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      When is the Champions League final 2023 and where is it being held?

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      NO trophy in European club football is bigger than the Champions League – and hosting the final has become a badge of honour for any city.Russia’s invasion of Ukraine forced UEFA chiefs to strip St. Petersburg’s Gazprom Arena of earning the rights to host the prestigious final last season.
      Ataturk Olympic Stadium will host the 2023 Champions League finalCredit: Getty
      Resulting in the mantle being passed on to Stade de France in Saint-Denis.
      But when is the Champions League final and where is it being held?
      When is the 2023 Champions League final?
      The final of club football’s top-tier European tournament will take place on Saturday, June 10, 2023.
      Manchester City vs Inter Milan will contest the big one.
      City thrashed Real Madrid to reach the final, while Inter beat rivals AC Milan.
      The match will kick off at 8pm BST.
      This will be the 68th season of the competition and the 31st since it was renamed from the European Cup to the UEFA Champions League.
      Where is the 2023 Champions League final being held?
      Istanbul, Turkey has won the rights to host the 2023 Champions League final.
      Liverpool incredibly beat AC Milan in the last final held at Ataturk Olympic StadiumCredit: PA:Press Association
      The huge fixture will be played at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium and it boasts a seated capacity of approximately 75,000 supporters.
      One of the most iconic Champions League finals was played at this stadium which saw Liverpool pull off a sensational comeback against AC Milan before beating them on penalties.
      Ataturk Olympic Stadium opened in 2002 and was built to support Turkey’s bid to stage the 2008 Olympic Games but it lost out to Beijing National Stadium in China.
      However, the Turkey national team uses Ataturk Olympic Stadium as their home venue.
      Reports from the Daily Mail have claimed that Uefa “have held talks about moving” the showpiece to Lisbon’s Stadium of Light in Portugal.
      This is due to growing concerns that there could be civil disturbances if president Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s two-decade reign ends.
      Uefa “would be extremely reluctant to switch the final” for a second-year running.
      But they “may be forced to consider a late change as the safety of fans is their primary concern.”
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      What do the 2023 Champions League winners get?
      Winners of the final will be granted a guaranteed place in the 2023/2024 Champions League competition.
      A chance to win the Club World Cup against other teams across the globe.
      And they will take on the winners of the Europa League for a chance to secure the UEFA Super Cup just before the new season gets underway.
      Real Madrid won the Champions League last season after beating LiverpoolCredit: Getty
      Who has won the Champions League the most?
      Real Madrid – 14
      AC Milan – 7
      Liverpool – 6
      Bayern Munich – 6
      Barcelona – 5
      Ajax – 4
      Manchester United and Inter Milan – 3
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      Man City 4 Real Madrid 0 (5-1): Pep masterclass continues treble march as Champions League giants exit with a whimper

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      THIS was not just a semi-final victory for Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City. It was a night when a seven-year reign reached its peak, when perfection was glimpsed and when the impossible dream of the Treble became an odds-on probability. 
      Bernardo Silva fired City into the leadCredit: Reuters
      The Portuguese ace celebrates his openerCredit: Getty
      For 45 minutes, as City’s voracious appetite for winning the football matched their supreme mastery of it, Guardiola must have felt as if he had died and gone to Heaven. 
      Here were Real Madrid – 14-time champions of Europe and Guardiola’s bitter rivals since his Barcelona days – reduced to the status of training-ground cones.
      It was as if Utopia was a tram stop on the Ashton-under-Lyne branch of Manchester’s public transport system. 
      Bernardo Silva scored twice but had it not been for Real’s goalkeeping illusionist Thibaut Courtois, City would have scored several more.  
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      After a brief Real rally, Eder Militao’s own goal and Julian Alvarez’s injury-time strike ensured City will head into their second Champions League Final, against Inter Milan, as one of the hottest favourites in the competition’s history. 
      It will now take something truly staggering to prevent City from parading precious silver in three of the next four weekends. 
      The Premier League trophy will surely be first, after Sunday’s match against Chelsea, then the FA Cup in a Manchester derby at Wembley on June 3 and Old Big Ears itself in Istanbul’s Ataturk Stadium against Inter Milan a week later.
      This was a night of nights for Guardiola, his players and a delirious Etihad faithful. 
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      This was supposed to have been City’s toughest obstacle on the road to the Treble. 
      But when state-run wealth hires the greatest mind in football and supremely expensive footballers become even better still, this is what you get.
      The team bus has been roared in, everybody was filming themselves waving blue flags and people old enough to remember Wycombe Wanderers doing a league double over City were as eager as kids on Christmas morning. 
      The sense of occasion was palpable but so, too, the sense of trepidation. Didn’t Real always find a way in this competition? 
      They had defeated City twice in Champions League semi-finals, including last year’s thriller, and Ancelotti had ‘a special power for staying alive’.   
      Despite an effective man-marking job on Haaland in the Bernabeu, Antonio Rudiger dropped to the bench in the only change to either starting line-up from the first leg.  
      Militao, banned last week, was seemingly superglued to Haaland like a Just Stop Oil protestor. 
      But City began as they had in Spain, pinning Real back, passing, probing, possession stats off the scale. 
      Rodri shot wide across goal, John Stones fizzed one past the post and then Grealish – cocksure and cunning – clipped a cross into Haaland whose header looked conclusive until Courtois saved with his hip.     
      Silva nodded home City’s second on the nightCredit: Reuters
      The attacking midfield pumps his fists after netting his secondCredit: Getty

