Today, the European football season has reached its final stage, where the date is the most famous and most important competition, the European Champions League, the English Manchester City and the Italian Inter Milan teams will clash in the final match for the “European Champion. 2023” title, at the stadium of Ataturk International Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey. It will be the first clash between City and Inter Milan in Europe, and the first between “Citizens” coach Guardiola and Inter Milan coach Simone Inzaghi.
City are seeking to crown a historic season by winning the most important title they have chased for years, and came close to achieving in 2021 when they lost 1-0 in the final against Chelsea, while Inter Milan are keen to do so. The title for the fourth time in its history, after winning the title in 1964 and 1965 and 2010.
City has a large number of nominations based on the technical level of its players and its quality, especially with the competition’s top scorer leading its attack with 12 goals, Holland, who has scored 52 goals in all competitions this season. , and Belgian engineer and playmaker De Bruyne, who has 10 goals and 31 assists in each competition, tops the assist list for the European champions this season.
City knocked out old clubs such as Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals, and knocked out defending champions and reigning champions Real Madrid in the semi-finals, while Inter beat Benfica in the quarter-finals and then rivals Milan in the semi-finals. Inter Milan have a surprise arsenal today, including former City star Bosnian Dzeko and Belgian Lukaku, who is expected to be one of the substitutes, as well as Argentina’s top scorer Lautaro Martinez, veteran and Macedonian specialist Makhitarian.
UEFA Champions League Final Summary (68th Edition)
Time: 23:00 UAE Time (19:00 GMT)
Carrier Channels: Arabic (BeIN Sport Channels)
Arena:
Atatürk International Stadium – Istanbul, Turkey (opened in 2002 and renovated in 2005 and 2020, capacity 75,000 spectators).
This will be the second final to be played at the Atatürk Stadium since the 2005 edition, when Liverpool won the title on penalties against Milan in the Champions League.
Man City meet Inter Milan for the first time in their history in European competitions. After winning the domestic cup and league in England and their first title in the Champions League, City set their sights on a historic treble, while Inter Milan won. Coppa Italia, looking for a fourth European title this season.
Two forms are expected:
Manchester City: Goalkeeper Ederson – (defence) Guy Walker, Robin Diaz, Stones, Aki (midfield) Rodri, Bernardo Silva, Gundogan (attack) De Bruyne and Holland.
Inter Milan: Goalkeeper Onana (defence), Darmian, Achirbi, Bastoni, Dumfries (centre), Parella, Kalongo, Mkhitaryan (attack), Dimarco, Lautaro and Dzeko.
Last European Final:
betweenIn 2010, they beat Bayern 2-0 and won the title.
city: Lost 0-1 against Chelsea 2021
Road to the Finals
city: He topped his group (against Dortmund, Sevilla and Copenhagen) in the first round and avoided Leipzig, Bayern and Real Madrid in the knockout rounds.
IntermediateThey finished as runners-up in their group in the first round (behind Bayern, ahead of Barcelona and Viktoria Plzen), and beat Porto, Benfica and Milan in the knockout stages.
Jury:
Dhruvam and himself managed the 2022 World Cup finals
Center referee Simon Marciniak, his teammates Skolnicki and Leskiewdens, and their compatriot Giatkowicz assisted as the first video referee.
The opening ceremony was performed by Nigerian singer Bruna Boy and Brazilian singer Anita.
Tickets: 20,000 tickets for Man City fans, same amount for Inter Milan, same amount for general public. Ticket prices ranged from 70 euros to 690 euros.
Match Rule: 90 minutes of original time (30 minutes for two extra periods), penalty kicks to determine winner in case of tie.
Financial Prizes:
20 million euros for the title winner and 15.5 million euros for the runner-up.
Champion Achievement:
14: Real Madrid
7: Milan
6: Bayern and Liverpool
5: Barcelona
3: Inter Milan and Man United
2: Juventus, Chelsea, Benfica, Nottingham Forest and Porto
1: Celtic, Hamburg, Marseille, Dortmund, Feyenoord, Ajax, Red Star, Aston Villa, PSV, Steaua Bucharest.
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