Manchester City - Inter (10 June 23) [1-0]

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I think we might lose
I think it’d take an insane amount of luck for us to win. Hence, why I think we’ll lose - their squad depth is ridiculous and we have players that are so volatile in form that it’s like a lottery on who shows up on the day, while they have top scorer Haaland. I truly hope we play with honour, win or lose. I definitely don’t want to see us lose like chumps.
 

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Martinez and Lukaku from the start is a must in this game, as we need both the players for counter-attacks (which might be the only way we get our chances in this game).

Man City is one hell of a team but it is a one-off game in a neutral ground, so we never know. I have no expectation at all but still, miracles do happen at times and I would cross my fingers on that tiniest possibility of hope. For now, let us just enjoy reaching the final.
 
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This game is currently not as important as the remaining 3 Serie A games. Hopefully we only need to win against Napoli and that's enough for the top4 spot.

We can only play our best if we know we are in CL next season already.

I'm not gonna expect anything from Inter and just enjoy the game.
It’s the opposite.

This is the most important game Inter will ever play. Billions of people will be watching this game. Millions of inter fans will be created when we win!

We’ve qualified for next year already. Every second needs to be spent preparing for Fiorentina and June 10th moving forward.
 

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Anything should happen, this is already an awesome thing we achieved this season.
We said that if we make CL final, win Cup final and make top4, Limone should stay, now honestly, who believed that he would? OK, Cup is not won yet, and top 4 still up, but i say continue with Limone, he deserves it.
 

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I get what you're saying and I don't know what to expect either but have to disagree - you don't play champions league finals every season. And if we win this you know we qualify for next season so moot point. In fact, I would consider this game the most important one since the treble season. To add another champions league trophy is a dream
The final will be played, when the season is already over. So, if we make it in top 4 till then, the players will have literally zero pressure, as we are the underdogs anyway. But, if we rely on this match to qualify to CL, it will be completely different thing in a negative way, imo.
 

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I get what you're saying and I don't know what to expect either but have to disagree - you don't play champions league finals every season. And if we win this you know we qualify for next season so moot point. In fact, I would consider this game the most important one since the treble season. To add another champions league trophy is a dream
I'm afraid that the stakes would be too high for us if we are not top4 at the end of the season. We are too inconsistent mentally for that.
If we are top4 at the end of the season, I think we can win. We aren't the favourites, but we can win at the end... but if it's a live or die situation, then I don't trust our players to do what they have to do, to be totally honest
 

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The notion that Inter is 'under zero pressure' is absolutely absurd. You can be sure the players dont think that way.

While there might not be much external pressure for them to pull off a win, there is certainly alot individual pressure for every single player to perform/not mess up in what could be the biggest game of their careers for many of the players.
 

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It's a figure of speech - or better said, there will be less pressure on us if we are already top4. Of course there will be pressure. For both sides.
 

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As much i like dzeko, for this one lukaku must start with lautaro, they have good chemistry, in this kind of game we must take our very little chances(probably) we get and score, if we gonna be wasteful, we get fucked..
 

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Imagine what this final represents.

Pep having colossal unlimited finances to buy anyone he pleases, team stacked with World Class talent, then City's FFP schenanigans bought out with bribes worth millions thanks to daddy's Oil pumps.

And us?? Financially broken club, even without a kit sponsor, half the team being scraped together with other teams rejects and hasbeen's.

This is David vs Goliath on so many levels.
 

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The notion that Inter is 'under zero pressure' is absolutely absurd. You can be sure the players dont think that way.

While there might not be much external pressure for them to pull off a win, there is certainly alot individual pressure for every single player to perform/not mess up in what could be the biggest game of their careers for many of the players.
I meant that they will have zero pressure to achieve something, because all seasonal targets would be fulfilled. The pressure about playing an CL final will be there for both sides.
 

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Man city have only won ONE GAME away from home this season in the champions league. When arguably our best performances have come away from home. Benfica, Barcelona, milan.

All the pressure and expectation is on them. Let's hope and pray
 

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If City thinks this will be an easy walk in the park, then they get fcked again :)

 

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Ignore all the people that say we don’t belong in a Champions League final with them. This is a team which has already destroyed Arsenal, Liverpool, Man United, Chelsea, Bayern Munich, Leipzig, Real Madrid and many more. They will be favorites against anybody else as well

I know one thing for certain and that’s that we won’t get destroyed. They are out of this world at home but not as good away. We will be going up against the greatest English team ever assembled, no need to hide away from that, but ironically the last time they lost at home was against Brentford…..a team that plays 3-5-2. Lukaku has to start of course but with Inzaghi it’s far from a given

A key match to look out for will be their game against United at Wembley. I’m not expecting them to trash them either at a neutral location and we’re better than United so we’ll see
 
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