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‘We can build a legacy’: Rodri wants Champions League dynasty for City

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Rodri poses with the Champions League trophy after Manchester City’s victory over Internazionale.
Rodri poses with the Champions League trophy after Manchester City’s victory over Internazionale on Saturday. Photograph: François Nel/Uefa/Getty Images

Rodri believes Manchester City’s first Champions League triumph can be the launchpad to build a legacy akin to that of Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Barcelona and Milan as clubs who are serial winners of the trophy.

The 26-year-old’s goal against Internazionale at the Ataturk Stadium proved decisive and sealed City the treble, moving Pep Guardiola’s side alongside Manchester United’s 1999 vintage as only the second English team to achieve the feat. Rodri immediately focused on defending the trophy next season.

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