UEFA Champions League 2022/23 Season

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It's worth analyzing before this match starts and it seems I quite agree that Inter should be able to be more patient in matches with a defensive strategy than having to rush into open attacks which Manchester City can later put to good use to create opportunities. Maybe we still don't know for sure what strategy Pep Guardiola will use later and he certainly has analyzed several Italian clubs who always use a defensive strategy in every match.

I am sure that Inter Milan know that they will be destroyed if they play head-to-head attacking fight with Manchester City. They will choose a better strategy which is their favorite too, counter attacking.

They have a good system and perfect players for it, from defenders, swing backs to forwards and strikers.

If Inter succeeds in pressing Manchester City with a strong defense, then surely the Manchester City players will feel tired and at that time maybe Inzaghi will start carrying out an attacking strategy. But that may just be our layman's thinking, what is certain is that professional trainers will think far ahead to get the best results in the final match.

You forgot that Pep actually improved Manchester City defense system a lot in this season. In his previous clubs, defense is most common and biggest weaknesses of his clubs but in this season, it will be not easy for Inter Milan to score goal from their counter attacks against Manchester City in the final match.

Apparently, it will be big test for defense systems of both clubs in the final and maybe Inter Milan will have more challenge from Manchester City that probably will have more ball possession.

In Premier League Manchester City only got 31 conceded goals after 35 matches and they have best defense there.

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It's worth analyzing before this match starts and it seems I quite agree that Inter should be able to be more patient in matches with a defensive strategy than having to rush into open attacks which Manchester City can later put to good use to create opportunities. Maybe we still don't know for sure what strategy Pep Guardiola will use later and he certainly has analyzed several Italian clubs who always use a defensive strategy in every match.

I am sure that Inter Milan know that they will be destroyed if they play head-to-head attacking fight with Manchester City. They will choose a better strategy which is their favorite too, counter attacking.

They have a good system and perfect players for it, from defenders, swing backs to forwards and strikers.

If Inter succeeds in pressing Manchester City with a strong defense, then surely the Manchester City players will feel tired and at that time maybe Inzaghi will start carrying out an attacking strategy. But that may just be our layman's thinking, what is certain is that professional trainers will think far ahead to get the best results in the final match.

You forgot that Pep actually improved Manchester City defense system a lot in this season. In his previous clubs, defense is most common and biggest weaknesses of his clubs but in this season, it will be not easy for Inter Milan to score goal from their counter attacks against Manchester City in the final match.

Apparently, it will be big test for defense systems of both clubs in the final and maybe Inter Milan will have more challenge from Manchester City that probably will have more ball possession.

In Premier League Manchester City only got 31 conceded goals after 35 matches and they have best defense there.

Manchester City has a lot of chances to win the Champions League title and if Manchester City really secures the title then the coach of the team Pep Guardiola will become one of the best coaches of the clubs in the world. Later, Pep Guardiola will be in greater demand.

[Jackl87]

Haaland's being ineffective in both legs of the matchup against Real Madrid was a truth. However I don't want to be cruel about him in general of course. Because he has had an incredible season so far and no doubt he has reached way beyond the expectations from him for this season. Besides even though Haaland's not scoring or making assists Manchester City still did an amazing work in the second leg to finish the incomplete job.

The only thing they need to do from now on is to not belittle Inter in the finale. Inter are no inexperienced team in the Champions League. They have really good memories here indeed. Maybe there is still a huge player quality difference between two teams now but this still doesn't guarantee anything. For not repeating the same thing in another finale Manchester City need to play completely concentrated on it. They should be winning the title finally then.

I am definitely not one of those guys that is praising Erling Haaland as the best striker ever already just because he is scoring so many goals this season, but even i think that Manchester City was able to defeat Real Madrid also because of Erling Haaland. The defenders of Real Madrid were very well aware about the amount of goals that Haaland has already scored this season. Therefore it is just natural that there main focus was probably on Haaland during the Champions League games and that obviously created more space for the other attackers of Manchester City. I also think that Haaland is still very happy about how this games went down, even if he did not score.

