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Grealish's ghetto blaster and a first beer in 11 months - what happened as Man City players left the Ataturk Stadium
11.06.2023 - 12:45 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A mixed zone on the night of a Champions League final is always a chaotic scene. A cacophony of languages ricochets around the bowels of the Ataturk Stadium and reporters from around the world get elbows out to jostle for position, with those working for TV and radio desperately thrusting microphones in the direction of anyone who will stop.
UEFA have set up pens for players to come and speak and several Manchester City players take up station in front of groups of media. In a corner near the exit close to the blue-liveried team bus, another huddle of reporters from UK papers are trying to stop the victors.
It's around 2.15am when Rico Lewis comes over to briefly reflect on his journey this season. We're a couple of questions in when the hum of interviews being conducted is replaced by the din of celebrations.
'Can you hear me calling, out your name?' drifts into the mixed zone as the doors from the dressing room area swing open. Now nobody can hear any of the interviews being conducted in various parts of this huge, underground room.
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'Awooo, I wanna be with you everywhere' blasts out as Jack Grealish walks past us. Grealish is one of the most colourful talkers in the City squad but rarely stops. Tonight, he still has his shirt on, is wearing sunglasses in a windowless room two hours after midnight and carries a ghetto blaster on his shoulder. Fleetwood Mac's 'Everywhere', adopted by City fans as a terrace anthem this season, is blasting out and Grealish is off to get the party started. Lewis quickly follows, ending his chat before it had even started. It's that kind of night.
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