The are not even close this year. Bookmakers at DraftKings are giving Man City an implied probability of 68.75% (-220) to win in regulation and an 82.61% chance (-475) to lift the trophy by any means on Saturday (regulation, extra-time or penalties). At least three goals being scored is also a favored outcome (-135), with the Under 2.5 total being price at +110. Odds as of June 8 at DraftKings.
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How to Watch Man City vs Inter Milan
Viewers in the United States can watch the Champions League on CBS, TUDN, and UniMas. In Canada the match can be streamed live on DAZN.
Man City Back In Final After 2021 Defeat
After passing Arsenal at the top of the English Premier League table and claiming their third straight EPL title on the penultimate week of the season, Man City checked off the first box on their way to a potential treble-winning season.
They were 28-5-5 in the league and finished with 89 points, five above of Arsenal with 84. Erling Haaland led all Premier League scorers with 36 goals which broke an EPL record. Phil Foden (11) and Julian Alvarez (9) were next for City.
Just as the dust was settling on their EPL glory and prior to this weekend s top clash, there was also the matter of the FA Cup Final versus Manchester United last Saturday. Man City checked the second box toward the treble winning 2-1, backed by two goals from İlkay Gündoğan.
Man City topped Group C during the Group Stage at 4-2-0 playing Dortmund, Sevilla and Copenhagen. From there they d go on to defeat Leipzig (8-1 on aggregate) in the Round of 16, Bayern Munich (4-1) in the Quarterfinals and Real Madrid (4-1) in the semifinals.
Who s winning the key battles? ⚡️
🔹Haaland vs Lautaro
🔹Ederson vs Onana
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Real Madrid came up short in their quest to knock off three English sides on their way to the final after taking out Chelsea and Liverpool, before falling to Manchester City. It was 1-1 in the first leg in Spain with the tie still anyone s game heading back to England for leg 2.
City came out with a smothering attack in the first half in their second leg match with Madrid and Bernardo Silva had the Cityzens ahead 2-0 inside of 37 minutes. It would stay that way until an Eder Militao own goal off a Kevin de Bruyne free kick in the 76 , before Alvarez added salt to the wound with City s fourth goal in stoppage time.
After being knocked out by Madrid in last year s semifinals, Pep Guardiola is back in the final for the second time in three years.
In the 2021 final they lost 1-0 to Chelsea. City have been knocking on the door of Champions League glory for years reaching the quarterfinals in each of the three seasons prior to 2020/21 and the Round of 16 three times and semifinals again from 2013/14 2016/17.
Inter Milan Seeks First Champions League Title Since 2010
Inter started off their Serie A campaign with four defeats in their opening eight games but turned things around with only three losses in their 17. A five game winless run from March 10 April 15 put their top four aspirations in question, but they finished the season at 7-0-1.
Lautaro Martinez was second in league scoring with 21 goals and six assists, followed by Romelu Lukaku with 10 goals and six assists. Eden Dzeko was Inter s third-leading scorer with nine goals and three assists.
That placed them third in the Serie A table at 23-3-12.
If you include all competitions though, they finished 11-1-1 heading into the Champions League Fina;.
Those results include a 2-1 Coppa Italia Final win over Fiorentina.
Outside of two Group Stage defeats to Bayern Munich, Inter has had an impeccable Champions League campaign. Those are their only two defeats over 12 matches and those are two of the only four matches where they have conceded a goal. The others being a 3-3 Group Stage Stage draw with Barcelona and 3-3 Quarterfinals draw with Benfica. Otherwise, Inter have kept eight clean sheets overall and have scored nine versus only three goals conceded during the knockout rounds.
In the semifinals against rivals AC Milan, Inter essentially did enough in the opening 11 minutes to wrap up the tie with two quick goals from Dzeko and Henrikh Mkhitaryan on their way to a a 2-0 victory. That put them in an excellent position in leg 2 that saw the teams scoreless until the 74 minute when Martinez sealed Milan s fate and advanced Inter to the Champions League Final 3-0 on aggregate.
Manchester City vs Inter Milan History
There s little history between these sides and even less recent history between Man City and Inter Milan.
Their last match came way back in July 2011 and City won 3-0. The match prior to that was in July 2010, won 3-0 by Inter.
Manchester City vs Inter Milan UCL Head-to-Head Stats
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