The former Cameroonian striker, Samuel Eto’o, reacting to our colleagues at Goal, was delighted to see his former Club Chealsea arrived in the final of the Champions League. However, he remains cautious about the outcome of this high-voltage match which will be played on Saturday, May 29, 2021.
Eto’o, who played for the Blues during the 2013 – 2014 season, refuses to play the game of prediction. Although City are seen as an overwhelming favorite for the game, Eto’o believes in a matchup of this magnitude nothing is won in advance.
“I am happy to see my former club Chelsea once again qualify for the Champions League final. For some Manchester City are the favorite to lift the trophy, but in my opinion when it comes to a final there are no favorites. It’s just a game, so anything is possible ”, let go of Samuel Eto’o at Goal.
For Manchester City reporter Matthew Howarth, Thomas Tuchel may have gotten the better of Guardiola in the league and FA Cup over the past two months, but the last time the Catalan applied his system with a nine-and-a-half against the Blues, the Citizens won a resounding victory. “This new meeting should be more delicate given the stakes, but if City manages to reproduce the levels of quality and maturity displayed in the league and in the FA Cup, the Blues will win hands down”, he argues.
Beaten five times since the arrival of Thomas Tuchel, Chelsea have changed their face under the orders of their German coach. “If the attacking players continue their progress in recent months, Chelsea have nothing and no one to fear. The Blues had changed managers mid-season when they won this trophy in 2012. The success over City in the semi-finals of the FA Cup gives them another reason to believe ”, reassures Jon Phipps, reporter from Chelsea.
