Eighteen years on from Liverpool's miracle of Istanbul, treble-chasing Manchester City will strive to emulate their Merseyside counterparts' feats in the same city when they butt heads with Inter Milan in the final of the 2022-23 Champions League on Saturday night.
The two continental behemoths clash for the first time in competitive action at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium on the back of differing domestic fortunes, as Pep Guardiola added another two English football trophies to his cabinet, while the Nerazzurri's title charge in Serie A was fleeting at best. With Man City winning the ball back higher up the field on average than any other Champions League team this season (47.2m from their own net), and Inter doing so closest to their goal (38.4m), a classic attack-versus-defence encounter may ensue in Istanbul.
The Nerazzurri's counter-attacks can often prove devastating, though, and their recent purple patch in front of goal should also benefit their chances of breaching the Man City backline, but quelling Guardiola's potent frontmen will be a different matter entirely.



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在利物浦创造伊斯坦布尔奇迹的18年后，追逐三冠王的曼城将在本周六晚的2022-23赛季欧冠决赛中与国际米兰交锋，他们将努力效仿默西塞德郡的利物浦。
这两支来自欧洲大陆的豪门首次在阿塔图尔克奥林匹克球场交锋，瓜迪奥拉在他的球队中又获得了两座英超奖杯，而蓝黑军团在意甲联赛的夺冠之旅充其量只是昙花一现。本赛季，曼城比其他任何一支欧冠球队都更靠前地夺回了球权(47.2米)，而国米则更接近他们的球门(3840米)，一场经典的攻防对决可能会在伊斯坦布尔上演。
蓝黑军团的反击经常被证明是毁灭性的，尽管他们最近在门前的紫色标志也有助于他们突破曼城后防线，但平息瓜迪奥拉强大的锋线将是完全不同的事情。