UEFA Champions League Final 2023, Man City vs Inter: Here are the two squads
Manchester City: Stefan Ortega, Ederson, Scott Carson, Kyle Walker, Rúben Dias. John Stones, Nathan Aké, Aymeric Laporte, Sergio Gómez, Manuel Akanji, Midfielders: Kalvin Phillips, İlkay Gündoğan, Jack Grealish, Rodri, Kevin De Bruyne, Bernardo Silva, Riyad Mahrez, Máximo Perrone, Phil Foden, Erling Haaland, Julián Álvarez.
Inter Milan: Samir Handanovič, Alex Cordaz, André Onana, Denzel Dumfries, Stefan de Vrij, Raoul Bellanova, Francesco Acerbi, Federico Dimarco, Danilo D’Ambrosio, Matteo Darmian, Milan Škriniar, Alessandro Bastoni, Roberto Gagliardini, Robin Gosens, Kristjan Asllani, Hakan Çalhanoğlu, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Nicolò Barella, Marcelo Brozović, Edin Džeko, Lautaro Martínez, Joaquín Correa, Romelu Lukaku.
Mission possible? Stubborn defence gives Inter hope against treble-seeking Manchester City in Champions League final
‘Mission almost impossible’, reads the headline in Italy’s oldest sports daily, Gazzetta dello Sport. After all, it is the summer for the seventh installment of Tom Cruise’s Hollywood franchise. This isn’t about it, though. The headline was directed at an Italian football team in Istanbul – Inter.
Even before a kick of the ball, the general consensus is that it’s only a matter of time before Manchester City clinch the Champions League final and completes an elusive treble to add to their English Premier League and FA Cup titles. Inter have been written off. Alessandro Bastoni couldn’t care less. “I’m scared of murderers and thieves, not guys my own age!” he told reporters ahead of the big game. (READ MORE)
Guardiola, the perennial football nerd seeking to fulfill his City destiny
