Right, I'm going to wrap things up here.

Thank you so much for being here with me today.

A stunning win for Ange Postecoglou. A victory full of vindication. A victory to silence the doubters.

We'll be back at some point in the near future but until then, thanks for reading and good night.

Ange has confirmed there are no meetings planned with the club hierarchy.

He says he will drink a scotch in the hotel room, prepare for the club's last game of the season and then go on holiday with his family.

Ange admits that there was "huge relief" after the victory was confirmed.

"You ask any manager and that's the biggest feeling, because you carry the weight of responsibility.

"All that weighs on your shoulders.

"Also, I'm a lot older than those guys and I know the most important thing is to remember nights like these."

Ange Postecoglou is asked whether it would be right for a club to sack a coach who has delivered them their first piece of European silverware in 41 years.

"I'd be disappointed if I couldn't continue on this path," he says.

"I can understand why it would be difficult for a club like this to buy into one person's vision.

"Even Daniel sort of said, we went after winners, it didn't work, now we've got Ange.

"Mate, I'm a winner. I've been a serial winner my whole career.

"I know people dismiss my achievements because they didn't happen on this side of the world, but for me they were all hard earned.

"All I've done my whole career is win things.

"The way things have gone in the league, people are right to be concerned about.

"I don't think that's a true reflection of where we're at.

"But whatever happens, my own belief in what I do doesn't waver."

He is asked about what his dad would think about this.

He says that his dad is always with him — even when he looks in the mirror sometimes.

"It's massive in Australia," he says.

"I know everyone in Australia who got up early would be buzzing."

Ange Postecoglou talks about his change of style for knockout football.

"I've always treated ... I've had a lot of success in my career, not just in winning leagues, but also, in Australia I grew up playing finals football to win a championship," he says.

"Knockout football is always different.

"All my teams have always played a little different in knockout games.

"You know you've got to have a real clear game plan.

"Big games come down to moments, you've got to limit the moments of the opposition.

"The players embraced that because that was always going to be our approach in Europe."

Ange was asked if he felt he wanted to be around to help push the team forward next year.

And he is adamant that is what he wants to do.

"We've got a really young group of players and you can talk to them about success and what it means but until they feel it, it doesn't become real," he says.

"I have no doubt that all those boys tonight, having this feeling will want this feeling again.

"They've climbed the mountain now, so they know what it takes to get to where we are.

"I think it accelerates the opportunities to build the team that can be successful.

"I still feel like there's a lot of work to be done, but not as much work as people might think.

"People can bang on about our 20 league defeats and where we are, but they're missing the point of what we're trying to build here and what I'm trying to do anyway.

"I really feel tonight can be a great place for us to kick on."

Ange is not willing to say that this is his greatest achievement, but certainly that it is his toughest to pull off.

"It's definitely been the toughest thing I've ever done, without a shadow of a doubt," he says.

"I knew that going into it.

"This club has had some unbelievable world class coaches, world class players, and they haven't had a night like this.

"I knew what I was taking on.

"And it's fair to say it's been really challenging because wherever else I've had success by this stage I've kinda had the faith and trust of everybody, and here it's been different.

"I understand, it's not a criticism it's just the club and it's recent history.

"I don't think they could ever always go all in on one person.

"I think when we got to the end of January at the end of the transfer window, I made the decision there and then that this was the trophy we were going to go for.

"It probably was at odds with what other people at the club thought we should do.

"But I just really believed we could win this. "

Ange is speaking in his press conference now.

"It's hard to put into words the emotions.

"I'm super proud of the players, there's a quote from my favourite Australian Prime Minister, Paul Keating, he said 'this is one for the true believers', and this is certainly one for the true believers.

"That means an unbelievable group of players who never wavered, never lost faith in me and what we were doing, and unbelievable football staff.

"Everyone thinks I have this fractious relationship, but every supporter I ever bumped into was just so kind in reassuring me that they believed in what I was doing. 

"I understand the disappointment we put them through this year, particularly in the league, 

"But seeing them tonight … some of them have never had a night like this."

He also thanks his wife, his "beautiful boys" and the support they have given him.