Manchester City and Inter Milan will compete in the Champions League final that will be held in Istanbul at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium on Saturday.
The Sky Blues, aiming to win the trophy for the first time and achieve a famous Treble, are heavily favored due to their dominant performance.
However, Inter, with little expectations, may benefit from being underestimated as they strive to secure their fourth European Cup title.
Manchester City have concerns about the fitness of defenders Kyle Walker and Manuel Akanji, but overall, they have a healthy squad.
Meanwhile, Inter hope to have Henrikh Mkhitaryan available for the final, but Joaquin Correa‘s participation is doubtful, and Dalbert has been ruled out.
Romelu Lukaku, on loan from Chelsea, is eager to start for Inter, and their head coach, Simone Inzaghi, faces a decision in the attacking line-up.
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Manchester City have a great opportunity to win the Champions League for the first time in their history and complete a historic treble.
However, caution is advised as Pep Guardiola, the City manager, has been known to make excessive tactical changes in previous finals.
“As the game goes through you can be anxious and that would be a problem,” Guardiola noted ahead of the final.
“They are used to controlling games in Italy. They have good patterns everywhere. And we have to defend really well.
“It’s a final against a top team and we have to do it. I am confident and so optimistic – but at the same time I cannot deny the difficulty of the opponent.
“Never have I done that and never in the final of a Champions League.”
Despite this, it is expected that Manchester City will overpower Inter in the upcoming match. The current betting odds, subject to change, favor Manchester City to lift the trophy (4/9), with Inter as the underdogs (7/2).
Additionally, there are odds of 10/3 for Erling Haaland to score two or more goals in the final, according to Betfair.