      Not satisfied with that, Courtois – man of the match in last year’s final victory over Liverpool – denied Haaland with a ridiculous save. 
      The Belgian was moving to his left when Haaland stuck his nut on a De Bruyne centre but, as if a doctor had struck his right arm with a hammer, he flexed his right arm and kept it out . 
      Two minutes later, though, Courtois was beaten at his near post – not so much a goalkeeping blunder but a sweet piece of deception from Bernardo. 
      Real allowed City too much space. De Bruyne slipped through the Portuguese, who have Courtois the eyes and lashed it home. 
      City were rampant, 80 per cent possession, almost 100 per cent territory. 
      They were so good, Real Madrid looked like a lower-league side here to keep the score down in a domestic cup tie.    
      In a staggering twist, though, Real got hold of the ball. Vinicius was released and just as he entered the penalty area, Kyle Walker nipped back and robbed him. 
      Then Toni Kroos, 30 yards out, leathered one against the crossbar.

      Manuel Akanji heads a set piece onto Eder MilitaoCredit: Getty
      Akanji celebrates alongside Erling Haaland and RodriCredit: Reuters
      The resistance was short-lived. City swept forward and Grealish fed Ilkay Gundogan, whose shot cannoned off Militao and looped up for Bernardo to nod home.  
      Bernardo, the shortest man in the City side, had netted a header against Bayern Munich here in the quarter-finals. 
      The situation was so perilous that Ancelotti’s face fell into a look of mild puzzlement. By half-time, City had out-shot his team by a margin of 12-1.  
      Early in the second half, though, De Bruyne and Guardiola were bawling each other out and Ruben Dias was hauling down Vinicius for a David Alaba free-kick which was tipped over by Ederson, finally in gainful employment.
      City were ceding possession, Guardiola spending lengthy spells on his knees, as if in prayer. 
      He had lived through the nightmare of City tossing away a two-goal lead against Real before and he sensed a recurrence.  
      Guardiola hadn’t used a single sub last week and he was reluctant to do so again, despite City looking leggy from their first-half.
      Haaland should have wrapped it up from a sweet Gundogan back-heel but his shot crashed against Courtois’ knee and up onto the bar. 
      City did not have to wait long, though.
      Grealish – elusive, Elvis-hipped – was having the dinner kicked out of him. When Eduardo Camavinga hacked him down, De Bruyne swung in a free kick, which brushed off Akanji and struck Militao and that was that.  
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      As the clock struck 90, Phil Foden fed fellow sub Julian Alvarez with a no-look pass and the Argentine swept through for the fourth.
      It did not flatter City one little bit.

      Julian Alvarez slots a late fourth beyond Thibaut CourtoisCredit: Getty
      Animated Pep Guardiola celebrates on the touchlineCredit: Getty More

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      Man City 4 Real Madrid 0 (5-1) LIVE RESULT: Stunning City run riot over Real to reach Champions League final

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      MANCHESTER CITY have reached the Champions League final AND are closing in on an historic treble.A rampant City were victorious 4-0 on the night and 5-1 on aggregate with Pep Guardiola’s side running riot at the Etihad over Real Madrid.
      Inter Milan now await on the June 10 final.

