12:00
Chelsea: Abramovich is expected in Porto
Russian Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is expected in Porto to attend the Champions League final, according to the english press. Deprived of a British visa since 2018, he can no longer go to the Blues stadium, Stamford Bridge. But this season, he was already present for the trip from Chelsea to Krasnodar in the Champions League.
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11:58
English fans land in Porto
According to the Portuguese press, 42 charter flights arrive this Saturday in Porto from London and Manchester. 12,000 additional British supporters will set the mood in the city and in the stadium for the final. On Twitter, photos of the boardings were posted by Chelsea and Manchester City fans.
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11:49
Manchester City: Kompany present in Porto … and well received!
Manchester City legend, former Belgian defender Vincent Kompany is present in Porto to support his ex-team. He was greeted by enthusiastic English club supporters!
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11:36
RMC Sport’s exceptional document on Mahrez
Discover an excerpt from the exceptional documentary on Riyad Mahrez, “There was a faith”, which will be broadcast this Saturday at 6 pm on RMC Sport, before the final of the Champions League between his club, Manchester City, and Chelsea.
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10:32
Guardiola wants to join a very closed circle
Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola could clinch his third Champions League after his success in 2009 and 2011 with Barcelona. He would become the 3rd coach to win the competition on 3 occasions, after Carlo Ancelotti (2003, 2007 and 2014) and Zinédine Zidane (2016, 2017 and 2018).
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10:30
The probable lines: Manchester City, as against PSG?
Manchester City’s probable eleven: Ederson – Walker, Stones, Dias, Zinchenko – Silva, Fernandinho, Gundogan – Mahrez, De Bruyne, Foden.
Chelsea’s probable compo: Mendy – Azpilicueta, Silva, Rüdiger – James, Kante, Jorginho, Chilwell – Mount, Werner, Pulisic.
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10:17
The best goals of the two finalists
Taste Manchester City and Chelsea’s best goals in this video
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10:15
Tuchel, much more than revenge
After leading Paris to the Champions League final in 2019-2020, Chelsea coach Thomas Tuchel becomes the first coach to reach the C1 final in two consecutive seasons with different clubs. Tuchel could become the third coach to lose in two consecutive finals in the event, after Marcello Lippi (1997 and 1998 with Juventus) and Héctor Cúper (2000 and 2001 with Valencia).
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10:08
The Guardiola-Tuchel clashes under the microscope
Friends since they met in Germany, Pep Guardiola and Thomas Tuchel face each other in Porto for the Champions League final scheduled for Saturday night between Manchester City and Chelsea. Since 2013, the sporting record tilts in favor of the Spaniard.
19/10/2013 · Bayern-Mayence: 4-1 (Bundesliga)
22/3/2014 Mainz-Bayern: 0-2 (Bundesliga)
4/10/2015 · Bayern-Dortmund: 5-1 (Bundesliga)
5/3/2016 Dortmund-Bayern: 0-0 (Bundesliga)
21/5/2016 · Bayern-Dortmund: 0-0, 4-3 in the tabs (German Cup final)
17/4/2021 · Chelsea-Man. City: 1-0 (demi-finale FA Cup)
8/5/2021 · Man. City-Chelsea: 1-2 (Premier League)
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10:06
Ederson is hot to take a shot on goal if the opportunity arises
Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson said this week he would be the fifth shooter in the event of a penalty shoot-out in the Champions League final against Chelsea (9 p.m.). During the training session this Friday, the Brazilian repeated his ranges by scoring 10 of his 11 penalties.
>> Ederson’s video on penalties
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9:56
Only one precedent in the European Cup between these two teams
Chelsea and Manchester City have only met once before in European competition, in the 1970/71 Cup semi-finals. The London club won 1-0 in each of the 2 sets to reach the final and beat Real Madrid.
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9:54
Hello everyone
Welcome to our site to follow this long pre-match where we will gently build up the pressure before this final of the 2020-2021 Champions League, a meeting which will be broadcast on our channels. To know who from Manchester City or Chelsea will succeed Bayern Munich, go to RMC Sport 1 from 6 p.m. for an exceptional documentary on Riyad Mahrez, followed by the pre-game from 6:45 p.m., with all the information, team compositions, and analyzes of our consultants. The meeting will be commented on from 9 p.m., kick-off time, by Eric Di Meco and Jérôme Sillon. The match, which you can follow on the radio on RMC, as well as on the RMC Sport website and app, will also be broadcast unencrypted on RMC Story.
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