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Mark Ogden, Senior Writer, ESPN FC
MANCHESTER, England — City of Manchester being the best team in Europe, that automatically makes them the best team in the world and whatever happens in the Champions League final against Inter Milan on June 10 is not going to change that. Just ask Real Madridthe defending European champions, who were torn to pieces in a 0-4 semi-final second leg loss at Etihad Stadium.
But no one wants to be remembered as the best team that has never won a European Cup, so it’s better for Inter to prepare for the toughest game of their lives against Man City in Istanbul on Sunday. next month. Man City under coach Pep Guardiola is aiming for the immortality of sport.
With the City still appealing 115 allegations of violation Premier League From 2009 to 2018, history may look at this team’s performance through a different lens, but for now their football is the only barometer that can measure them. And after dethroning Real with a display of brutal dominance and ruthless efficiency in Manchester following a 1-1 draw in Madrid last week, Manchester City have proven themselves to be the new kings of Europe.
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It’s a habit, fitting Real MadridThe heaviest defeat ever in the Champions League, came at Anfield first Liverpool in the year 2008-09. Every Man City player has overwhelmed their rivals Real and if they are pursuing revenge for last season’s dramatic semi-final defeat to coach Carlo Ancelotti’s side, they have won it.
It’s like watching the world’s heavyweight champion beat a hopeless challenger. But Real Madrid is not without hope — they are Real Madrid. This is a night when Kevin De Bruyne, John Stones, Kyle Walker, Ruben Dias, Rodri, Jack Grealish And Bernardo SilvaThe hero, who scored two goals in the first half, did 10 out of 10 moves that left world-class opponents reeling.
No team can live with Man City right now. They have won 19 of the last 23 matches and have not lost any. Three wins in three tournaments is all they need now to secure the so-called treble.
Inter Milan will likely create one of the biggest games of all time by beating Man City at the Ataturk Stadium in Istanbul next month, but no one can argue that it will make his team Coach Simone Inzaghi is better than Guardiola’s team. The Nerazzurri there is simply a small detail that is a huge silver trophy as a reward for winning a game.
Maybe that’s a bit too simplistic, but Guardiola has accomplished what he was tasked with. City of Manchesterof the owner based in Abu Dhabi when he was appointed manager in 2016. Barcelona And Bayern Munich The coach was hired to turn Man City into the best team in Europe and the world. He could tick that box mission accomplished, but no one at Etihad really believed or felt it until the European trophy was in the club’s trophy cabinet.
Losing City Chelsea in their only previous Champions League final in Porto in 2021, but this time there seems to be an unstoppable momentum with Guardiola’s side.
“Honestly, a final against an Italian team is not the greatest gift,” said Guardiola. “Surname [Inter] are competing. This victory will receive a lot of praise, but we have time to prepare ourselves mentally. When you reach the Champions League final, you have to celebrate. Unfortunately we won’t have time because Sunday we can win Premier League. Tomorrow will be with our family then prepare for Sunday.”
Forget talk of treble for now. There’s still plenty of time to analyze Man City’s prospects of winning the Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League between now and next month’s final.
The Premier League is mostly ready, with Guardiola’s players needing just three points from three games to win the title for a third consecutive season, while Manchester United – the only English club to ever win the treble in 1999 – stand between Man City and glory in the FA Cup final on June 3. City of Manchester arriving in Istanbul a week later and needing to beat three-time European champions Inter to claim their first Champions League title, their success was inevitable.
So how good is Man City? Well, they’ll win a fifth Premier League title for six seasons within the next 10 days and are strong contenders to beat Man United in the FA Cup Final at Wembley. The Champions League has slipped out of their hands, but the performance against Real was perhaps the most one-sided performance by a team of this level since Guardiola. Barcelona destroyed United in the 2011 Champions League final.
By the way, that 2011 final was when Guardiola’s legendary Barca team was at its peak, with Lionel Messi, Xavi and Andres Iniesta put United in what manager Sir Alex Ferguson called a “passing rotation”. Barca was so good that United couldn’t get the ball – and Real Madrid Wednesday had a similar experience, with City dominating possession with 60 per cent possession.
When Real Madrid winger Vinicius Junior tries to pass Kyle Walker in the first half, there seems to be no match for Brazil International favorite to win the foot race. But Walker somehow turned the situation in his favor and defeated vinixius with and his strength. The Real star looked disappointed, turning to Ancelotti as if to say: “What can I do?”
It’s a theme that runs through the Real Madrid team. They were all powerless to repel the attacks and the relentless ability of Man City to hold the ball in the position of full-back. Dani Carvajal “We played against a better opponent than us in this game — they overpowered us pretty well,” said.
Goalie Thibaut Courtois was probably the only Real player to come out after the match against Man City, as the former Chelsea No. 1 made a series of important saves, especially from Erling Haalandwhen Real tries to weather the storm.
But this is City night, obviously, and this will be their season. It is merely a question of how many titles they win.
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