      Result: Man City 4 Real Madrid (5-1 agg)
      Man City XI: Ederson, Walker, Stones, Ruben Dias, Akanji, Rodri, Bernardo Silva, De Bruyne, Gundogan, Grealish, Haaland
      Real Madrid XI: Courtois, Carvajal, Militao, Alaba, Camavinga,, Valverde, Kroos, Modric, Rodrygo, Benzema, Vinicius Jr

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      City set date for the diary
      Pep Guardiola promised before the game that his side were going to do it and book their place in the final.
      He duly delivered and they will be heading to Instanbul.
      Saturday June 10, Man City will face Inter Milan.
      Credit: @ChampionsLeague
      Win means so much to players
      You can see in their celebrations just how much that place in the Champions League final means to this team.
      With the chance still to win the treble, Pep Guardiola’s side put in the sort of performance you would expect from champions.
      They have blown away Real Madrid here tonight.
      Even Micah Richards was getting involved.
      Credit: Getty
      Credit: Reuters
      Grealish puts in shift for Citizens
      From the opening moments of the game, Jack Grealish tormented Carvajal as he turned him inside out.
      He taunted the full back as created numerous chances for Man City.
      Continuing his performance into the second half, the ex-Villa winger put in one of his best shifts for Pep Guardiola’s side.

      City march on to Istanbul final showdown
      The trophy that Man City have long craved is now only one game away from their grasp.
      Bernardo Silva was awarded with the man of the match award.
      His two goals opened up this tie and there was no way back for Carlo Ancelotti’s Real Madrid from there.
      Pep Guardiola will get his squad to enjoy this one with the fans.
      Credit: Getty
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      FT: Man City 4-0 Real Madrid
      Cristiano Ronaldo, Luis Figo, David Beckham, Florentino Pérez…..your boys took one hell of a beating.
      Man City have completely dismantled Real Madrid tonight.
      This has looked like a changing of the guard at the Etihad Stadium.

