Will Pep Guardiola's men win their first Champions League trophy?
Manchester City have been chasing the dream of winning the Champions League for years, but have not managed to do more than reach the final. The last success of the Spanish star coach was almost 15 years ago. In contrast to the final two years ago, the Citizens are the clear favorites this year. However, Inter Milan will be able to get used to the role of the outsider very well. The Italians didn't have such a difficult draw in the KO phase by far, but things have been going well in the league for weeks. The Nerrazzuri will therefore probably start with a lot of self-confidence.
The first leg between the two opponents also ended closely. Because SD Eibar held the 1-1 despite playing with 10 players for the last 20 minutes. In fact, the home side were consistently the better team. Or did Alaves only save for the second leg?
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Treble time for City
The Citizens have had an almost perfect season so far. In the end of the day, they won the English Championship quite easily, and in the FA Cup they won the title by beating Manchester United. In the Champions League, I've beaten Real Madrid and Bayern Munich, among others. Only in the EFL Cup did they miss out on winning the title this year. The triple would still be possible with the Champions League victory. In contrast to their opponents, City have not had the best starting line-up in recent weeks, which is why they have not won the last two league games. After a 1-1 draw with Brighton, Brentford even had to admit defeat 1-0.City certainly gained a lot of confidence with a 2-1 win in the FA Cup final. After all, it was her second title this season.
It doesn't come as a surprise, but Erling Haaland's first season at Manchester City is outstanding. Set a new goalscoring record in the Premier League and is also the top scorer in the Champions League by a wide margin. He could now win the Champions League in his first year with the Skyblues. A goal bet on the Norwegian is always worthwhile, as is almost always the case. Kevin de Bruyne will also be there again. Like some other top performers, the Belgian has been rested in recent weeks. In addition to the almost usual strong offensive this year, the defensive can also be outstanding. An important factor was the former Dortmund player Manuel Akanji.
Can Inter Milan pull out a surprise?
If you had bet on a Champions League triumph for the Nerrazzuri before the start of this season, many would have thought you crazy. But the Italians have actually made it into the final for the first time since 2010. Although they had a far easier draw than their opponents, they still managed to win their games against AC Milan, Benfica and Porto and deservedly reached the final. They’re considered a clear outsider there, but that's exactly what could make them so dangerous. As is the fact that they have been in top form for weeks. They have lost just one of their last 13 competitive games and that was against Italian champions SSC Napoli.In Italy they could still get the runner-up championship.
A few weeks ago, Romelu Lukaku was considered the big loser at Inter Milan this season. The Belgian was repeatedly injured and was unable to repeat his performances of recent years. Over the past few weeks, however, he has been one of the best scorers in Europe. Together with his congenial strike partner Lautaro Martinez, he has formed the most dangerous strike duo in Europe for some time. The Argentine, in turn, scored 2 goals to help his team win the Coppa Italia. In this one sat down quite clearly against AC Florence. Both will feature in the final, with Inter Milan having another reliable striker behind them in Edin Dzeko.
Manchester City - Inter: What to expect?
In fact, there has never been a duel between Manchester City and Inter Milan. This final game will be the first duel between these two top teams. However, Inter has often played against English teams. The record is quite impressive, because only against Liverpool and Newcastle United do they have a lower win rate than 50%. At the same time, Inter won just 16 out of 40 games against English clubs. At the same time, Manchester City struggles against Italian teams. Their record shows only 6 wins in 16 duels. They have not had a positive record against a single Italian team.
Like every other bookmaker, we are aware that Manchester City is the clear favorite in this game. However, the quote speaks clearly against betting for City. In addition, we need to remind everyone that it’s a final and "everything" is possible in just one game. If Inter manage to keep a clean sheet for a long time, a win is quite possible. An extension cannot be ruled out, which is why we can definitely recommend a double chance bet X/2 . With a simple tip X, a lucrative rate of 4.60 beckons.
- Inter not to lose (X2)
- Draw (risk)
* All odds and markets are correct at time of publication and subject to change.