The Citizens and the Azzurri will once again be the protagonists of a great duel in the Champions League. (Illustration: Jovani Pérez)
El Manchester Cityone of the favorites to lift the ‘Orejona’ this season, will face the Inter Milan at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday, September 18which will be their debut in the Champions League under the tournament’s new format.
The Citizens, under the management of Pep Guardiola, come into this match in great form, leading the Premier League with a perfect record after four games.
Manchester City are coming off a home win over Brentford, in a match where Erling Haaland once again demonstrated his offensive prowess, being key to the victory.
Haaland, who remains unstoppable in attack, is looking to maintain his scoring streak in Europe’s top club competition. The English side will also try to extend their impressive unbeaten run in the Champions League, where they have gone 23 games without a defeat, with 16 wins and seven draws.
For its part, the Inter Milan arrives with mixed feelings after his last Serie A match, where a last-minute draw against Monza cost them first place in the Italian league. Even so, Simone Inzaghi’s men aim to spring a surprise and get revenge against City, after having lost to the English side in the 2023 Champions League final, where Guardiola’s men won their first European title.
This will be the second meeting between the two teams in European competitions. The first was precisely in the aforementioned final, whichwhich ended with a narrow 1-0 victory for Manchester City, crowning themselves Champions League champions for the first time. Inter Milan will now be looking for a different result in this new high-profile encounter.
Manchester City’s Germany midfielder Ilkay Gundogan challenges Inter Milan’s Marcelo Brozovic for the ball during the Champions League final at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey, June 10, 2023 REUTERS/Murad Sezer
The match is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. (Central Mexico time) and can be followed on TNT or through the Max streaming platform. The match promises to be one of the most exciting of the first day of the Champions League, with two of the most competitive clubs on the European continent going head to head.
Day: Wednesday, September 18th
Time: 13:00 Central Mexico time
Estadio: Etihad Stadium
Transmission: Hot TV
