Champions League Final: Manchester City v Inter Milan | Livestream
Champions League Final: Manchester City v Inter Milan | Livestream
Live-streaming Kick Start 20:00
City’s players make their way on to the podium …
Ederson is first up and his teammates follow, many of them kissing old Big Ears on their way past. No, silly, not Gary Lineker; he’s not there because he doesn’t work for BT Sport any more.
Full time: Manchester City 1-0 Inter
City are champions!Rodri got the only goal of the game, while Ederson pulled off two stunning saves at the death to repel Inter as they went in search of a late equaliser. The Brazilian had looked off his game earlier in the evening but really came up trumps when it mattered.
Manchester City are champions of Europe
It’s all over at the Ataturk Stadium!Manchester City have won theChampions League and completed their league, FA Cup and European Cup treble. They came up against formiddable opposition in the form of Inter but have prevailed thanks to Rodri’s second-half strike. Fittingly enough, it was the most Manchester City-under-Pep style goal that you will ever see.
90+6 min:Oh my! Dimarco sends the corner to the near post, I think it’s Brozovic who gets the flick and Ederson saves superbly. That’s your lot, City are champions!
90+5 min:Bellanova has a cross defelcted behind for an Inter corner.
90+4 min:Ederson is booked for time-wasting and moments later he charges off his line and leaps high to confidently claim an Onana free-kick from deep that was dropping into the City penalty area. Great goalkeeping.
90+2 min:We’re into five minutes of added time and Erling Haaland and Onana are both booked for something or other. No doubt wondering how he missed with his bullet header from four yards, Lukaku sends a shot from way further out wide.
88 min:It’s an ASTONISHING save from Ederson, who somehow shuffles across his line to save a Lukaku header from point-blank range with his knee. Brozovic’s cross from the right was headed across the face of goal by Gosens and Ederson somehow parried it. The ball broke to Dias, who did extremely well to steer the ball out for a corner with his header, contorting his body to avoid putting the ball into his own net. That is anastonishingsave.
87 min:Mkhitaryan tries to play the ball up the right touchline for Inter but his delivery is cut out by Nathan Ake.
84 min:Inter substitutions: Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Danilo D’Ambrosio come on for Calhanoglu and Darmian.
82 min:Romelu Lukaku is booked for a tackle from behind on Gundogan.
81 min:While that free-kick was being taken, John Stones got in a tussle with Robin Gozens and ended up with a massive rip down the side of his shirt. City substitution: Kyle Walker on for Stones, who has had aterrificgame.
80 min:Having dropped him from the starting line-up, Pep Guardiola is really riffing on Kyle Walker’s pain. The defender has been stripped down to his kit and waiting to come on for the best part of 10 minutes. City free-kick, wide on the right for a Brozovic indiscretion. Onana gathers Gundogan’s delivery comfortably.
77 min:Phil Foden shows some nifty footwork to drag the ball past a defender and accelerate into the Inter penalty area. He telegraphs his intention to shoot into the bottom right-hand corner from 10 yards out. Onana gets down to save.
75 min:Manchester City curl a free-kick into the inter penalty area but it’s headed clear. Inter substitutions: Raoul Bellanova and Robin Gozens on for Denzel Dumfries and Alessandro Bastoni.
73 min:Lukaklu sends a harmless scuffed effort straight at Ederson.
71 min:Inter go so,soclose to equalising. Dimarco sends a looping header on to the cross-bar from the edge of the six-yard box, the ball bounces back off the woodwork and sits up perfectly for the Inter wing-back, who sends his second header goalwards. It’s blocked by a completely unwitting Romelu Lukaku, who had his back to his teammate.
GOAL! Manchester City 1-0 Inter (Rodri 68)
67 min:Haaland tries to charge into the Inter penalty area and play the ball into a pocket of space for the waiting Phil Foden. Alessandro Bastoni makes a crucial interception for Inter. Excellent defending.
64 min:Ruben Dias gets an important header away as Dimarco tried to connect with a looping Lukaku header towards the edge of the City six-yard box.
61 min:That latest rick by Ederson, which allowed Martinez in on goal albeit from a tight angle, left Pep Guardiola on his knees on the touchline. Martinez could have tried to pull the ball back to Lukaku or Barella but City did have defensive cover in the penalty area.
