Pep Guardiola’s team is one victory away from finally taking home the biggest award in European club football after completing their second English league and cup double.
Given their most recent English Premier League triumph, it comes as no big surprise that Manchester City has advanced to their second Champions League Final.
And Pep Guardiola’s team has a strong chance of defeating Inter and winning club football’s most prestigious award if they do so.
The Italians finished second to Bayern Munich in Group C, but they finished ahead of Barcelona. As a result, they have benefited from an easier path to the knockout rounds.
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The Atatürk Olympic Stadium, site of probably the most famous final of all time, is the venue for the first meeting of the teams, the highest club award in global football is once again up for grabs, City are in sight of a treble, and the competition is taking place.
City has been knocking on doors for a while, but this is only their second final and they haven’t broken their duck. Coach Pep Guardiola, who previously won the cup in 2009 and 2011, is aiming to join the select club of three-time winners and become just the sixth person to do it with two clubs. The most recent of Inter’s three victories came in between their two victories over Barcelona; back then, José Mourinho was in charge; is Simone Inzaghi next?
likely starting lineups
Walker, Rben Dias, Aké, Stones, Rodri, Bernardo Silva, De Bruyne, Gündoan, Grealish, and Haaland are all members of Man City.
Inter: Onana; Darmian; Acerbi; Bastoni; Dumfries; Barella; Mkhitaryan; Dimarco; Lautaro Martnez; and Deko
All tournaments, Man City Form (most recent first): WLDWWW
They won the FA Cup and the Premier League, respectively.
Inter Form (all events, most recent at the top): WWWLWW
They placed third in Serie A and won the Coppa Italia.