[naira]

Haaland's being ineffective in both legs of the matchup against Real Madrid was a truth. However I don't want to be cruel about him in general of course. Because he has had an incredible season so far and no doubt he has reached way beyond the expectations from him for this season. Besides even though Haaland's not scoring or making assists Manchester City still did an amazing work in the second leg to finish the incomplete job.

The only thing they need to do from now on is to not belittle Inter in the finale. Inter are no inexperienced team in the Champions League. They have really good memories here indeed. Maybe there is still a huge player quality difference between two teams now but this still doesn't guarantee anything. For not repeating the same thing in another finale Manchester City need to play completely concentrated on it. They should be winning the title finally then.

I don't think he was ineffective, but the tight marking he received meant it was difficult for him to open up space so he could create chances. But that is what Pep Guardiola wants. Yes, being heavily guarded by a Real Madrid defender opens space for other players that other Manchester City players can take advantage of. In terms of goals, he didn't score, but in terms of the space he opened up to other players, it's clear that this had a big impact on Manchester City. Real Madrid did manage to guard Erling Haaland, but they forgot that Manchester City has many players who have good goalscoring abilities.

[hahay]

I said it before like Inter wouldn't be a big problem for Manchester City. But I said it thinking of Manchester City's wouldn't underestimating their opponent and playing accordingly. Otherwise Manchester City already got a disappointment in a Champions League final game before. It was against Chelsea as you can remember clearly. Tuchel was great about finding their weakness and benefiting from it.

Guardiola had better make sure of not having hard times against Inter as well. Inzaghi would do his best to be as prepared as possible for Manchester City's usual game. I assume they would adopt a defensive game mostly because they can't do anything by playing open. It would be for the benefit of Manchester City.

It's worth analyzing before this match starts and it seems I quite agree that Inter should be able to be more patient in matches with a defensive strategy than having to rush into open attacks which Manchester City can later put to good use to create opportunities. Maybe we still don't know for sure what strategy Pep Guardiola will use later and he certainly has analyzed several Italian clubs who always use a defensive strategy in every match.

If Inter succeeds in pressing Manchester City with a strong defense, then surely the Manchester City players will feel tired and at that time maybe Inzaghi will start carrying out an attacking strategy. But that may just be our layman's thinking, what is certain is that professional trainers will think far ahead to get the best results in the final match.

Basically, Pep Guardiola has never implemented a defensive strategy and Pep Guardiola has always implemented a good attacking and ball possession strategy. What's more, at this moment Manchester City has very good attacking players and of course they can be very reliable, and so it is of course impossible for Manchester City to implement a defensive strategy or only rely on counterattacks.

But yes, after all Pep Guardiola has had good experiences after his failures in the previous few seasons in the Champions League. Therefore, I'm sure Pep Guiardiola will continue to play with high focus in the final match later, because the worry is that Manchester City underestimates Inter too much. Because at this moment I think it's clear that Manchester City's quality is still better than any other team, hopefully having this better quality doesn't make Manchester City underestimate their opponents.

[Docnaster]

Haaland's being ineffective in both legs of the matchup against Real Madrid was a truth. However I don't want to be cruel about him in general of course. Because he has had an incredible season so far and no doubt he has reached way beyond the expectations from him for this season. Besides even though Haaland's not scoring or making assists Manchester City still did an amazing work in the second leg to finish the incomplete job.

The only thing they need to do from now on is to not belittle Inter in the finale. Inter are no inexperienced team in the Champions League. They have really good memories here indeed. Maybe there is still a huge player quality difference between two teams now but this still doesn't guarantee anything. For not repeating the same thing in another finale Manchester City need to play completely concentrated on it. They should be winning the title finally then.

I am definitely not one of those guys that is praising Erling Haaland as the best striker ever already just because he is scoring so many goals this season, but even i think that Manchester City was able to defeat Real Madrid also because of Erling Haaland. The defenders of Real Madrid were very well aware about the amount of goals that Haaland has already scored this season. Therefore it is just natural that there main focus was probably on Haaland during the Champions League games and that obviously created more space for the other attackers of Manchester City. I also think that Haaland is still very happy about how this games went down, even if he did not score.

