Istanbul to host fierce clash between City and Inter

Manchester City is the huge favorite heading into June 10's Champions League final against Inter Milan in Istanbul as Pep Guardiola's side aims to finally get its hands on the greatest prize in European club football, and complete a historic treble.

City has been building towards this moment ever since the transformative 2008 takeover of the club by the Abu Dhabi United Group.

It has become England's dominant force, winning seven Premier League titles in the last 12 seasons and following its latest triumph by claiming the FA Cup last weekend.

It has happened just as it has become the club with the greatest revenues in world football according to analyst Deloitte, with income of 731 million euros ($788 million) last season.

Question marks surround the club's success, given that City was charged in February by the Premier League with 115 alleged breaches of its financial rules between 2009 and 2018.

In Europe, meanwhile, City was banned for two years from UEFA competitions in February 2020 for "serious financial fair-play breaches," but that sanction was overturned later by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).

Now it can match the achievement of Alex Ferguson's Manchester United in 1999 by beating Inter at the Atatürk Olympic Stadium and securing a treble.

Beaten finalist in 2021, City lost in last year's semifinals to Real Madrid, but the addition of Erling Haaland appears to have taken Guardiola's team to a new level.

The Norwegian has scored 52 goals since arriving from Borussia Dortmund, and City landed in Türkiye having been beaten just once in its last 27 games.

City has not lost in Europe this season and dished out heavy beatings to RB Leipzig, Bayern Munich and Madrid in the knockout rounds....