Manchester City and Inter will face each other in the Champions League grand final, today, 10.06.2023, at the Ataturk Stadium in Istanbul. Romanian Istvan Kovacs is the reserve referee, and Szymon Marciniak will be in the center, although the Pole was investigated by UEFA a few days ago. The game starts at 22:00 and can be watched on the website www.playtech.ro.
Manchester City – Inter, finala Champions League, LIVE TEXT & VIDEO, de la ora 22.00
Manchester City and Inter will close the European season with a gala match in the Champions League final. The match starts at 22:00 and will be hosted by the famous Ataturk Stadium in Istanbul. The duel will be led by Szymon Marciniak. The Polish referee was investigated by UEFA after allegedly taking part in a protest by a far-right group, but no sanctions were taken against him. The Romanian Istvan Kovacs is the reserve referee of this duel.
Manchester City has been “running” after this trophy ever since the team was taken over by Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan and the massive investments began. The “Citizens” reached the final, but lost 1-0 against Chelsea in the 2020-2021 season. And then the team was led by Pep Guardiola.
“It’s absolutely a dream to win the final. To achieve great things you must have obsession, desire. Obsession is positive. We will try to make our dream come true.
It’s a special match. I can’t control who is the favorite, we have to focus on what we have to do. I watched Inter’s matches as much as I could. What happened before doesn’t matter. Inter has a richer history. It doesn’t matter who is the favourite, it matters what happens tomorrow.
It’s a day of celebration for Inter fans, for City fans. We must be happy to be here. What happened in the past does not matter. We have to enjoy the game,” Pep Guardiola said at the press conference, according to Marca.
Inter have won the trophy three times, the last time in the 2009-2010 season with Jose Mourinho on the bench. Now the Italian team is led by Simone Inzaghi, a coach who was several times on the verge of being fired this season and being replaced by Cristi Chivu, but was saved precisely by the European successes.
“It is our opportunity to write a page of history. We know how difficult it will be. Together is the closing word. Together we will try to write history. We know what Manchester City can do, we know what kind of player Haaland is. We will treat him in a special way, we already have the strategy in place”, said the coach of the Italian team, Simone Inzaghi.
Manchester City – Inter, probable teams
Manchester City: Ederson – Akanji, Dias, Ake – Stones, Rodri – B. Silva, De Bruyne, Gundogan, Grealish – Haaland
Coach: Pep Guardiola
Inter: Onana – Darmian, Acerbi, Bastoni – Dumfries, Barella, Brozovic, Calhanoglou, Dimarco – L. Martinez, Dzeko
Coach: Simone Inzaghi
Stadium: Ataturk, Istanbul
Referee: Szymon Marciniak
Reserve referee: Istvan Kovacs
Who broadcasts the Manchester City – Inter final on TV
The Manchester City – Inter match starts at 10:00 p.m. and will be broadcast live by three Romanian television stations, Orange Sport 1, Digi Sport 1 and Prima Sport 1, but it can also be watched on the website www.playtech.ro .
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