You are right sir..   Real Madrid channelled too much focus on Haalland in that match but yet he was still operating in a different sphere cuz Carlo Ancelotti dropped Rudiger who was Haalland's hindrance throughput the first leg.
Rudiger's absence really affected this match cuz if he was there, haalland wouldn't have much space has he did even when there was assigned players to mark him. I'm sure Inter Milan have learned from this match and will help them on how to execute their game plans.

[slapper]

Haaland's being ineffective in both legs of the matchup against Real Madrid was a truth. However I don't want to be cruel about him in general of course. Because he has had an incredible season so far and no doubt he has reached way beyond the expectations from him for this season. Besides even though Haaland's not scoring or making assists Manchester City still did an amazing work in the second leg to finish the incomplete job.

The only thing they need to do from now on is to not belittle Inter in the finale. Inter are no inexperienced team in the Champions League. They have really good memories here indeed. Maybe there is still a huge player quality difference between two teams now but this still doesn't guarantee anything. For not repeating the same thing in another finale Manchester City need to play completely concentrated on it. They should be winning the title finally then.

Haaland's show against Real Madrid? More like a no-show! What in the world happened to our Golden Marvel? Was he caught in a spontaneous game of tag on the field or something? Could this be part of Pep's genius plot? A maneuver so slick, it could nab the Chess Olympics gold! Maybe Pep used Haaland as a glitzy distraction, a dazzling bobble, while City's squad sneaked through Madrid's defense like stealthy panthers! No surprise then, Silva and Grealish were traipsing in Madrid's territory like they owned the joint! Was Haaland just missing in action? Or was he a chess piece in Pep's intricate game? And does that make Pep a soccer Einstein or a shrewd, clinical strategist? You make the call!

[maju69]

Manchester City has a lot of chances to win the Champions League title and if Manchester City really secures the title then the coach of the team Pep Guardiola will become one of the best coaches of the clubs in the world. Later, Pep Guardiola will be in greater demand.

In fact, even without them winning the Champions League, Pep Guardiola has become one of the best coaches at the moment, it's just that winning the Champions League will make his name shine even more. Moreover, this is the first title for Manchester City after they have tried and failed several times. But my question now is whether Pep will stay when he is successful, because he always wants to find another team when he is successful with the team he manages.

[LUCKMCFLY]

Wasn't it like that last season too?
Even last season Manchester City was very proud but in the end they had to lose with their high confidence.
At the moment the chances of both teams are still very big even with Manchester City's very deadly conditions but Madrid also has a good enough depth of the squad, it's just that the problem of physical fitness has always been the main real problem until now for Madrid.

Many people said this season gonna be difference caused by there was haaland in manchester city's side. I don't even know why people don't even count benzema at this moment as this guy has ever won d'or as best striker in the world.
Real madrid has been facing so many schedules which were having short time gap. Ancelotti is also sacrifice some points in laliga for the preparation against manchester city soon. Real madrid is a toughest opponent in UCL now.
It's also able beating any big clubs even when real madrid is under very big pressure. I don't even know why people are always underestimating real madrid since last season.
People like close their eyes with the fact.

Haaland did play very well this season for Manchester City but as you said in this case, Madrid is not a team with only a group of ordinary players.
Haaland is a good striker in goal productivity but that is also not separated from the support of some good players in terms of indulgent passes so that Madrid still has a chance if it can close the movement of the players from City so it is quite funny to say that Haaland is a big differentiator because of his condition still pretty much the same.

And in fact we have seen many situations where when the ball was prevented from reaching Haaland, this could affect the effectiveness of Man City's attack. but the problem is that almost all of Man City's attackers have good productivity. and what I've always noticed about Man City's forwards is that sometimes they don't come out with full confidence. There were even times when Haaland had trouble getting the ball in one match.

