MIAMI, United States. — Inter Milan and Manchester City will play the 2022-2023 UEFA Champions League final on June 10 after overcoming the semi-final qualifiers this week against AC Milan and Real Madrid, respectively.
The neroazzurri they sealed their pass to the final in Istanbul last Tuesday with a 1-0 victory against AC Milan. Argentine striker Lautaro Martínez’s goal at minute 74 put the final figures on the series, which ended 3-0 in favor of Inter.
For their part, Joseph Guardiola’s Manchester City took revenge for what happened last year and knocked out the champion, Real Madrid, with an overwhelming 4-0 victory in the semifinal second leg.
The citizens They settled the tie at the Etihad Stadium this Wednesday with two goals scored by the Portuguese midfielder Bernardo Silva, an own goal by the Brazilian defender Éder Militão, and a last goal scored by the Argentine Julián Álvarez.
Manchester City’s victory was even short due to the numerous chances generated against the whites, who once again had Belgian goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois as their great figure.
“It is a football thing, that we have played against an opponent that has played with more intensity and better quality in the first half. It has been superior, as we were superior last year. This can happen to you in a semifinal,” Carlo Ancelotti, Real Madrid coach, declared at a press conference after the game.
Looking ahead to the final, City appears as a strong favorite despite never having won the tournament, something Inter Milan has done, who won it in the 1963-1964, 1964-1965 and 2009-2010 seasons.
City, on the other hand, will arrive in Istanbul with the handicap of having lost the only final they played in the 2020-2021 season, when they fell to Chelsea with a goal to nil.
