The Champions League final will be an all-English affair for the second time in three seasons, as City takes on Chelsea.
Bankrolled by lavish spending, City has been transformed into a Premier League juggernaut, winning the league three times in the last four years. Triumphing on Saturday would truly cement the club's place in the top flight of European soccer.
Should City win the Champions League, Pep Guardiola would become only the fourth manager to lift European soccer's most coveted prize three times. The Spaniard won the competition twice with Barcelona in 2009 and 2011 and once as a player in 1992, also with the Spanish giants.Chelsea makes its third appearance in the Champions League final on Saturday with a Manchester-based club standing in its way for the second time.
The Blues' first appearance was in the competition's first all-English final in 2008 when they lost toFour years later, spot kicks were the cause for celebrations for Chelsea instead, as it defeated Bayern Munich after the game had again ended 1-1 after extra time courtesy of Didier Drogba's late equalizer.
Blues coach Thomas Tuchel returns to the Champions League final for the second consecutive season, after his Paris Saint-Germain side lost 1-0 to Bayern Munich last year.City is a 4-9 favorite to lift the trophy, while Chelsea is 7-4. The Premier League champions are 10-11 favorite to win in 90 minutes with both William Hill and DraftKings, while Chelsea is a 7-2 and 10-3 outsider, respectively.
The Chelsea and Manchester City home shirts displaying the club badges on May 19 in Manchester, United Kingdom. The two Premier League clubs will meet in the Champions League final on May 29.