![]() ![]() ![]() Tactics and formįuelling the fire ⛽️□ #ManCity | #UCLfinal /z31fYcnMq1Ĭity will head into this game against the side that finished third in Serie A as overwhelming favourites. How their fans are enjoying the change in circumstances 24 years on. United achieved the feat in 1999, at a time when City were fighting for promotion from the third tier. Victory would not only fulfil a long-held ambition for City, but complete a glorious treble, earning them a place in the history books alongside arch-rivals Manchester United as only the second side to win the Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League in the same season. Treble bid City completed the domestic double last weekend (Nick Potts/PA) On a personal level too, Guardiola has been the greatest coach of his generation but it has now been 12 years since the second of his two triumphs with a Lionel Messi-inspired Barcelona and it is an itch he needs to scratch. Despite City’s near-dominance of the domestic scene in recent years, and the regularity with which they have reached the Champions League’s latter stages, Guardiola has admitted the club need to win it to truly underline their greatness. Beating Inter Milan would complete a mission for the club’s hierarchy, as it would for Pep Guardiola, the man they hired to deliver it. Winning the Champions League has been City’s top objective since their takeover by Sheikh Mansour in 2008 and, after a number of near-misses, it now feels tantalisingly within reach. City’s holy grail City are still to get their hands on the Champions League trophy (Adam Davy/PA) Here, the PA news agency looks at some talking points ahead of the game. ![]() Manchester City face Inter Milan in the Champions League final in Istanbul on Saturday. ![]()
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