On this occasion, I think that Pep can reverse all those mistakes, he also knows that he cannot leave everything in the hands of Haaland because Ancelotti knows how everything is, so he will not hesitate to mark Haaland with 2 players, and they will end up marking their pressure. forwards, so these games will be very good, because they have to stop Vinicius and Bezema and if Rodrygo enters well activated it will be a very big headache for City, I think City should play very defensively and with a counterattack, you know that Madrd will go out to score the goals.

Inter really did an incredible work while Lukaku wasn't in the starting eleven in the first leg. It seemed strange to me first that Inzaghi didn't prefer him as of the beginning of the game. But this still didn't affect Inter's playing style in a bad way. Those early goals were enough to secure a very decent score before the second leg. Now Inter have only one thing they should do which is to play a more controlled game.

I don't think that Inter should play defensive-oriented. Because this might be riskier for them as they would just let Milan come with so many dangerous attacks. Instead they can just be careful with their defending and apply their usual attacking strategies. If Milan's opponent was Juventus then I would like to see Juventus playing a defensive game in this case but I don't think that it is ideal for Inter.

Many were disappointed with AC Milan's performance in the first leg, yes, they seemed to have lost motivation in the game so defeat was inevitable. In the second leg they will play an away match, and they have to chase 2 goals to equalize first. 2 goals is not an easy thing for them to score in a competitive match like this with Inter Milan's motivation and opportunities being bigger, because they only need to get a draw to become one of the clubs competing in the final.

AC Milan will have to implement a change in strategy in the second leg later if they want to open up their chances. They have to be able to score goals quickly, which is not easy, but with hard work and with a little luck they will be able to do it.

Milan may find it difficult to chase 2 goals. but that is something that did not happen in the Champions League. Milan faced Spezia, who was rumored to not have several players in the main squad, that's also the impact of the second leg that took place and they couldn't do anything, they couldn't come back in the second leg either but the problem is that several players did not play due to injury, they could not reverse this result and were left out.

Two goals are a lot for a team like Ac Milan and especially when they are playing against Inter Milan which is a team we can't predict anything about them, after the last game they had Ac Milan is surely in a bad situation and their coach got three days left to rebuild the teams for the send leg but I don't thing if they can beat Inter Milan.

Maybe it could be like that, but what happens is that Milan is a team that doesn't give up, they look for victory anyway, in fact many in Serie A are criticizing that Milan doesn't give much importance to their matches, but that's how it is. Logically, they were focused only on the UCL, because the UCL gives them more visibility, it's another level, I'm not saying that Serie A matters less, but rather that all the teams in the senior league seek to have or go as far as they can in the UCL because it's something that fills them up more, I don't blame them, the UCL has a great level and there they have to show that they can come back, but unfortunately they couldn't do anything, well that's fútbol.

AC Milan’s run in the Champions League provided another boost to the club’s accounts thanks to the revenue brought in, a report has outlined.

MilanNews writes how the elimination against Inter left a bitter taste in the mouths of the Milan players and fans but ultimately it was a successful campaign in Europe that brought a big boost in revenue too.

Around €40-50m comes from UEFA prize money, and then with the passing of each round the Rossoneri were able to earn €9.6m in the round of 16, €10.6m for the quarter-finals and €12.5m for the semis.

Milan also recorded box office takings worth a total of around €42.4m thanks to ticket sales, with the group games against Dinamo Zagreb (€3m), Salzburg (€4.5m) and Chelsea (€6.8m) plus Spurs (€9.1m), Napoli (€8.5m) and Inter (€10.4m) in the knockouts.

Source: https://sempremilan.com/mn-milans-economic-resurgence-continues-ucl

[klidex]

Haaland's being ineffective in both legs of the matchup against Real Madrid was a truth. However I don't want to be cruel about him in general of course. Because he has had an incredible season so far and no doubt he has reached way beyond the expectations from him for this season. Besides even though Haaland's not scoring or making assists Manchester City still did an amazing work in the second leg to finish the incomplete job.

