Manchester City are one step away from the holy grail, one victory away from achieving a historic treble after winning the FA Cup and the Premier League a few weeks ago. Never has Pep Guardiola’s team seemed so solid and sure of its strength. The Cityzens have so far rolled over this Champions League, notably crushing Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals and Real Madrid in the semis.
Defeated by Chelsea two years ago for their first C1 final in Porto, they know what to expect and will be wary. Especially since Inter is a formidable team. But Pep Guardiola’s players seem untouchable at the end of the season. A feeling of dominance that is reflected in football fans. According to a poll conducted by Odoxa for Winamax and RTL on the Champions League final, 73% think City will win the title.
This already exceptional Skyblues season could become historic if they win against Inter. Their game has matured and now seems to be footballing perfection, recalling the superiority of Barça in 2011, already under Guardiola. Possession of the ball, counter-pressing, everything is there. This is reflected in the poll, the Catalan coach is unanimous. He is considered by football fans to be a good leader of men at 88% and a technician who has revolutionized modern football at 71%.
A City player perfectly reflects this dominance, Erling Haaland. With 12 goals, the 22-year-old striker is the competition’s top scorer. The Norwegian tornado also finished top scorer for his first Premier League season with 36 goals on the clock. A lot of observers have fun comparing him to the other prodigy of this new generation, Kylian Mbappé. But according to the survey, for 75% of football fans, the Norwegian is still below number 7 of PSG.
Kylian Mbappé who will try again to win the Champions League with the capital club next season. But on this subject, football lovers are more and more skeptical. Only 39% of them think that PSG is capable of winning the Champions League next year.
