🏆 2021 Champions League Final: Man City vs Chelsea- News, Previews, Stats, Live Updates & Discussions

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All eyes set on the 2021 UEFA Champions League final! :trophy: :star_struck:

:large_blue_circle: Manchester City :vs: Chelsea :large_blue_circle:

It’s an all-English Blockbuster for the European crown :exclamation: :crown:

Man City will face fellow Premier League side Chelsea in the 66th European Cup final. City are in the final for the first time, while Chelsea are looking forward to their third showpiece having lifted the trophy once, in 2012.

:alarm_clock: When?

The game will be played on Saturday 29 May, kicking off at 21:00 CET.

:stadium: Where?

The final will be held at the Estádio do Dragão, home of FC Porto. The arena staged the 2019 UEFA Nations League decider and was built for UEFA EURO 2004.

The final was originally intended to take place at Istanbul’s Atatürk Olympic Stadium. However, COVID-19 restrictions meant that on 13 May 2021, UEFA decided to switch the venue.

:people_holding_hands: :couple: :two_men_holding_hands: Are fans allowed?

Fans of Manchester City and Chelsea will be able to buy tickets through their clubs in the usual way, with 6,000 per club going on sale as soon as possible. The window for ticket sales to the general public will open on 24 May 2021 at 14:00 CEST.

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:rotating_light: 2021 Champions League final moved to Portugal

This season’s final will take place in Porto because of travel difficulties for English fans in reaching Istanbul as a result of Turkey being placed on UK’s ‘red list’.

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Pep Guardiola says, “I have no problem changing venues for UCL final.”

The Man City boss had no problem with the finals being moved. Although he had been looking forward to visiting Istanbul for the first time in his managing career. He was also very happy for the German midfielder Ilkay Gundogan as his parents are Turkish.

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:trophy: WALL OF CHAMPIONS!

Who will lift the 2021 Championship title?
:large_blue_circle: Man City or Chelsea :interrobang: :thinking:

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:soccer: Journey to UCL 2021 Final :trophy:

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Key :trophy: UCL Final battles :crossed_swords:

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Top goalscorers in Champions League history [excluding qualifying] :trophy: Legends

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:sunglasses: Players to appear in successive Champions League finals with different clubs:

:one: Marcel Desailly (93’ Marseille, 94’ Milan)
:two: Paulo Sousa (96’ Juve, 97’ BVB)
:three: Samuel Eto’o (09’ Barca, 10’ Inter)
:four: Alvaro Morata (14’ Madrid, 15’ Juve)

:partying_face: Thiago Silva will be No.5 tomorrow

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Estadio do Dragao :heart_eyes:

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Chelsea’s Road to the Champions league final :fire:

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Manchester City’s Road to the Champions league final

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:grimacing: Mateo Kovacic in Champions League finals:

:spiral_calendar: 2015/16: Not in the squad
:spiral_calendar: 2016/17: Unused substitute
:spiral_calendar: 2017/18: Unused substitute

:open_mouth: He has three winners’ medals without playing a minute of action in the final. Will he start for Chelsea tomorrow? :thinking:

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Tuchel hopes both Mendy and Kante will play in the UCL final:

"N’Golo is looking good and I hope he stays like that for Saturday.

“If he is fit, then Edou will play.”

:crossed_fingers:

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:no_entry: Edouard Mendy has kept more clean sheets than any other goalkeeper in the Champions League this season (8 in 11 games)

:flight_departure: Big boost for Chelsea as he makes the travelling squad for Tomorrow’s UCL Final

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All Champions league finals and goals (2005-2020)

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Advantage Chelsea? :thinking:

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UCL final Day :star_struck::star_struck::star_struck:

Drop your predictions :grin:

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MAN CITY will win! :trophy:

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Manchester City cruised through the group stages, topping Group C without losing a single game (W5 D1).

Manchester City then eased past Borussia Monchengladbach (4-0 on aggregate) in the Round of 16 phase but were made to sweat a little by Borussia Dortmund in the quarter-final, although they prevailed 4-2 on aggregate. The semi-final stage saw Guardiola’s side overcome last season’s finalists Paris Saint-Germain in a tricky affair to reach their first-ever Champions League final.

Chelsea meanwhile, have had an up-and-down season that saw them go through a difficult patch in the league only to mount an incredible recovery under new manager Thomas Tuchel who took over from Frank Lampard in January. The Blues did have had a few lows towards the end of the domestic campaign, most notably the FA Cup final defeat to Leicester City, while they also needed a favour from elsewhere to secure a top four finish.

But, in the Champions League, Chelsea have been top-notch throughout, winning Group E without a defeat, before dispatching Atletico Madrid 3-0 on aggregate in the Round of 16. The Londoners then saw off a stern challenge from FC Porto in the Last Eight stages before pulling off a sensational win over tournament favourites Real Madrid in the semi-final to set up a date with Manchester City.

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Manchester City vs Chelsea Team News

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Ilkay Gundogan should be fit to start after being kept on the bench in the 5-0 final day win over Everton, leaving Guardiola with a fully fit squad to choose from.

Edouard Mendy and N’Golo Kante will be optimistic of taking their places in the starting line-up after returning to full training following injury.

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