Manchester City managed to issue his ace card in this second leg. They didn't issue that in the first leg because they are well aware that their opponent in the semifinals is a club that can surprise, and they are smart not to use all their abilities in the first leg, so it is difficult for Real Madrid to see the full strength they have. Many have speculated and questioned why Pep Guardiola did not make substitutions throughout the match and he answered that with their game in the second leg. However they deserve to be in the final.
I don't think that Manchester City didn't try their best when they played in Madrid. Actually, Madrid did surprise them when out of a sudden they took full control over the game. It surprised me as well. But when it was 1-1, Manchester City knew that they are better with that result than Real Madrid. When you are up against Manchester City, you don't really want to be forced into attacking when you play in the Etihad Stadium. Now it can always happen that Real Madrid scores a lucky goal or a distance shot, but Manchester City didn't allow them to get into the danger zone. The shot from Kroos against the woodwork was about it.
But with the evidence that they didn't change the scheme from start to finish in the first leg it shows that indeed Manchester City had already made a decision with a draw there because if they all out I think Pep already knows some of the schemes he will do and it's proven for the second leg them because if we look at the schemes that Manchester City did, it was quite diverse in this match, especially when they had secured the match with 3 goals in the second leg.
Manchester City managed to issue his ace card in this second leg. They didn't issue that in the first leg because they are well aware that their opponent in the semifinals is a club that can surprise, and they are smart not to use all their abilities in the first leg, so it is difficult for Real Madrid to see the full strength they have. Many have speculated and questioned why Pep Guardiola did not make substitutions throughout the match and he answered that with their game in the second leg. However they deserve to be in the final.
Man city is expected to play in the final as well as in the semi-final. because Inter is not yet a big rival for Man City. man city is a very strong team and they have reached the final which means they will be champions this time. Because they are a strong team. Silva was a big support for Man city he scored 2 goals alone during the semi final. and in the final I think Silva will play a big role. I am very excited for the final match
For the final though, in this case, Inter are below them in my opinion, but Pep is not going to mess with this.
They will definitely appear at full strength and of course it will be very interesting whether Inter will passively follow Madrid for last year's final between Liverpool and Madrid, where Real Madrid are more passive and focused on counterattacks or indeed they will try to compensate for Manchester City's game which fast.
Haaland is a goal machine but on the other hand when looking at Manchester City who are a bit stuck for Haaland they have other options with some of their wide players.
This really needs a lot of anticipation and marking if Inter are trying to keep up with City's game.
