Manchester City finally weather their storm

It has been long time coming - and there remains work to do - but the relief was palpable for all involved as City reached a first Champions League final in their history

Manchester City celebrate reaching the Champions League final (Manchester City FC via Getty Images)

It wasn't easy but, for the first time in their history, Manchester City are Champions League finalists.

"This has felt like a proper Champions League," defender Kyle Walker said in the wake of the hard-fought but well-earned semi-final win over Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday evening.

"We have had tough moments, weathered the storm and in previous years we probably didn't do that very well.