The only thing they need to do from now on is to not belittle Inter in the finale. Inter are no inexperienced team in the Champions League. They have really good memories here indeed. Maybe there is still a huge player quality difference between two teams now but this still doesn't guarantee anything. For not repeating the same thing in another finale Manchester City need to play completely concentrated on it. They should be winning the title finally then.

I am definitely not one of those guys that is praising Erling Haaland as the best striker ever already just because he is scoring so many goals this season, but even i think that Manchester City was able to defeat Real Madrid also because of Erling Haaland. The defenders of Real Madrid were very well aware about the amount of goals that Haaland has already scored this season. Therefore it is just natural that there main focus was probably on Haaland during the Champions League games and that obviously created more space for the other attackers of Manchester City. I also think that Haaland is still very happy about how this games went down, even if he did not score.

That was the mistake of the Real madrid defenders being too focused on haaland even though Pep Guardiola knew this so he allowed haaland as a sacrifice to attract the attention of the Real madrid defenders and other attackers from Manchester City could take that opportunity to score goals.
So that Real Madrid made a fatal mistake which made them lose the Champions League final.

[Altryist]

I don't think he was ineffective, but the tight marking he received meant it was difficult for him to open up space so he could create chances. But that is what Pep Guardiola wants. Yes, being heavily guarded by a Real Madrid defender opens space for other players that other Manchester City players can take advantage of. In terms of goals, he didn't score, but in terms of the space he opened up to other players, it's clear that this had a big impact on Manchester City. Real Madrid did manage to guard Erling Haaland, but they forgot that Manchester City has many players who have good goalscoring abilities.

Haaland had excellent chances to score a goal, but sometimes it happens that when you want something too much, that excessive desire sometimes gets in the way. City acted like a team and in the end it doesn't matter who scored, the main thing is that they won. Guardiola let the main players rest today, but even with this lineup they beat Chelsea. Now they can safely prepare for the final, and Haaland will still have a lot of chances to score in the Champions League, he will have the whole season ahead for this.

[Stable090]

That was the mistake of the Real madrid defenders being too focused on haaland even though Pep Guardiola knew this so he allowed haaland as a sacrifice to attract the attention of the Real madrid defenders and other attackers from Manchester City could take that opportunity to score goals.
So that Real Madrid made a fatal mistake which made them lose the Champions League final.

Really Madrid focused on Haaland in both the first leg and second leg, their tactics really worked for them in the first leg of the match, they didn’t allow Haaland perform well in the match, am sure they wanted to use the same tactics in the second leg but it didn’t work for them, they tried to hold haalaand but they couldn’t, even as Haaland couldn’t score, he performed well in the second leg, he lost like three great opportunities. Generally Real Madrid performance was just very poor in the second leg of the match, Real Madrid couldn’t hold any Manchester City player in the second leg of the match all city players performed very well.

[Zackgeno96]

Real Madrid has lost no chance in Manchester. But the bookmakers had already predicted that it would go like this. Manchester City is in top form, everything on the field is put aside. It seems so easy when you look at it. Most fans will be for Inter, it's a bit standard isn't it to be for the underdog when football is played? It is a final, so 1 game which is in favor of Inter Milan. But City are the big favourites, of course, that's not going to change.

[rahmad2nd]

I mean when defenders focus on Haaland, from there their focus on other Manchester City players will decrease, from there they can go in to become another target for Manchester City's attack.

Bernardo Silva and De Bruyne have a great opportunity to play more aggressively when Haaland becomes the prime target for Inter Milan's defenders. In the Final match, I predict Inter will employ a 4-4-2 formation where their defensive line will be slightly stronger compared to their game against AC Milan. Man City will adopt a more attacking and aggressive approach, while Inter will prioritize defense and counter-attacks.

I'm not sure what Simone Inzaghi will formulate in the final match. as far as my observation goes, it seems that Inzaghi rarely changes the system he applies to his team, he already has a standard with the 3-5-3 pattern. however, it is not uncommon for him to rotate several others depending on the needs of the team. In the match, it will be difficult for Inter to use a 4-4-2 formation.  because, every attack they have is likely to be broken by City players.

