Manchester City will be facing Chelsea in their first major European final in 51 years as Pep Guardiola is looking to win his third Champions League trophy on May 29 in Portugal.
Guardiola won it in 2009 and 2011 with Barcelona and could become only the third manager to win the title three times, along with Carlo Ancelotti, who did it in 2003, 2007, 2014 and Zinedine Zidane in 2016, 2017, 2018.
Manchester City vs Chelsea Latest Odds
Manchester City have won 11 Champions League matches this season and victory in this final match is valued at (1.87) with ZEbet.
Chelsea have won their last two matches against Manchester City in all competitions and a third victory is tipped to happen at (4.30).
A draw at full-time between the Premier League rivals in Portugal is considered to happen at (3.35).
Manchester City vs Chelsea Team News
Guardiola will face a headache while selecting his team given that he has a fully-fit squad at his disposal. German international Ilkay Gundogan will be available after recovering from a slight problem he sustained during a training session.
For Thomas Tuchel, he has doubts on whether first-choice goalkeeper Edouard Mendy will be fit enough after he was substituted against Aston Villa. N'Golo Kante missed the final game of the Premier League but he is largely expected to be available for the final match.
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In European competition, Chelsea and Manchester City’s only previous meetings came in the 1970-71 Cup Winners’ Cup semi-final. Chelsea won both legs 1-0 to progress to the final, where they beat Real Madrid after a replay.
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Manchester City are the ninth different English team to reach a European Cup/Champions League final, at least three more than any other nation; Germany and Italy on six. However, only one of the last 10 teams competing in their first final have won, with Borussia Dortmund winning 3-1 against Juventus in 1997.
This is the third year running a team will play in the European Cup/Champions League final for the first time; Tottenham in 2019, PSG in 2020, and Manchester City in 2021. This is the first time there has been a maiden finalist in three consecutive years since 1986 – 1988; Steaua Bucharest, FC Porto, PSV.
Both Chelsea and Manchester City have conceded just four goals in this season’s Champions League; the first time both teams competing in the final have conceded four or fewer goals on their way to reaching the showpiece event since 2005-06 when Arsenal conceded two and Barcelona four before meeting in that season’s final.
Manchester City vs Chelsea Tips and Predictions
Chelsea have scored just five goals in as many games and have conceded four without keeping a single clean sheet. The Citizens, on the other hand, have scored 14 goals, kept two clean sheets and conceded eight. Punters can take an offer of over 2.5 goals at (2.12) with ZEbet.
Over 2.5 goals at (2.12) with ZEbet.
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