2023-06-10 03:01:00
With the added attraction of the clash between two world champions in Qatar, Julián Álvarez’s Manchester City and Lautaro Martínez’s Inter Milan will star in the Champions League final this Saturday, the most important tournament at club level in Europe. The definition will be played from 4:00 p.m. at the Atatürk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey, and exRiver from Córdoba is expected to start from the English bench, while exRacing from Bahia will start and captain the Italians. Television is on behalf of ESPN, Fox Sports and the Star + platform.
The Polish Szymon Marciniak, 42, who refereed the FIFA World Cup final that Argentina beat France in Qatar on December 18, will be the referee. in Istanbul, assisted by his compatriots Pawe Sokolnicki and Tomasz Listkiewicz. In the event of a tie, an additional 30 minutes will be used and if equality persists, the trophy will be settled by kicks from the penalty markas happened in 11 of the 67 definitions, in which five culminated in extra time and only one with a second match, which was the 1974 final between Bayern Munich of Germany and Atlético de Madrid of Spain.
He glamour, partying and the luxury of a final awaited by all, between the exquisite Manchester City led by the Spanish Pep Guardiolacandidate of the majority with a game that, even without a title, makes it the best in the world, before the hard Inter commanded by Simone Inzaghi. City is also going for another goal, nothing less than the “Triple Crown”, made up of the Premier League and the FA Cup that it has already won, plus the Champions League, a contest that it never won.
The figures of Manchester City
The citizen team has cracks in all lines and unlimited offensive variants with the Belgian Kevin De Bruyne, the English Jack Grealish, the Portuguese Bernado Silva, the German Ilkay Gundogan, a level of hierarchy so high that cracks like Phil Foden, the Algerian Riyad Mahrez and the Julian Alvarez himself.
As if that were not enough, City have the Norwegian striker Erling Haaland, top scorer in the Premier with 36 goals (in 35 games) and current leader of the Champions League with 12 conquests (in 10)a determining factor so that Álvarez, despite his effectiveness (17 celebrations in the season), is not a starter.
The figures of Inter
But Inter will not go as a “supporting actor” to Turkey because, If there is a team with discipline and perseverance that can put the favoritism of the British team at risk, it is the glorious team from MilanKing of Europe on three occasions (1964, 1965 and 2010).
Inter have Lautaro Martínez as their most powerful weapon: El Toro, despite an injury to his right ankle that will be treated during the European summer break and that made his task difficult in Qatar 2022, is a remarkable striker, one of the best in the world, full of power, location and mettle, leading football and spiritually to his own.
Another Argentine who wears the interista jacket is the Former students Joaquín Correadisaffected in the days before the 2022 World Cup due to injury, and also the promising youth Valentín Carboniwho was not loaned by the club to the Under 20 World Cup that is still being played.
But Inter also has attributes to aspire to keep the cup, a Cameroonian goalkeeper Andre Onana, of a high level and an enviable game with his feet -practically ambidextrous-; the judicious center back Alessandro Bastoni; the lefty Federico Dimarco, an expert in overflowing on the left; Nicolo Barella in the middle, tireless and with a lot of arrival in the rival area; and two attack tanks to accompany Lautaro such as the Bosnian Edin Dzeko and the Belgian giant Romelu Lukaku.
How do City and Inter arrive?
City swept their way to Istanbul with wins over Leipzig (8-1 aggregate), Bayern Munich (4-1) and Real Madrid (5-1) to settle in the second final in their history (they unexpectedly lost the one in 2021 with Chelsea) and, with the group stage included, they are undefeated in this edition with 7 wins and 5 draws.
For his part, Inter left Porto (1-0), Benfica (5-2) and Milan, nothing less than his lifelong rival (3-0) on the road., adding 7 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses, both in the group stage against Bayern Munich. Champion of the Champions League on three occasions, the Italians also lost two finals, in 1967 and 1972.
Real Madrid is the most winner of this trophy, known as “La Orejona” because of its giant handles that look like big ears, who weighs eight kilos and measures 75 centimeters. Merengue has a whopping 14 titles, followed by Milan from Italy with 7 and Bayern Munich and Liverpool with 6. While By country, Spain leads with 19, followed not so closely by England (14) and Italy (12).which has not dominated the continent since José Mourinho’s 2010 conquest of Inter, with Diego Milito’s double in the final against Bayern Munich.
Lautaro Martínez: “We are going to fight it”
The striker and captain of Inter, Lautaro Martínez announced this Friday that they are going to “fight” in the match against the almighty Manchester City. “The World Cup and the Champions League are the two most important finals that a footballer can play. He only changes his shirt and then the sensations are the same: unique. It is the last step, we must be ready, it will be important for all the fans nerazzurri, the team and the club. We are going to fight it,” he said. El Toro at a press conference.
“Without a doubt it was a great season, we also won the Super Cup and the Italian Cup, I won a World Cup. Now we play against Manchester, I’m very excited. We hope to end on a high note”, valued the Bahian.
In addition, Lautaro avoided telling if he spoke with his compatriot Julián Álvarezwho will be in front, and he only reported that they chatted recently when he could not attend his wedding.
Finally, the former Racing forward, in Italy since 2018, sentenced: “Here I learned a lot… as I try to learn every day. I’ve been here five years, I feel a lot of responsibility but we’ll all be ready for this final”.
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