Man City has just won the first Champions League in history, but individual reserve goalkeeper Scott Carson has won the throne twice.
In Man City’s registration list for the Champions League final, Scott Carson is Ederson’s backup goalkeeper. Of course, the 35-year-old British goalkeeper and his teammates lifted the Champions League title in 2022/23. In this match, Pep Guardiola’s army won at least Inter Milan, the only goal scorer was midfielder Rodri.
For Scott Carson personally, this is the player’s second Champions League title. In 2005 in the Liverpool shirt, Carson at the age of 20 also won the championship after the home team defeated a team also from Milan (AC Milan).
Another notable point in common is that both finals take place in Istanbul, Türkiye. On social networks, many tweets praised Scott Carson as the true champion, when he didn’t even need to put on gloves to win the most coveted trophy in European football at club level, but also took advantage of the competition. 2 times.
And yet, an interesting comment appeared as follows: “In 2041, 55-year-old Scott Carson won the Champions League for the third time, in the role of Newcastle’s number 3 goalkeeper and of course did not play a minute. any”.
With Man City, they have completed the treble this season with the Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League titles. Pep Guardiola’s army has the opportunity to collect more titles in 2023 with the Community Shield, UEFA Super Cup or FIFA World Cup Club.
