Manchester City and Inter Milan’s Road to the Champions League Final

Manchester City and Inter Milan face off in the Champions League Final this weekend, with both teams looking to secure the ultimate European prize.

Manchester City is looking to create history by becoming the second English team to secure the European treble after FA Cup and Premier League victories.

The Italian side will have to come up with a way to stop 52-goal man Erling Haaland, who will lead the line for City in the contest.

City has been dominant in England over the last ten years but still hasn't won the illusive Champions League, losing to rivals Chelsea in the 2021 final.

Inter Milan finished third in the Serie A table, 18 points behind champions Napoli who managed to get to the quarterfinals of the competition.

Manchester City legend and Inter Milan striker Edin Dzeko has been a force for Inter this season, but at 37 years old, this may be his last chance at European glory.

Let's look at each team's road to the final!

City dominated their group stage matches, finishing first and going unbeaten, securing 14 points from a possible 18 after draws with Copenhagen and Borussia Dortmund.

After a shaky 1-1 draw in the opening round of 16 match against Leipzig, City turned on the style in the return fixture, winning 7-0 with Haaland scoring five goals.

City had wrapped up their place in the semi-finals in the first game against Bayern Munich, winning 3-0. In the return leg, City took their foot off the gas, drawing 1-1 and securing a 4-1 aggregate victory.

After some Kevin De Bruyne brilliance that secured a 1-1 draw at the Bernabeu, 'The Blues' dominated Madrid in the second leg, winning 4-0 after two early goals from Bernardo Silva set them on their way.

Inter Milan was berthed into the group of death as they embarked on their Champions League campaign, finishing second on ten points in a group with Bayern Munich and Barcelona.

Romelu Lukaku's 86th-minute winner in the opening round of 16 match against Porto was enough to see them progress to the next stage after drawing 0-0 in the second leg.

A 2-0-win courtesy of Lukaku and Nicola Barella proved to be the difference maker in the quarter-final clash against Benfica, with the sides drawing 3-3 in a blockbuster match in the return leg.

The highly anticipated Milan derby in the semi-final was dominated by Inter from start to finish of both games, winning 2-0 in the away fixture and 1-0 in the home fixture, thanks to Lautaro Martinez's strike that put the match and contest to bed.

The final between the two European giants kicks off on the 10^th of June, with City hoping to win it for the first time and Inter looking to secure the trophy for the first time in 13 years.