Manchester City vs Inter Milan: UEFA Champions League final preview

Man City vs Inter Milan (Source: Twitter)

The much-anticipated UEFA Champions League final between Manchester City and Inter Milan will take place on Saturday (June 10) at Istanbul's Ataturk Olympic Stadium. While Man City enter the summit clash on the brink of completing a treble, Inter are coming off the back of winning 11 of their last 12 games, including the Coppa Italia final, guaranteeing a thrilling fixture in Turkey.

Having won the Premier League and recently been crowned FA Cup champions after defeating arch-rivals Manchester United, Pep Guardiola's side will be aiming for the European title. The City boss will be looking for his third Champions League trophy after winning it twice with Barcelona FC. However, the task for the English club will be tough, as Inter, who finished third in Serie A, will pose a threat throughout the game given their current form.

Here are the relevant details of the UCL final:

Venue: Atatürk Olimpiyat, Istanbul, Turkey

Date and time: Saturday 10 June 2023, Kickoff at 20:00 BST 3.00 PM EST (USA)

Referee: Szymon Marciniak (POL)

Assistants: Paweł Sokolnicki and Tomasz Listkiewicz (both POL)

Fourth official: Istvan Kovacs (ROM)

Reserve assistant: Vasile Florin Marinescu (ROM)

VAR: Tomasz Kwiatkowski (POL)

Assistant VAR: Bartosz Frankowski (POL)

VAR Support: Marco Fritz (GER)

Team news: Manchester City is expected to field the same strong side that won the FA Cup final recently. However, Kyle Walker's minor back injury is a concern, but the right-back is likely to feature in the must-win game as he looks fit enough.

Inter Milan, on the other hand, will have the services of both Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Milan Kriniar, with the former fighting to be fit and expected to be ready before the game. Mkhitaryan could come in for Marcelo Brozovic in the playing 11 if deemed fit to start.

Possible Manchester City playing XI: Ederson, Kyle Walker, Rúben Dias, Manuel Akanji, John Stones, Rodri, Bernardo Silva, İlkay Gündoğan, Kevin De Bruyne, Jack Grealish, Erling Haaland.

Possible Inter Milan playing XI: André Onana, Matteo Darmian, Francesco Acerbi, Alessandro Bastoni, Denzel Dumfries, Nicolò Barella, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Hakan Çalhanoğlu, Federico Dimarco, Lautaro Martínez, Edin Džeko.