MANCHESTER CITY have been handed a boost ahead of their Champions League final against Inter Milan.
The Premier League champions are aiming to complete a historic Treble after wrapping up the league title at the weekend.
The Citizens are in the FA Cup final in which they face their old foes Manchester United at Wembley Stadium on June 3.
After that, City will then turn their attention to European glory against the Serie A side on June 10.
In a spooky turn of events the game between the Italian and English clubs is the first ever competitive meeting between the two.
The only time a debut meeting between clubs has happened in the Champions League final was back in 2005, when Liverpool faced AC Milan.
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On that occasion, the English side ran out winners in dramatic fashion.
The Reds had fallen 3-0 down before half time after a brilliant 45 minutes from Milan which saw Paolo Maldini score in the first minute and striker Hernan Crespo net a brace.
However, Rafael Benitez’s men rallied in the second half and scored three times in five minutes to take the game to extra time and penalties, which they won.
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola will be hoping that it proves to be a good omen for his side.
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He had taken the club to a Champions League final in 2021 but suffered heartbreak to Chelsea after Kai Havertz netted the only goal of the game.
City have faced Inter twice before, once in the pre-season friendly match in the 2011 Dublin Super Cup and once in another friendly in 2010.
Each team won one of the fixtures as both games ended 3-0.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
