Two hundred and forty-four (244) years of history, as many as Manchester City (129/year of foundation in 1894) and Inter (115/year of foundation in 1908), ...meet in Istanbul and the «Atatürk Olympic Stadium», the stadium chosen by UEFA to host (10/6, 22:00) the 68th Champions League final.
Pep Guardiola, one of seven football men who have won the trophy as players and coaches, will look to inspire Manchester City in their quest for their first top-flight title.
Pep Guardiola's dream team will face Simone Inzaghi's Inter, who in turn will attempt to win the trophy for the fourth time in their history, the first since 2010, when they celebrated a treble under Jose Mourinho.
A final, which will be televised in more than 200 countries and territories around the world, with a total value of 1.584 billion euros, the same as the two finalists, according to the German website transfermarkt: 1.05 billion euros for Manchester City, 534.45 million euros for Inter.
Two teams with almost the same average age (27.6 for Manchester City and 28.9 for Inter ), with many foreigners on their roster (17 for Manchester City and 16 for Inter ), but also full of internationals (18 for Manchester City and 16 for Inter ).
Manchester City and Inter will be competing for a trophy that stands 73.5cm tall and weighs 7.5kg, even if they have to go through 90 minutes of normal time, and of course there will be VAR.
A. Vazogiannis