On the other hand, it is highly unlikely that Pep Guardiola will change his system. it seems, Pep really believes in the system he is implementing at the moment with the 3-2-4-1 pattern. this system, is ideal for Pep Guariola's side. besides that, when the City players move without the ball, in this case City is being attacked, their pattern changes to 4-4-2. in fact, we can refer to the game vs Madrid. every transition made by the City players was carried out quickly and supported by the skill of the players.

In the final match later, City will continue to use the same pattern but it is possible that several players will be rotated. we'll see, how Pep formulates the formula. if Benaldo Silva is backed up, Riyad Mahrez can be counted on. This player often stabs into the opponent's penalty area, because his status is a winger. so, there is something that Inter players need to be aware of in the match later. not just Haaland, De Bruyne. in fact, Gundohan and Rodri have good aim accuracy. so, this is a very tough match for Inter.
I think Inzaghi and Inter will try to find a formula to face City in the final.

[ShowOff]

Halland was not ineffective in both legs. Maybe he was ineffective in the first leg but not in the second leg.
Pep Guadiola deployed Halland in a way that he would be a decoy. He knew that all eyes would be in Halland so he allowed all focus to be on Halland while B. Silva and Jack Grealish ran the wing. And when Benardo drifts to the midfield, De Bruyne drifts to the wing a bit. .
The tactical approach of the game was too top notch from Pep. The midfield was swimming with Manchester City players, Madrid had no way to deal with it. Cavaljar and Cammavinga couldn't stop Grealish and Silva. There were too much City players up front and Madrid didn't know how to close them up. De Bruyne, Gundu, Stones, Halland, Silva, Grealish we're all in and around the Madrid's 18 yard box.

Pep Guardiola is a genius coach as far as I know. He knows where his players' weaknesses and strengths are and how opposing players treat their players. Haaland was a target man at Manchester City and was most recognized for his record of goals scored against his opponents. So it's only natural that Real Madrid defenders focus on adopting man to man or marking zones when Haaland makes a move. Every time Real Madrid released Haaland, Haaland found good chance to goals, but always failed to score because Courtois was able to save.

Pep Guardiola's strategic approach was able to outwit Real Madrid which basically made Ancelotti fail in the tactical competition. Ancelotti, who at first was very optimistic about the strength of his team but looked lethargic when he had to accept a 4-0 defeat without reply.

[BitcoinAccepted]

City have yet to win a title, but they could and should have won 2 or maybe 3. Had a lot of bad luck in certain matches and they also had a lesser day in the so far only final against Chelsea. But what would stand in the way of a 1st title at the moment? The most difficult hurdle, Real Madrid, was easily taken and only in Madrid did they have a hard time in the first half, but that 1-1 was still an important equalizer. It will also be another confrontation between compatriots Lukaku and de Bruyne, always nice to see that. I feel like the finale this season is much later than the past and normal months. Now it is June.

[Zackgeno96]

City have yet to win a title, but they could and should have won 2 or maybe 3. Had a lot of bad luck in certain matches and they also had a lesser day in the so far only final against Chelsea. But what would stand in the way of a 1st title at the moment? The most difficult hurdle, Real Madrid, was easily taken and only in Madrid did they have a hard time in the first half, but that 1-1 was still an important equalizer. It will also be another confrontation between compatriots Lukaku and de Bruyne, always nice to see that. I feel like the finale this season is much later than the past and normal months. Now it is June.

There was a sweet taste to City's win, as Real Madrid were responsible for knocking out Manchester City last year. This year you only have Inter Milan left. Normally no match for Manchester City, but what is normal? Way back in 2011 we saw Bayern Munchen at home in the final against Chelsea, and that too was 1-0 until the last minute and then Chelsea won on penalties. Inter is therefore certainly not without a chance. Haaland is a big threat, but Lukaku is also a very good striker for Inter.

