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The champion of the 2022-2023 season in the Champions League is determined in Istanbul. The English giant Manchester City and the Italian giant Inter will fight to reach the cup in the grand final. Polish referee Szymon Marciniak will moderate the Champions League final at the Atatürk Olympic Stadium. The start time of the game is at 22:00.
STAFF
MANCHESTER CITY: Ederson, Akanji, Stones, Dias, Ake, Rodri, Ilkay Gundogan, De Bruyne, B. Silva, Grealish, Haaland
BURY: Onana, Dumfries, Acerbi, Dimarco, Darmian, Brozovic, Bastoni, Barella, Hakan Çalhanoğlu, Lautaro, Dzeko
MANCHESTER CITY WINS FIRST, INTER’S 4TH CUP
In the final of the “League of Giants”, Manchester City aims for the first championship, and Inter for the fourth.
Manchester City, who made their first final against Chelsea in the 2020-2021 season, lost 1-0 on the pitch.
Inter beat Real Madrid 3-1 in the 1963-1964 season, Benfica 1-0 in the 1964-1965 season and Bayern Munich 2-0 in the 2009-2010 season and took the trophy to the museum. The Italian team stayed one step away from the cup, losing 2-1 against Celtic in the 1966-1967 season and 2-0 against Ajax in the 1971-1972 season.
SECOND ENGLISH-ITALIAN FINAL IN ISTANBUL
In Istanbul, which will host the UEFA Champions League final for the second time in history, the English and Italian teams will share their strengths.
Inter will be the second Italian team to play in the final after Milan in the Champions League, which will host Istanbul for the second time.
After Liverpool won the trophy in the first final in Istanbul, another English team, Manchester City, will fight to win the trophy in the second final.
In the final played at the Atatürk Olympic Stadium in 2005, the teams from Milan from Italy and Liverpool from England faced each other.
Liverpool, who managed to take the game, which Milan finished 3-0 up in the first half, after extra time and penalties with a score of 3-3, won the championship cup by winning on penalties.