POOR Romelu Lukaku summed up Inter Milan’s incredible misfortune in failing to find a Champions League final equaliser – when he accidentally produced the “most important block of all”.
Rodri fired Manchester City to a Treble with their first ever triumph in this competition – but Pep Guardiola’s men survived a crazy finale.
PARomelu Lukaku can’t get out of the way of Federico Dimarco ‘s header[/caption]
And the most amazing heart-in-mouth incident saw Federico Dimarco’s close-range diving header cannon off Inter sub Lukaku in front of goal.
Dimaroc nodded a looping effort off the bar and powered the rebound forward.
But striker Lukaku, on loan from Chelsea, had no room to get out of the way and the ball hit his left heel.
BT Sport commentator Darren Fletcher said: “The block by Lukaku is the most important block of all.”
It got worse for Lukaku as he had a point-blank header somehow kept out by Ederson.
The City stopper then conjured an even better stop seconds from the end of stoppage time.
The amazing climax was soon overshadowed by City players celebrating wildly as they successfully held on despite Inter pushing them harder than many had expected.
Matchwinner Rodri told BT Sport: “Emotional. A dream come true.
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“It wasn’t easy. What a team we faced, the way they defend and counter-attack.
“We gave everything. I wasn’t good in the first half.
“Finals are like this. You can’t expect to play well as always. Emotions and nerves are there.
“We competed like animals. We want more. More ambition. It’s a dream.
This moment will never happen again. We hope next year but we deserve to celebrate.”
APLukaku saw Ederson deny a firm header sent too close to the keeper[/caption]