      FT: Man City 4-0 Real Madrid
      The referee puts Real Madrid out of their misery.
      Carlo Ancelotti’s side have been battered by Man City here tonight.
      Citizens’ fans can look forward to a final in Istanbul.
      Man City 4-0 Real Madrid
      90+2. Great link up play by the two substitutes there.
      Phil Foden slots the ball in between the Madrid defence and Alvarez passes the ball passed Thibaut Courtois.
      Icing on the cake time for Man City.
      Goal – Julian Alvarez (Man City)
      Man City 3-0 Real Madrid
      90. Alvarez has come on for Haaland.
      Real Madrid will be hoping for the final whistle so they can pack up and get out of dodge now.
      They have been disappointing tonight but that is more down to Man City not allowing them to playing their game.
      We are going to have three additional minutes added.
      Man City 3-0 Real Madrid
      88. Madrid look to come forward with Vinicius Jr but City hold firm, preventing the visitors from progressing.
      Grealish does well winning the ball back, he has been brilliant tonight.
      Man City are happy to pass the ball around and frustrate Carlo Ancelotti’s side.
      Credit: Reuters
      Man City 3-0 Real Madrid
      86. You cannot deny that Man City have been dominant tonight.
      With such a big prize up for grabs, they have answered every question that Real Madrid have asked of them.
      The dream of a treble is still alive for Pep Guardiola.
      Man City 3-0 Real Madrid
      84. Kevin De Bruyne comes off for Phil Foden.
      Guardiola looking to get some fresh legs on for the final stages of the game.
      It would take nothing short of a miracle for Madrid to find a way back into the game with so little time remaining.
      Man City 3-0 Real Madrid
      82. The City fans will be partying well into the night after this win.
      Pep Guardiola’s side will be facing Inter Milan in the final this year.
      Real Madrid come forward and Ederson does well to save from Ceballos.
      Man City 3-0 Real Madrid
      80. Gundogan comes off for Mahrez.
      Ancelotti brings off Carjaval, Rodrygo and Camavinga.
      Vazquez, Tchouameni and Ceballos come on.
      Credit: PA
      Man City 3-0 Real Madrid
      78. That is game, set and match for Man City.
      As the cross comes in, Akanji gets a flick on and ball deflects off Militao and into the back of the Madrid net.
      The home fans begin to do the Poznan, they are heading to Istanbul surely.
      Goal – Eder Militao (own goal)
      Man City 2-0 Real Madrid
      76. Camavinga is shown a yellow card for a challenge on Grealish.
      The Madrid players complain to the referee but the replay shows he did not get a touch on the ball.
      Chance for City to put another cross into the box.
      Man City 2-0 Real Madrid
      74. If it wasn’t for Courtois, this tie would have been over a long time ago.
      Real Madrid are looking so ragged, a shadow of their former selves.
      It is looking an all too easy game for City to control in this semi-final.
      Man City 2-0 Real Madrid
      72. Vinicius Jr comes forward but predictably ends up on the turf.
      The Madrid winger goes to ground all too easily.
      Man City have the chance to counter, De Bruyne is finding a lot of space on the right hand side.
      Pep Guardiola’s side are in no hurry.
      Haaland is played through and as he shoots, somehow, Courtois gets enough on it to take it over the bar.
      Man City 2-0 Real Madrid
      70. The noise and ferocity of the crowd has dipped a bit in this half.
      Kroos comes off for Asensio, another questionable change.
      The German midfielder has looked their best bet of clawing a goal back so far.
      Credit: Getty
      Man City 2-0 Real Madrid
      68. Benzema loses the ball once again, he looks a yard or two off the pace of the game.
      All the talk is of the Spanish giants wanting to buy Bellingham in the summer, they may be better off focussing on a striker.
      They are looking decidedly blunt when they come forward this evening.
      Man City 2-0 Real Madrid
      66. The next goal in this game is so important.
      It would put doubt in the minds of City’s fans and players in Madrid get it.
      Benzema is having a very quiet evening, when they do get the ball to him, his first touch is poor and he gives away possession.
      Man City 2-0 Real Madrid
      64. Modric is replaced for Rudiger.
      Not sure what that change will offer Madrid in an attacking sense.
      It is all looking too comfortable for Pep Guardiola’s side right now.
      Man City 2-0 Real Madrid
      62. You kind of feel that a third Man City goal would kill this Real Madrid side off completely.
      They do not look like they have two goals in them, definitely not three.
      Gundogan is shown a yellow card for a clumsy challenge on Vinicius Jr.
      Man City 2-0 Real Madrid
      60. Real Madrid are seeing more possession in this half so far.
      When Man City manage to turn the ball over, they look more direct with their attacking play.
      There is plenty of space in the wide positions for City’s attackers.
      Credit: EPA
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      Embarrassing first-half shot map reveals Man City’s domination of Real Madrid as fans ask ‘is this a training match?’

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      MANCHESTER CITY produced a first half of pure domination against Real Madrid at the Etihad tonight – with a shot map to prove it.Bernardo Silva’s double put Pep Guardiola’s side into dreamland by the break, sending City 3-1 up on aggregate.
      The first half shot map didn’t make for pretty reading for Real Madrid fansCredit: WhoScored
      Man City had plenty of attempts on goalCredit: Reuters
      And the stats from the opening 45 minutes illustrated just how dominant City were.
      WhoScored posted a screenshot of their shot map at half-time – and it didn’t make pretty reading for fans of Madrid.
      The graphic showed that City had peppered Thibaut Courtois’ goal from all angles, having had 13 efforts on goal.
      Madrid’s shot map made for more bleak reading, with Carlo Ancelotti’s men having had just ONE attempt in the first half.
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      Upon seeing the shot map, one fan asked: “is it a training match?”
      While a second called it “embarrassing”.
      A third definitively added: “No coming back for Real this time around.”
      Madrid completed just 13 passes in the first 15 minutes of the match, while City made 124 in the same time period.
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      Courtois had to be at his brilliant best to prevent the scoreline being even worse.
      The former Chelsea stopper made a particularly sensational save in the first half that had fans purring.
      Erling Haaland appeared a certainty to score when he redirected a header back across goal.
      Courtois somehow adjusted his body to get over to it, stretching his right arm and getting a strong hand to the ball and tip it wide.
      The Belgian was congratulated by his pumped up team-mates for the stop, with fans on Twitter left stunned by his quick reactions – and “WHAT A SAVE” immediately trending.
      BT Sport pundit Rio Ferdinand gushed over City’s performance at the break.
      He said: “Well, well, well. That is an absolute masterclass.
      “They have been dominant from the first whistle, they’ve absolutely taken the game away from Real Madrid.
      “And we’re talking about a team steeped in history, a club steeped in history and that understand this tournament, with great players on their team.
      “They’ve been made to look like rabbits in headlights. Like they don’t understand what this game is. 
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      “This has been a battering. We’ve been sitting here gasping at times the way City have kept the ball and still created opportunities.”
      City continued to dominate in the second period, winning 4-0 on the night to seal a sensational 5-1 aggregate win, booking their place in next month’s final.
      Thibaut Courtois made a sensational save to deny Erling HaalandCredit: AP More