[shogun47]

Halland was not ineffective in both legs. Maybe he was ineffective in the first leg but not in the second leg.
Pep Guadiola deployed Halland in a way that he would be a decoy. He knew that all eyes would be in Halland so he allowed all focus to be on Halland while B. Silva and Jack Grealish ran the wing. And when Benardo drifts to the midfield, De Bruyne drifts to the wing a bit. .
The tactical approach of the game was too top notch from Pep. The midfield was swimming with Manchester City players, Madrid had no way to deal with it. Cavaljar and Cammavinga couldn't stop Grealish and Silva. There were too much City players up front and Madrid didn't know how to close them up. De Bruyne, Gundu, Stones, Halland, Silva, Grealish we're all in and around the Madrid's 18 yard box.

Pep Guardiola is a genius coach as far as I know. He knows where his players' weaknesses and strengths are and how opposing players treat their players. Haaland was a target man at Manchester City and was most recognized for his record of goals scored against his opponents. So it's only natural that Real Madrid defenders focus on adopting man to man or marking zones when Haaland makes a move. Every time Real Madrid released Haaland, Haaland found good chance to goals, but always failed to score because Courtois was able to save.

Pep Guardiola's strategic approach was able to outwit Real Madrid which basically made Ancelotti fail in the tactical competition. Ancelotti, who at first was very optimistic about the strength of his team but looked lethargic when he had to accept a 4-0 defeat without reply.

And in the Champions League we are aware that luck plays a big role whether a coach is able to collect a lot of titles or not. Of course it is meaningful is a coach has several titles or not after being a coach for decades, but when you compare Zidane to Guardiola, do the three titles that Zidane holds also make him the better coach? I would say that is not the case. When Real Madrid won the three titles in a row there was also luck involved. But don't get me wrong because I am not saying that only luck made them win the title, but sometimes there are days and weeks and years that go in your favor and sometimes it does not happen that way. Looking at how the team is playing and what they have achieved so far in this season in all competitions, it is now about time for Guardiola to close the gap to Zidane and Ancelotti.

[BitcoinAccepted]

City have yet to win a title, but they could and should have won 2 or maybe 3. Had a lot of bad luck in certain matches and they also had a lesser day in the so far only final against Chelsea. But what would stand in the way of a 1st title at the moment? The most difficult hurdle, Real Madrid, was easily taken and only in Madrid did they have a hard time in the first half, but that 1-1 was still an important equalizer. It will also be another confrontation between compatriots Lukaku and de Bruyne, always nice to see that. I feel like the finale this season is much later than the past and normal months. Now it is June.

There was a sweet taste to City's win, as Real Madrid were responsible for knocking out Manchester City last year. This year you only have Inter Milan left. Normally no match for Manchester City, but what is normal? Way back in 2011 we saw Bayern Munchen at home in the final against Chelsea, and that too was 1-0 until the last minute and then Chelsea won on penalties. Inter is therefore certainly not without a chance. Haaland is a big threat, but Lukaku is also a very good striker for Inter.

In the end, the result counts. I just can't remember in recent years that a team was as dominant in the CL as Manchester City is now. This sometimes resembles the total football that was previously invented by the Dutch national team. Inter Milan must approach the final smartly and not attack blindly. City occasionally has some lesser moments. Fair is fair, it is also waiting for City to win the CL once. City's odds at the start of the tournament, has anyone actually checked? I didn't expect Inter to reach the final. Too bad Napoli is not there, then we would have had a really great final.

[Tumanggor]

You forgot that Pep actually improved Manchester City defense system a lot in this season. In his previous clubs, defense is most common and biggest weaknesses of his clubs but in this season, it will be not easy for Inter Milan to score goal from their counter attacks against Manchester City in the final match.

Apparently, it will be big test for defense systems of both clubs in the final and maybe Inter Milan will have more challenge from Manchester City that probably will have more ball possession.

In Premier League Manchester City only got 31 conceded goals after 35 matches and they have best defense there.

I really like the 3-2-4-1 formation that Pep Guardiola usually uses when facing tough opponents, their midfield has become very sturdy so their defense looks very difficult to penetrate

but inter also used a 3-5-2 formation against milan and I'm sure they will use this strategy again in the match against man city, it looks like these two teams will play defensively imo