From the 78 teams who have competed in the 2022-23 Champions League through the qualifying, group and knockout phases we now have our two finalists: Manchester City will face Inter Milan on June 10.
Reigning Premier League champions City took a major step toward becoming European champions for the first time by eliminating Real Madrid 5-1 on aggregate in Wednesday’s dominant 4-0 win. That result was also a huge statement in their quest to become only the second English club to win the treble (domestic league, domestic cup, Champions League), after Manchester United in 1999.
Inter, meanwhile, made a statement of their own by beating local rivals AC Milan 1-0 on Tuesday to win their semifinal 3-0 on aggregate and reach their first Champions League final since 2010, when they lifted the trophy for a third time as part of their own treble.
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But who will win in the Turkish city of Istanbul three-and-a-half weeks from now? Will City make up for their loss in the final two years ago and finally become champions of Europe, or will Inter upset the odds and claim the continental crown for the fourth time in their history?
We asked ESPN writers Gab Marcotti, Mark Ogden, Julien Laurens and Rob Dawson for their early thoughts ahead of the final and their predictions on which team will win it all.