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      Fans say Courtois is ‘best keeper in history’ as Real Madrid star pulls off unbelievable point-blank save from Haaland

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      THIBAUT COURTOIS produced a sensational save to deny Erling Haaland during the first half of tonight’s Manchester City vs Real Madrid clash.The Norwegian striker appeared a certainty to score when he redirected a header back across goal.

      Thibaut Courtois made a sensational save to deny Erling HaalandCredit: AP
      Haaland appeared a certainty to score from close rangeCredit: Reuters
      Courtois somehow adjusted his body to get over to it, stretching his right arm and getting a strong hand to the ball and tip it wide.
      The Belgian was congratulated by his pumped up team-mates for the stop, with fans on Twitter left stunned by his quick reactions – and “WHAT A SAVE” immediately trending.
      One wrote: “Outrageous save that!”
      While a second tweeted: “Unreal save, could watch that all day.”
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      Pundit Jamie Carragher added: “Courtois v Man City at the moment! What a save.”
      Another fan gushed: “Greatest Keeper in the world.”
      Despite Courtois’ heroics, Real Madrid fell behind on 23 minutes, less than two minutes after the former Chelsea star’s save.
      Bernardo Silva struck City into the lead after a sweeping move.
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      The Portuguese ace then nodded his second home on 37 minutes to give City a 3-1 aggregate lead.
      Carragher enjoyed the match in the company of his CBS Sports colleagues.
      Popular host Kate Abdo, as well as pundits Carra, Micah Richards and Thierry Henry, have had fans in stitches with their coverage all season.
      And tonight was no different – with Richards getting soaked by the City sprinklers before attempting to do Abdo’s job and deliberately getting Carragher’s name wrong.
      Guardiola’s men went on to provide a complete masterclass, winning 4-0 on the night via a Bernardo Silva double, Eder Militao own goal and Julian Alvarez strike.
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      CBS coverage in chaos as Micah Richards is drenched by sprinklers, does Kate Abdo’s job and gets Carragher’s name WRONG

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      CBS SPORTS’ coverage of Manchester City’s Champions League semi-final second leg against Real Madrid tonight got off to a chaotic start.Fans have become obsessed with CBS’ broadcasts this season due to the chemistry between popular host Kate Abdo and pundits Micah Richards, Jamie Carragher and Thierry Henry.

      The sprinkler rotated towards the CBS crewCredit: CBS SPORTS
      Richards, 34, was too slow to get out of the wayCredit: CBS SPORTS
      Popular host Kate Abdo was mocked by RichardsCredit: CBS SPORTS
      The quartet are always up for some banter at each other’s expenses, and tonight was no different.
      Usually confined to a studio, tonight the gang are in attendance at the Etihad.
      While stood pitchside just seconds before going live on air, Richards was drenched by City’s sprinklers.
      The former right-back was immediately mocked by Abdo, but was ready with a comeback.
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      As Abdo began introducing the show, Richards interjected, instead introducing a montage featuring a series of unfortunate gaffes she has made in recent weeks.
      These included nearly CHOKING while speaking directly to camera, as well as calling CBS “Fox Sports” by mistake.
      Richards then took it upon himself to introduce his fellow pundits… calling Carragher “Jamie Redknapp” to mock Abdo for getting the name of their channel wrong.
      The 34-year-old was getting revenge for Abdo’s regular joke about his lack of Champions League winners’ medals compared to Henry and Carra.
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      CBS’ coverage has become popular around the globeCredit: Reuters
      Richards had a go at being the presenterCredit: CBS SPORTS
      Getting her own back for Richards’ mocking, Abdo coolly introduced footage of the ex-City star getting soaked.
      As the sprinkler rotated towards the crew, Abdo, Carragher and Henry all dodged out the way.
      Richards was caught dawdling, however, and found himself drenched.
      The pundit deliberately got Jamie Carragher’s name wrongCredit: CBS SPORTS
      Kate Abdo and the gang were also at last night’s Milan derbyCredit: Getty More

