Man City fans party until sunrise in Istanbul after Champions League final
manchestereveningnews.co.ukJubilant Manchester City fans partied until sunrise in Istanbul after winning the Champions League final. On Saturday night, there was barely an inch between the club's swarming supporters as they danced and celebrated on the city's popular Nevizade street.
Strangers hugged and kissed each other in the minutes after the final whistle as the street adopted a festival atmosphere. Stephen Woods, 30, said: "We were on the steps outside our hotel until 6am.
They were still going until 8am. Our room overlooks (Nevizade Street). We slept for something like an hour, but it is what it is." Read more: All the reaction to City's Champions League win He said that even the locals got involved in the celebrations: "All of the locals got involved, which we didn't expect.
Getting out of their cars with boom boxes and singing with us. We just didn't expect that, it's the craziest city we've ever been to." Richard Dickinson, 50, from Sheffield, also celebrated the win with family and friends until sunrise. "It was a surreal experience," he said. "We were always typical City, we were never going to be a big team, and everything like that.
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