They are testament to the efforts of the 72 clubs to create such quality football and matchday experiences that encourages fans to attend matches in person even when there are so many other ways to consume football, and particularly when so many people are facing a squeeze on their finances." The Carabao Cup and EFL Trophy attracted another 1.9 million fans, with the Trophy final crowd of 79,389 for the meeting of Bolton and Plymouth being the highest attendance figure in Europe that weekend.ĮFL chief executive, Trevor Birch, said: "To welcome nearly 22 million supporters to an EFL competition in 2022-23 is quite remarkable. League One made the European top 10 with 5,857,547 supporters and League Two was in 14th place with 3,191,719 going through the turnstiles. That made the Championship the fifth-best supported division in Europe, behind the Premier League, Bundesliga, La Liga and Serie A. The Championship total of 10,391,945 fans is the first time for four years the number has broken eight figures. "Stones has the quality to pass the ball and he can arrive into the attacking positions to control the play.All three divisions figured in the top 20 best-attended European leagues, while the play-offs also had record figures. He's played so well lately and has given the opportunity to play in this certain way. He plays the big games like they are friendlies, he can cope with the pressure." The skills are there but he also had the mentality. On Ilkay Gundogan: "What a season he has had. I know today we gave our fans a good gift to enjoy against our neighbours." "I'm a Barcelona fan but I will love this club for the rest of my life. We'll travel on Thursday morning after training. We've then got three or four sessions to train for Inter Milan. "Tomorrow and the next day they can have off. "They follow man to man so tight and we didn't expect them to defend so narrow. We performed so well for our city and our fans. Of course we still have to win the Champions League. Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola, speaking to BBC One: "We can now talk about the Treble.
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