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      Rio Ferdinand delivers brutal snub to Carragher and jokes ‘why the red face?’ amid feud as BT Sport & CBS teams collide

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      RIO FERDINAND joked “why the red face” as he hilariously snubbed Jamie Carragher on the touchline at the Etihad.The rival former centre-backs have been in a feud in recent days after Carra labelled Ferdinand a “clown” live on air last week.
      Rio Ferdinand snubbed Jamie Carragher amid their ‘clown’ feudCredit: https://twitter.com/rioferdy5
      Ferdinand gave Thierry Henry a big hugCredit: https://twitter.com/rioferdy5
      Carragher stood awkwardly on the side of the Etihad pitchCredit: https://twitter.com/rioferdy5
      They disagreed on a penalty decision in the Champions League clash between AC Milan and Inter Milan.
      Ferdinand admitted he was baffled by the comment and warned he will demand an explanation next time they meet – especially because Carragher has always shown him love, including carrying his rival’s boots on England duty.
      That next time happened to be tonight ahead of the Manchester City vs Real Madrid second leg.
      Ferdinand was there for BT Sport while Carragher was covering the game for CBS Sports.
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      And the ex-Manchester United man posted a video of the two sets of pundits saying hello to each other on Wednesday evening.
      Ferdinand started off by shaking hands with Micah Richards, even though the former right-back was on the phone, and then walked straight past Carra to give Thierry Henry a big hug.
      That left the pundits, including Patrice Evra in a bright-red suit, in hysterics.
      Ferdinand did, though, turn back and acknowledge the Liverpool legend as they shared a handshake and a laugh together.
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      The Old Trafford hero tweeted the video and wrote: “Why the red face!!?? @Carra23”
      And fans were loving the banter from Ferdinand as he posted the clip online.
      One said: “Left hanging in brutal fashion.”
      Another wrote: “His face is literally turned red.”
      A third commented: “Class.”
      And a final user quipped: “Full on beetroot.”
      The pair did share a laugh and a handshakeCredit: https://twitter.com/rioferdy5
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      Champions League FIX claims after ‘Uefa Twitter blunder put Real Madrid in the final’ BEFORE they even play Man City

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      UEFA faced unwanted “fix” claims after a Twitter blunder appeared to suggest Real Madrid would face Inter Milan in the Champions League final.The Spanish giants took on Manchester City in tonight’s semi-final second leg at the Etihad.
      Uefa posted a tweet listing Real Madrid as Inter Milan’s Champions League final opponents
      Man City host Real Madrid in the Champions League this eveningCredit: Getty
      The tie was in the balance after the pair drew 1-1 in Madrid last week.
      But fans were left scratching their heads when a Uefa tweet offering the opportunity to win tickets to the final listed Real Madrid and Inter as the teams taking part.
      One Twitter user instantly responded: “Rigged.”
      While a second huffed: “Nothing new with Madrid.”
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      And a third even joked: “Help is coming.”
      Another added: “What bunglers these from UEFA.”
      The official Uefa Twitter account also appeared to post a tweet listing City and Inter as finalists, suggesting that their Twitter admin had accidentally jumped the gun on posting pre-prepared tweets.
      Pep Guardiola is aiming to win his third Champions League and first since 2011 in his Barcelona days.
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      Uefa then made the same gaffe with Manchester City as the finalists
      Ahead of the match, fans pointed to his habit of selecting quirky tactics in the Champions League by suggesting he was “at it again” when pictures emerged of Jack Grealish playing in goal during training.
      Prior to tonight’s second leg, Guardiola suggested that his personal experience could help get City over the line against perennial European champions Madrid.
      He said: “I have been here many times.
      “My legacy is exceptional already. I have told the players to enjoy the moment – we are incredibly lucky to be here.
      “It’s in our hands, it depends on us, we don’t have to do something exceptional – just win one game to reach the final.
      “I have an incredible feeling about them. Whatever happens – thank you so much to them for bringing me and the City fans here again.”
      Guardiola’s men went on to provide a complete masterclass, winning 4-0 on the night via a Bernardo Silva double, Eder Militao own goal and Julian Alvarez strike.
      Pep Guardiola spoke ahead of Man City’s Champions League semi-final second legCredit: AFP More