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Predicted lineups are available for the match a few days in advance while the actual lineup will be available about an hour ahead of the match. Manchester city chelsea champions league Thomas Tuchel's side, who lost Thiago Silva to injury in the 39th minute, were sent on their way just before half-time as Mason Mount's superb pass picked out the run of Kai Havertz (42), who rounded Ederson and calmly finished into an empty net for his first Champions League goal.Man city chelsea champions league
Manchester City’s Erling Haaland, left, substitutes Manchester City’s Riyad Mahrez during the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester City and Chelsea at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, England, Sunday, May 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Jon Super) Culture & society In that sense, Guardiola’s approach to the Champions League final only forced an exaggerated version of the attack-vs.-defense matchup that previews of the game had been calling for all week. Guardiola gave Tuchel exactly the game Tuchel wanted and gambled that his team would be better at it. The problem was that he tried to conjure the mirror image of Chelsea out of Man City’s repertoire of possible selves, while Chelsea just concentrated on being itself. Talent or no talent, it’s harder to improvise an unstoppable force than to be an immovable object after a lot of practice.
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It was pretty backs to the wall for the West Londoners after the break, but Kai Havertz's first-half goal is enough for Chelsea to see off Manchester City, whose wait for a first Champions League title goes on. Chelsea-Liverpool Odds Meanwhile, Champions League success proved elusive once again for Man City and Pep Guardiola. Despite their Premier League and Carabao Cup successes, their wait to win Europe's biggest club competition goes on.Man city v chelsea champions league final
Money is crucial to Manchester City’s success. In 2008 the club was purchased by a free-spending consortium from Abu Dhabi. The squad it has assembled is worth $1.1bn, based on players’ expected price in the transfer market, making it the most costly team in the world. Inter’s squad is worth roughly half that, $581m. City’s extravagance has attracted scrutiny. The club is being investigated by the Premier League for breaching more than 100 financial rules. But their spending has paid off on the pitch. Erling Haaland, a Norwegian forward signed for £51m ($64m) last summer, has scored 52 goals so far this season, more than any other European footballer. By Jude Summerfield | Mar 19, 2023 Tuchel played with his daughters on the field. Christian Pulisic, who came on as a second-half substitute to become the first American player to feature in a Champions League final, posed with the trophy in a USA sweatshirt. Mount burst into tears when he saw his father in the stands.
