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Once the league war machine started rolling, it could only thunder forward. It would never stop for anyone.

For Man City, the Europa League match in Romania was also a crucial battle.

Manchester City's history began in 1880. It had been 130 years, but over the past century or so, the club had won only one European title—not the Champions League or the UEFA Cup, but the Winners' Cup.

Of the former three major European competitions, the Winners' Cup was contested by the domestic cup winners of each country. In terms of prestige, it ranked below the European Cup and the UEFA Cup. Later, however, the European Cup was reformed into the Champions League and expanded massively, causing the UEFA Cup—which had originally been no less prestigious than the European Cup—to plummet in status and become a thoroughly second-rate competition.

The UEFA Cup and the Winners' Cup were merged, and the competition had now been reformed into the Europa League.

It could be said that Manchester City's only European title was not particularly prestigious. But winning the Winners' Cup and the English League Cup in the same year had made them Double Crown winners, and that was already the most glorious achievement in Manchester City's history.

To some extent, Manchester City's so-called history and tradition could truly be described as starting from nothing.

But for that very reason, Manchester City cherished every opportunity to participate in European competitions.

This time, qualifying for the Europa League by finishing in the league's top six had thrilled Man City's fans. They had even been constantly calling on the team to make persistent efforts and perform well in the Europa League.

Manchester City had a strong squad. If they truly went all out for the Europa League, they were not without a chance.

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