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2022/23 UEFA Champions League
Final
Manchester City v Inter Milan
Ataturk Olympic Stadium
Istanbul, Turkey
Saturday, 10 June 2023
Kick-off is at 19h00
Manchester City will be looking to cap off a superb season when they face Inter Milan in the
UEFA Champions League final at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium on Saturday, June 10.
The Citizens claimed the domestic double when they beat neighbours Manchester United 2-1 in the FA Cup final last Saturday thanks to a match-winning brace from Ilkay Gundogan.
Pep Guardiola's side had already defended their Premier League crown after they embarked on a 12-match winning streak to haul in Arsenal, who were eight points clear at the top of the table heading into April.
City are now targeting the holy grail in their pursuit of a historic treble to match the feat achieved by the Red Devils in 1998-99.
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The English giants are favourites to lift the coveted trophy for the first time after they dispatched defending champions Real Madrid 5-1 on aggregate in the semi-finals.
This is their second trip to the final and the Citizens will be determined to make amends for the 1-0 defeat they suffered at the hands of Chelsea in Porto, Portugal two seasons ago.
City are unbeaten in 12 games in Europe's elite club competition this season and have conceded just five goals, while they've failed to find the back of the net only twice - both 0-0 draws against FC Copenhagen and Borussia Dortmund in the group stages.
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Erling Haaland has spearheaded their European challenge, bagging 12 goals in 10 appearances and he's now looking to join an elite group to have scored 13 or more in a single season - a feat only managed by Cristiano Ronaldo, Robert Lewandowski, Karim Benzema and Lionel Messi. The Norwegian striker enjoyed an outstanding debut campaign in England, breaking numerous records on his way to winning the Golden Boot after plundering 36 goals in 35 games.
The two teams have only ever met in pre-season friendlies before, with Inter running out 3-0 victors twice in 2010 before City won by the same scoreline in 2011.
Guardiola insists his squad deserves to be recognised for their extraordinary achievements in recent seasons and admits the only way they can do that is by finally conquering Europe.
"One more to come, one more to go and we feel it that we are in a position we probably will never be again," the Spaniard said.
"We have three or four training sessions, especially three, to prepare Inter. I have two days to watch it because I was focused on United. We will go there to try [to win]. Everybody knows it.
"We have done some incredible seasons. Premier League to FA Cup to Carabao Cup, but we have to win the Champions League. To recognise a team who deserves to be recognised.
"We have to admit it, without the Champions League, it has been amazing and fun but we'll miss it. We have to take our responsibility and we have to do it.
"What a privilege. We are one game away. For me, it's incredible and remarkable to be in two finals of the Champions League and one semi-final [in the space of three years].
"That is incredible, but at the end we have to win it. I know this. We give more, more, more credit to what we have done this many, many years. So far we have done many, many good things.
"I said to the players 'you have to put the pressure on yourself'. To be recognised for something good. You have to win Europe."
Head-to-Head (All Previous Meetings)
Matches - 3
Man City - 1
Inter Milan - 2
Draws - 0
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