Champions League final: 4 key questions, prediction for Man City vs. Inter

The blue halves of Manchester and Milan are converging on the biggest stage in club football.

Manchester City and Inter Milan saved their first-ever competitive meeting for Saturday’s Champions League final in Istanbul. Beaten 2021 finalists City are still trying to crown Pep Guardiola’s glittering era with their inaugural triumph in European football’s top competition, while Inter are attempting to hoist the trophy for the fourth time after overcoming a 13-year run of failing to advance beyond the quarterfinals.

Here are the key questions and a prediction for the much-anticipated clash in Turkey:

Will Guardiola tweak his system?

The fundamentals of Manchester City’s approach haven’t changed. This season, they still led the Premier League in the usual metrics – such as possession and time in the opponents’ half – and remained bottom in statistics such as frequency of long passes and speed of attacks.

Continuity is what makes this version of City most d

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