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This week both participants of the UEFA Champions League final were revealed.
On June 10 in Istanbul, Milan's Inter and Manchester City will compete for the prestigious trophy.
However, in the decisive match, the factor of success could also be a player from the Italian team, more precisely, his nationality.
As calculated by "Sport Bible", since 2013, in Champions League finals, a team with at least one Croatian in its ranks has triumphed every season.
It all started with Bayern Munich's victory (M. Mandžukič), and later the success of Croatians was continued by players such as L. Modrić and I. Rakitić.
Inter has an experienced player in M. Brozović within its ranks.
Champions League winners from Croatia:
2013 - Mario Mandžukič (Bayern)
2014 - Luka Modrić (Real)
2015 - Ivan Rakitić (Barcelona)
2016 - Luka Modrić, Mateo Kovačić (Real)
2017 - Luka Modrić, Mateo Kovačić (Real)
2018 - Luka Modrić, Mateo Kovačić (Real)
2019 - Dejan Lovren (Liverpool)
2020 - Ivan Perišić (Bayern)
2021 - Mateo Kovačić (Chelsea)
2022 - Luka Modrić (Real)
