2022/23 UEFA Champions League
Final
Manchester City v Inter Milan
Ataturk Olympic Stadium
Istanbul, Turkey
Saturday, 10 June 2023
Kick-off is at 21h00
Inter Milan centre-back Alessandro Bastoni insists he has no fear of Manchester City ahead of the
UEFA Champions League final at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium on Saturday, June 10.
The Citizens are favourites to lift Europe's most coveted club trophy in Istanbul, Turkey after eliminating defending champions Real Madrid 5-1 on aggregate in the semi-finals.
Inter ran out 3-0 aggregate winners over arch-rivals AC Milan in the last four to make their sixth trip to the final, having won the title on three occasions in 1964, 1965 and 2010.
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City remain unbeaten in the competition and have an impressive defensive record, shipping just five goals in 12 games, while they're also the leading scorers with 31.
However, Inter have kept more clean sheets (eight compared to seven for Pep Guardiola's side) and Bastoni claims to be more afraid of "murderers" and "thieves" than City's star-studded line-up.
The 24-year-old defender admits they cannot allow the English giants to dicate proceedings as Simone Inzaghi's team pursue the double after clinching the Coppa Italia last month with a 2-1 victory over Fiorentina in the final
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"It's a difficult match, a Champions League final, we are charged up and determined, happy to be able to play a match like this," Bastoni said in the pre-match press conference.
"We've seen a lot of City's games, we know their value and we know that bringing them too close to our game can give us problems. We will analyse better in the next few days, so far we were thinking about the league.
"[I'm] Scared of murderers, thieves. Not of boys my age. We need to go out on the pitch and play football, with a clear mind."
Head-to-Head (All Previous Meetings)
Matches - 3
Man City - 1
Inter Milan - 2
Draws - 0
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