, |
| 0:38.8 | and we have been two final Champions League and one semi-finaled Champions League in the last |
| 0:42.9 | years, so there's no team in the world can do that. |
| 0:47.4 | You must be very proud tonight. |
| 0:48.8 | You cannot imagine. |
| 0:49.9 | But not just the players or organizations. |
| 0:51.6 | It's in our chairman- and to the last person. |
| 0:54.4 | So how we work with a good purpose and the commitment and everything. |
| 0:58.6 | So the belief that we have is amazing. |
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