Good afternoon from Istanbul
Welcome to SunSport’s live blog coverage of the Champions League Final between Manchester City and Inter Milan at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium. Kostas here, and I will be bringing you all the live action from Turkey.
City recently completed the Double after beating rivals Manchester United in the FA Cup Final, shortly after clinching the Premier League title.
Now the Citizens are looking to add to their local rivals’ misery by emulating their historic Treble triumph from 1999.
Manager Pep Guardiola is enjoying a relatively clean bill of health within his squad, although he did raise a minor issue regarding Kyle Walker.
Guardiola claimed Walker is dealing with a small problem in his back, but the right-back has alleviated concerns regarding his fitness.
Zack Steffen poses as the only absence for the Spanish tactician after recently undergoing knee surgery.
Inter manager Simone Inzaghi, on the other hand, will be without Dalbert, who is sidelined with a cruciate ligament injury.
However, Inzaghi is set to for a major boost with three key players expected to be available for the final.
Henrikh Mkhitaryan suffered a thigh injury in the second leg of the Nerazzurri’s Champions League semi-final triumph over rivals AC Milan.
But ex- United ace Mkhitaryan appears ready for the crunch clash against his former Premier League foes.
Joaquin Correa picked up a calf issue against Fiorentina in the Serie A giants’ Coppa Italia Final success but could return to the bench.
And finally, Federico Dimarco is expected to line up against Walker after missing the final league game against Torino due to a muscle issue.
