Following are the statistics and squad for the Manchester City vs Chelsea Champions League final which will be played on Sunday (30/5/2021) in the morning WIB.
The final of fellow English teams was present at the top of the Champions League which was held in Porto. There’s Pep Guardiola’s Man City facing Thomas Tuchel’s Chelsea squad.
The following are the statistics on the journey of the two teams to reach the Champions League final this season, as summarized by the UEFA.com website:
Manchester City (Champions League) stats
Result: Wins 11, Draw 1, Lose 0. 25 goals, conceded 4
Top scorer: Riyad Mahrez, Ferran Torres (4)
Semifinals (aggregate): 4-1 vs Paris
Quarter-finals (aggregate): 4-2 vs Dortmund
Round of 16 (on aggregate): 4-0 vs Mönchengladbach
Group C: group winners
Chelsea stats (Champions League)
Result: Wins 8, Draw 3, Lose 1. 22 goals, conceded 4
Top scorer: Olivier Giroud (6)
Semifinal (aggregate): 3-1 vs Real Madrid
Quarter-finals (aggregate): 2-1 vs Porto
Round of 16 (on aggregate): 3-0 vs Atlético
Group E: group winners
Manchester City’s performance
Last 6 matches: Win, lose, win, lose, win, win (WLWLWW)
Last match: Man. City 5-0 Everton, (23/05)
Results of the season: Premier League winners, Premier League Cup winners
Chelsea performance
Last 6 matches: Lose, win, lose, lose, win, win (LWLLWW)
Last match: Aston Villa 2-1 Chelsea, (23/05)
Result of the season: Finish fourth in the Premier League
For the 2021 Champions League final, Manchester City are anxiously awaiting the condition of Ilkay Guendogan, who was injured in a training session. Even though he is one of the mainstay players in the Citizens midfield. The Manchester City vs Chelsea duel has the potential to be less exciting without him.
Following are the Man City squad that were brought in for the Champions League final:
Keepers: Ederson, Zack Steffen, Scott Carson, James Trafford
Pemain bertahan: Benjamin Mendy, Aymeric Laporte, Joao Cancelo, Kyle Walker, Ruben Dias, Eric Garcia, John Stones, Nathan Ake, Aleks Zinchenko
Midfielders: Ilkay Gundogan, Rodri, Kevin De Bruyne, Bernardo Silva, Fernandinho
Forwards: Riyad Mahrez, Phil Foden, Ferran Torres, Gabriel Jesus, Sergio Aguero, Raheem Sterling.
Following are the Chelsea squad that were brought in for the Champions League final:
Goalkeepers: Edouard Mendy, Kepa Arrizabalaga, Willy Caballero
Defenders: Antonio Rudiger, Marcos Alonso, Andreas Christensen, Thiago Silva, Kurt Zouma, Ben Chilwell, Reece James, Cesar Azpilicueta, Emerson
Midfielders: Jorginho, N’Golo Kante, Mateo Kovacic, Mason Mount, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Billy Gilmour, Tino Anjorin
Forwards: Tammy Abraham, Christian Pulisic, Timo Werner, Olivier Giroud, Hakim Ziyech, Kai Havertz
Possible ideal line-up for Manchester City vs Chelsea:
Manchester City: Ederson; Walker, Stones, Rúben Dias, Zinchenko; Bernardo Silva, Fernandinho, Gündoğan (still waiting for the latest conditions); Mahrez, De Bruyne, Foden
Chelsea: Mendy; Christensen, Thiago Silva, Rüdiger; Azpilicueta, Jorginho, Kanté, Chilwell; Pulišić, Werner, Mount
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