Manchester City's Champions League win on Saturday night could be seen as a culmination of various things.
The most obvious was to see it as everything the ownership group have been looking for since taking over the club in 2008, a European triumph to complete their gatecrashing of the traditional elite and catapult their status even further in the world to further grow the club. Sheikh Mansour's presence at only his second City match in 15 years and first since 2010 certainly cemented the open secret that this was the trophy most desired by the hierarchy.
It was also a redemptive night for Pep Guardiola, so often the brunt of criticism during City's many painful exits in this competition over the last six years. The best coach in the world ensured that his career would be defined by the Champions League when he won two in his first three years of coaching, yet each subsequent exit had left his critics with a growing amount of ammunition; hopefully, they have now been neutralised.
