On May 28, 2023, the final of the European Champions League, the highest honor of European football, will be held at the Olympic Stadium in Ataturk, Istanbul. This game will be a contest between Manchester City, the Premier League champion, and Inter Milan, the Serie A champion. Both teams are thirsty
On May 28, 2023, the final of the European Champions League, the highest honor of European football, will be held at the Olympic Stadium in Ataturk, Istanbul. This game will be a contest between Manchester City, the Premier League champion, and Inter Milan, the Serie A champion. Both teams are eager to win the historic first trophy in Europe.
Manchester City has performed well in the Champions League this season. From the group match to the semi-final, they have scored 25 goals and lost only 4 goals. They are the team with the most balanced attack and defense in the Champions League. City coach Pep Guardiola is one of the most successful coaches in the history of the Champions League. He led Barcelona to win the Champions League twice, but since 2011, he has never been on the highest podium of the Champions League. This time, he hopes to use Manchester City to break his Champions League championship shortage and add a European Cup trophy to English football.
Internazionale showed their amazing reversal ability in the Champions League this season. They only advanced to the knockout stage with goal difference advantage in the group match. Later, they eliminated Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Paris Saint Germain, and reached the final of the Champions League. The coach of Inter Milan, Kondi, is a legendary figure in Italian football. He led Juventus to win four consecutive titles, and also led Chelsea to win the Premier League championship. His tactical style is mainly defensive counterattack, and he is good at making threats with fast frontcourt players. He hopes to use Inter Milan to reproduce the glory of 2010, when under the leadership of Mourinho, Inter completed the great cause of three trophies of the Champions League, Serie A and the Italian Cup.
The stars of the two teams also have their own characteristics. Manchester City's Debrouane, Sterling and Aguero are world-class attackers, and they can break the deadlock at any time. Inter Milan's Lukaku, Martinez and Eriksson are the perfect combination of speed and technology. They can create space in each other's defense. The data comparison between the two teams is as follows:
team |
Number of goals |
Number of goals conceded |
Number of shots |
Ball control rate |
Pass success rate |
Manchester City |
twenty-five |
four |
one hundred and sixty-two |
62% |
89% |
Inter Milan |
nineteen |
eleven |
one hundred and twenty |
49% |
83% |
From the data point of view, Manchester City has an advantage in attack and control, but Inter also has excellent defense and counterattack ability. This game will be an attack and defense war, and both teams are likely to become the new champions of the Champions League. Let's wait and see who can make history in European football!