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On Saturday, the strongest team of this season's UEFA Champions League was revealed in Turkey.
In the decisive championship match, "Man City" and Milan's "Inter" clubs clashed at the "Ataturk" stadium.
On their way to the final, the English defeated "Leipzig", Munich's "Bayern", and Madrid's "Real" clubs in the knockout rounds.
Meanwhile, the "Inter" team conquered "Porto", Lisbon's "Benfica" and the "Milan" teams.
At the start of the match, E. Haaland and B. Silva tried to play aggressively, but they did not create any major threats to the opponent's goal.
The Italians outperformed their opponents in terms of ball control, and N. Barella had his chance, but he failed to take advantage of "Man City" goalkeeper Ederson's mistake and direct the ball into the goal from long distance.
In the 27th minute, E. Haaland had a great opportunity, but "Inter" goalkeeper A. Onana demonstrated his skill.
As the first half neared its end, the "City" team had to make a forced substitution and one of their key players, K. De Bruyne, had to leave the field.
After the break, both teams played cautiously and looked for mistakes from their opponents.
In the 68th minute, the first goal of the match fell. There was confusion in the "Inter" penalty area, and Rodri was the first to the ball and left no chance for the opponents to defend - 1:0.
After a few minutes, "Inter" could have equalized, but a header by F. Dimarco hit the crossbar.
In the 89th minute, R. Lukaku just had to score a goal, but Ederson was once again "impenetrable".
In the last attack, "Inter" had a chance to miraculously extend the match during a corner kick, but Ederson once again acted like a wall and stopped the Italian strike.
"Man City" triumphed 1:0 and won their first Champions League trophy in the club's history. J. Guardiola's proteges also triumphed in the Premier League and FA Cup tournaments.
Lineups:
The 11 ⚫🔵 starters for #ManCityInter 🔝
— Inter (@Inter_en) June 10, 2023
Come on, boys! 💫#ForzaInter #UCL #UCLFinal pic.twitter.com/YxqpZ2bEua
🩵 TEAM NEWS 🩵
— Manchester City (@ManCity) June 10, 2023
XI | Ederson, Akanji, Stones, Dias, Ake, Rodrigo, Gundogan (C), De Bruyne, Bernardo, Grealish, Haaland
SUBS | Ortega Moreno, Carson, Walker, Phillips, Laporte, Alvarez, Gomez, Mahrez, Perrone, Foden, Palmer, Lewis#ManCity | #UCLfinal pic.twitter.com/6eYE8aTGTH
Stepping out to the biggest stage 🏟️#UCLfinal pic.twitter.com/YGhWitpBvT
— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) June 10, 2023
Look who's arrived... 👀 #UCLtrophydelivery | @FedExEurope | #UCLfinal pic.twitter.com/8EuYSLrT7n
— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) June 10, 2023
