After winning the Premier League and FA Cup, Manchester City entered the Champions League final with high confidence.
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| Manchester City won the Champions League for the first time, achieving a historic treble. (Source: UEFA) |
Not to mention, Manchester City is rated higher than its Italian opponent Inter Milan thanks to the stars in the squad.
On the field, coach Pep Guardiola arranged a defense of only 3 players, focusing on the attack, hoping to score early to ensure a safe match.
From the very first minutes, Manchester City players poured into the opponent's half to organize an attack. Every ball went through Kevin De Bruyne's feet, then towards the position of striker Haaland. However, the team from Italy proved that they were not an easy opponent. Not sending Romelu Lukaku onto the field showed that Inter Milan was also ready for a game of pressure from the opponent, they were ready to play defensive counter-attack, even though the only striker on the front line was Lautaro Martinez.
With the tightness of a top final, and a bit of mentality from Manchester City players, the first 45 minutes did not have many clear chances for both teams. Perhaps the most notable situation was De Bruyne leaving the field in the first half, it seemed the Belgian player was injured.
In the second half, Manchester City continued to push up their formation. Their defenders seemed to be allowed by coach Pep Guardiola to advance past the middle of the field to open up new attacking routes. Thanks to that, in an attack in the 68th minute, Akanji made a great pass for his teammate to pass, then opened up a situation for Rodri to finish, opening the score 1-0 for Manchester City. Perhaps, witnessing this goal, Martinez will feel regretful because just a few minutes ago, he also had a good situation. But instead of passing to his teammate, the Argentine striker chose to finish from a narrow angle, and failed to beat goalkeeper Ederson.
In the final minutes, Inter Milan made many attacking substitutions, but the Italian team's chances were sadly missed. From Di Marco's header hitting the crossbar to Lukaku's failed close-range shot, Inter Milan could not find an equalizer.
With a 1-0 victory, Manchester City won the Champions League for the first time. This title also helped coach Pep Guardiola's team complete a historic "treble" this season.
With Inter Milan's defeat, Serie A ended the season with regret when the representatives of this football league could not win in the final match of the tournament.
Previously, AS Roma lost to Sevilla in the Europa League final, while Fiorentina lost to West Ham United in the Europa Conference League.
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