60 min:Phil Foden is fouled a few yards outside the Inter penalty area by Nicolo Barello, who gets the first booking of the game. Nothing comes from the free-kick.
59 min:Ederson and Akanji get their wires crossed, resulting in Martinez chasing a loose ball down theleft side of the City penalty area. The Argentinian shoots from a tight angle but his effort is blocked by Ederson.
57 min:Romelu Lukaku wins his first header, sending the ball wide towards Denzel Dumfries out on the right touchline. Manuel Akanji deals with his cross and any danger is averted.
56 min:Inter substitution: Romelu Lukaku on for Edin Dzeko, who has run his long legs into stumps in this opening hour.
54 min:Phil Foden is penalised just outside the Inter penalty area for a “foul” on Calhanoglu, who simply threw himself to the ground while the City substitute happened to be standing nearby. “I didn’t touch him!” screams an exasperated Foden at the referee and he’s not wrong.
53 min:Gundogan clatters into the back of Martinez but play continues. Moments later, Matteo Darmian is penalised for a foul on Grealish wide on the left. Not for the first time, Phil Foden’s delivery is poor and he overhits the free-kick. Manuel Akanji is unable to keep the ball in play.
50 min:Ilkay Gundogan is fouled by Haklan Calhanoglu and requires treatment but is fit to carry on. Free-kick for City on the halfway line.
49 min:A mistake by Onana in the Inter goal allows Bernardo Silva to advance into the Inter penalty area from the right. His attempted pull-back is blocked by Francesco Acerbi.
47 min:Federico Dimarco goes down holding his face and the msall of his back after Bernardo Silva checked his run, allowing the Italian to back into him as he tried to control a dropping ball. It was a nothing challenge and Dimarco is soon back on his feet.
Second half: Manchester City 0-0 Inter
46 min:Play resumes withManchester City on the ball. There are no further changes in personnel on either team.
Half-time: Manchester City 0-0 Inter
Peep!Szymon Marciniak draws first half proceedings to a close with a few blasts of his whistle and the players troop off. Chances have been at a premium but the two best have fallen to Manchester city’s Bernardo Silva and Erling Haaland. For Inter, Brozovic tried to capitalise on an Ederson error but his opportunistic effort from distance sailed well wide. City lost Kevin De Bruyne to injury shortly after the half-hour mark, when the Belgian was replaced by Phil Foden.
45+1 min:A left-footed Manuel Akanji effort from 25 yards out sails over the Inter cross-bar.
43 min:City free-kick, wide on the left for a Dumfries foul on Jack Grealish, who gestures to the ref that his marker should be booked. Ah, Jack … you’re better than that. Foden sends the free-kick deep, where Rodri’s attempted cross is blocked by Martinez. The ball ricochets off Rodri and goes out for a goal kick.
40 min:Hakan Calhanoglu wins the ball from Bernarod Silva with an aggressive challenge deep inside the Inter half and charges forward into the City half. He eventually runs into traffic and loses the ball.
37 min:Inter continue to press City’s players to within an inch of their lives, a tactic that’s serving them well but may be difficult to maintain in the oppressive heat as the game progresses. Despite the lateness of the hour it’s currently 21% celsius in Istanbul with 60% humidity. Is that a lot of humidty? I don’t really know but it certainly seems plenty to be going on with.
34 min:Gundogan plays the ball towards the touchline for De Bruyne to chase. He reaches it but his cross is wayward and he immediately signals to the bench that the jig is up and he needs to be replaced. Manchester City substitution: Phil Foden on, Kevin De Bruyne off.
31 min:Phil Foden has removed his substitute’s bib and is doing some stretches just beside the City dug-out. This doesn’t look good for Kevin De Bruyne, who is soldiering on for now.
30 min:Oh dear. Kevin De Bruyne is receiving treatment for what looks like a hamstring injury but is carrying on for the time being at least. He was forced off early in theChampions League final two years ago and it would be an awful shame if the same thing were to happen to him again tonight.
27 min:Chance! Rodri and De Bruyne exchange passes and Haaland is played in behind. Shooting from a tight angle, he fires straight at Onano, who sticks out a leg and saves.
26 min:Ederson misplaces a pass out to one of his defenders and Brozovic pounces. He attempts to lob the ball over the keeper and into the empty net with a first-time effort but sends his effort well wide. Ederson looks a real bag of nerves tonight
25 min:Nicolo Barella fouls Jack Grealish halfway inside the Inter half, one of several niggly challenges from players on both sides that are not helping the flow of the game.
