CHELSEA can claim their second Champions League trophy as they take on Manchester City in this year’s final but Pep Guardiola’s side are gunning for their elusive first.
The Blues beat Real Madrid 3-1 on aggregate in the semi-finals of the competition while City overcame Paris Saint-German comfortably.
Chelsea will now face English opposition in the Champions League final for the second time in their three appearances, having lost the 2008 tournament to Manchester United.
City, however, are in their first ever final, and Guardiola is desperate to get his hands back on the most prized trophy in world football.
What time does Chelsea vs Man City kick-off?
- Chelsea’s Champions League final clash with Man City will get underway from 8pm UK time on Saturday, May 29.
- The game will take place at the Estadio do Dragao in Porto, Portugal.
- There will be around 16,500 fans in the stadium to watch the game, with 6,000 tickets each being allocated to Chelsea and Man City supporters.
What channel is it and can it be live streamed?
- The Champions League final will be shown live on BT Sport 1 and BT Sport 1 HD, as well as BT Sport Ultimate.
- You can catch the action on the BT Sport app which is available for download onto your mobile device, tablet or Smart TV.
Can I watch for FREE?
- EE customers can get BT Sport INCLUDED to their plan at no extra cost if they are on a plan with Smart Benefits – simply log in to EE and choose BT Sport app.
- And then get it on the big screen by texting SPORT to 150 to get a FREE three-month trial of large screen so you can cast all the action on your TV.
- At the end of the three months you will automatically roll onto the £15 per month subscription unless cancelled.
- The game will also be shown live on BT Sport’s YouTube channel, which is available for download onto your mobile device, tablet or Smart TV.
Team news
Man City will be with a fully-fit squad for the Champions League final – a manager’s dream.
But Pep Guardiola has the tough task of choosing who to leave out of his first XI for his side’s clash with Chelsea in Porto.
Joao Cancelo may not start for City and has found himself out of the side recently while Oleksandr Zinchenko could bag himself a starting place.
Phil Foden, Kevin de Bruyne, Riyad Marrez are all expected to start for City.
For Chelsea, their two big injury sweats were Edouard Mendy and N’Golo Kante, both who are not FIT and ready to face City.
The pair trained on Thursday and and will almost certainly start vs City, with Thiago Silva likely to start in a back three with Cesar Azpilicueta and Antonio Rudiger.
Mason Mount is certain to start, but Thomas Tuchel will have to decide on Kai Havaetz in a false 9 with Timo Werner, or Christian Pulisic.
Mateo Kovacic, meanwhile, will be hoping to displace Jorginho in midfield.
Odds
- Chelsea – 7/2
- Draw – 12/5
- Man City – 17/20
- Chelsea to lift cup – 15/8
- Man City to lift cup – 4/11
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
