Possible line-ups
Manchester City: Ederson; Walker, Stones, Rúben Dias, Zinchenko; Bernardo Silva, Fernandinho, Gündoğan; Mahrez, De Bruyne, Foden
Chelsea: Mendy; Christensen, Thiago Silva, Rüdiger; Azpilicueta, Jorginho, Kanté, Chilwell; Pulišić, Werner, Mount
How they got here
Manchester City
Record: W11 D1 L0 F25 A4
Top scorer: Riyad Mahrez, Ferran Torres (4)
Semi-finals: 4-1 vs Paris
Quarter-finals: 4-2 vs Dortmund
Round of 16: 4-0 vs Mönchengladbach
Group C: winners
Chelsea
Record: W8 D3 L1 F22 A4
Top scorer: Olivier Giroud (6)
Semi-finals: 3-1 vs Real Madrid
Quarter-finals: 2-1 vs Porto
Round of 16: 3-0 vs Atlético
Group E: winner
Form guide
Manchester City
Form: WLWLWW
Last game: Man. City 5-0 Everton, 23/05
Where they finished: Premier League winners, League Cup winners
Chelsea
Form: LWLLWW
Last game: Aston Villa 2-1 Chelsea, 23/05
Where they finished: 4th in Premier League
View from the camps
Josep Guardiola, Man. City manager: ““I’m the happiest man in the world to be here. It’s a privilege, it’s an honour. We’re going to try and do our best. All we have to do is be honest with ourselves and try to win the game.”
Kevin De Bruyne, Man. City midfielder: “We’re all competitors and we all want to win. As players we understand the magnitude of the game. If you win you’re a hero, if you lose you’re almost a failure.”
Thomas Tuchel, Chelsea manager: “As a child, you dream of these matches and it’s like watching the moon – it’s so, so far away. Once you’re in it, you’re just in it. I don’t hesitate to say that Man. City and Bayern have been the benchmark in Europe this season and last season. We are trying to close the gap and the good thing is, in football, you can close gaps in 90 minutes.”
César Azpilicueta, Chelsea captain: “Chelsea always fight for everything. Tomorrow is about becoming European champions, it’s a big game and we know that we will have to be at our best. It’s a special day, we have the fans back and we want to make history.”
Manchester City face Chelsea in the UEFA Champions League final on Saturday 29 May at 21:00 CET.
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