22 min:Federico Dimarco goes down injured after a coming-together with Bernardo Silva and stays down while play continues around him. City advance up field but are unable to play their way through the Inter defence. Play breaks down and Dimarco gets to his feet, annoyed that the ref didn’t stop proceedings. He’ll live.
19 min:Marcelo Brozovic tries his luck from distance and shoots high over the bar. Lautaro Martinez makes no secret of his irritation that his skipper didn’t pass to him instead.
18 min:Nathan Ake plays a long ball forward which Haaland heads out towards the touchline for Jack Grealish to chase. Alessandro Bastoni is quick out to close him down, doesn’t allow him to turn and concedes a throw-in. Nothing comes of it.
16 min:City have had the best/only chance of the game so far but on the evidence of the game so far, you can park any notions you might have had that Inter would be completely overwhelmed by the Premier League champions. We’re still in the early stages of this final but they’re more than holding their own.
15 min:Inter go Route One and get the ball launched high up the field towards Martinez but City clear courtesy of Ruben Dias.
12 min:A mini-dither from Ederson results in a heaply won Inter throw-in deep in Manchester City territory. Denzel Dumfries chucks it long and Ederson has another wobble as he loses the flight of a ball he thought was going wide. Martinez keeps it in play at the far post but John Stones clears the loose ball. Unconvincing from Ederson but City were in no real danger.
10 min:Hakan Calhanoglu drives forward towards the Manchester City penalty area and plays the ball wide to Federico Dimarco. Inter get several bodies into the box awaiting the cross but it’s cleared by a meaty Ruben Dias header.
7 min:Nicolo Barella and Marcelo Brozovic exchange passes down by Simone Inzaghi’s techincal area, where the Italian manager is gesticulating furiously at his troops like a traffic policeman on amphetamines.
5 min:Bernardo Silva picks up the ball on the right flank and is allowed to drive into the penalty area as Federico Dimarco backs off him. Silva shifts the ball on to his left foot and tries to curl it into the far corner but sends his effort narrowly wide.
4 min:Inter are pressing high up the pitch early doors, their midfielders getting forward to lend a hand in hounding City’s players when they are playing out from the back.
3 min:Erling Haaland runs on to a Kevin De Bruyne through ball and blasts the ball high over the bar from a tightish angle. Offside.
1 min:City win an early throw-in which is taken by John Stones. Inter quickly win the ball back and advance upfield. The ball’s played towards Edin Dzeko near the corner flag but he stumbles and is unable to prevent it from running out of play. Goal kick for City.
1 min:It’s 10pm in Istanbul and the Champion League final kicks off with Lautaro Martinez getting the ball rolling for Inter. Game on!!!
Pre-match entertainment:Nigerian singer Burna Boy and Brazilian popster Anitta have just finished strutting their stuff and kick-off is just a few minutes away. Both sets of players are waiting patiently – or impatiently – in the tunnel as the Champions League trophy is placed on its plinth by former Turkey international Hamit Altintop.
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Manchester City owner Sheikh Mansour to attend Champions League final
Sauce close to Manchester City disclose to Inside that the club owner, Sheikh Mansour, will attend his team’s Champions League final against Internazionale on Saturday evening. The sheikh is due to be present in Istanbul as City face Internazionale, bidding to win Europe’s top club prize for the first time.
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It would be only be the second competitive game Sheikh has attended since his investment vehicle, the Abu Dhabi United Group, purchased City in 2008. He missed the 2021 final that City lost to Chelsea in Porto, but has made arrangements to be in Turkey for the match that his club are favourites to win. Khaldoon al-Mubarak, City’s chairman, is also due to be at the showpiece match at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium.
The only previous City match Sheikh Mansour attended was almost 13 years ago when he visited the Etihad Stadium to witness a 3-0 victory over Liverpool in 2010
City have risen to become the dominant force in the English game under Mansour’s ownership, with the club having won seven Premier League titles in the past 12 years and five of the last six. His spending has transformed City, enabling them to attract some of the best players in the game. Mansour will get to see Kevin De Bruyne, Erling Haaland and Rodri play in the flesh for the first time. The sheikh’s investment over 15 years has resulted in a new training ground for the club and expansion of the Etihad Stadium.
