it is something very special indeed to make it to a uefa champions league final now these two teams
are intent upon tasting glory welcome to the showpiece event on the european club calendar
derrick ray here on the commentary position joined tonight for live coverage
by stuart robson it is manchester city taking on raya madrid well derek we've got some of
the world's top players out there tonight so this has to be a great game doesn't it
i just hope to see both sides play to their full potential i can't wait for this
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and here's the manchester city lineup anderson between the posts chihuahua cancellous starts
with kyle walker as full backs kevin de bruyne plays alongside rodri in the center of midfield
and the idea is to have just the one striker up there trying to pose problems for the opposition
and here's the starting eleven for real madrid tebow courtois is in goal kappa hal starts with
david alaba's full-backs luca modric plays with casimiro in the center of the pitch
and operating through the middle and attack today karim benzema
and they're underway now in the champions league final
we're about to find out which team is the best in europe
going about as defensive business with a minimum of fuss
in the advanced position but will they be able to produce
manchester city strike first in the champions league final
well here it is again he hits this so sweetly doesn't he
that's a brilliant goal from a top class player
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action underway once more a wake-up call for the real players maybe can they find a response now
david
how to play for a manchester city throw in
ruben diaz it's worth lapot
grealish we're tackling like that the onus is on the referee to take action potentially
so we have an early booking here to report stuart yeah i think the referee is absolutely right he's
just making it clear to all the players out there he's not going to take any messing about here
mahrez phil foden now
rodri joao cancello
plenty of forward momentum here but can they produce
mares oh he could have added to their advantage well it was a decent effort
but they're still looking for the buffer here
benzema
looking for that final pass and for that chance to level the game and take it away from azar
foden rodriguez kevin de bruyne
and he did well to cut it out didn't seem to be too much in that offside decision
given away again
grealish
attending to his defensive chores
a chance to do damage and creditors due for that good piece of defending
tonic horse now here's could cross it in here and the danger's still on
well nothing comes of it
jack grealish
grealish has not a bad ball cluttered away and won by course
he's found a pocket of space
foden
and he was in the right place to intercept
failed now casemiro
as are this looks threatening benzema just needs to keep us composure
big chance it is and it's gone behind for the corner
now sending it in not quite the clearance they were hoping for a good and fair challenge
and that will do it for the first half here at the estadio metropolitano
45 minutes separating these two sides from blurry
the second half of the champions league final begins
it's worth joao cancelo
lapot
and it's through ben diaz
de bruyne the ball with rodriguez
silva here's grealish
rodri ruben diaz
marres phil foden now silva
it's with joao cancello relish and clears his lines
given away by real madrid city moving the ball forwards what can they do from here
well the cross was deep a little too deep
and into the last 30 minutes now
well there you have it just not enough going forward from them today they've lacked tempo
they've lacked a sense of urgency and above all a bit of quality it's been very disappointing
making progress this could square the game and uh disappointing cross goal kick
and manchester city will go to their bench
sterling has it in by sterling taking care of business defensively here
lucas vasquez at the ready well the keeper wasn't fooled by it at all the natural fat
robbery
15 minutes left for play
foden it's his advantage manchester city here de bruyne happy to take on the shots and there it is
a two goal cushion now and just look at these fans the trophy coming their way surely
well here's the replay and just look at that power that's almost unstoppable that's a great strike
well real madrid are going to make the change now
well a second goal for them here
by the keeper oh a goal to reduce the deficit
oh my goodness that gets the pot boiling it's not over yet
well as you can see he has to get rid of that quicker that's a poor mistake from the keeper
so the ball is rolling again 2-1 the score line
well by playing keep ball like this they're keeping the opposition at bay
joao cancello
rodrigue
riyad mahrez
the ball with rodriguez keeping their opponents moving and guessing walker
foden and the keepers delighted to see that sail well over the bar girl kick
and there it is full-time manchester city champions league winners
well just look at the emotions out there joy and relief on one side despair and heartache
on the other but we've got the right winners here they fully deserved it on the night
for these players well it's the night of their lives
and they're determined to enjoy every millisecond
well they have to make the most of this don't they it's a great feat what an achievement from them
well they don't need to be reminded about what comes next
it's the presentation of the coveted champions league trophy
well there's some tired players out there but what you can be sure of they'll find some
energy when they get their hands on the trophy they'll be going mad in the next few moments
the champions league winners manchester city
well this is what they wanted what a moment for these players they've worked so hard to
win this trophy they've been fantastic and you can feel the emotion it's natural to
reflect on this final but so much hard work has gone into the entire campaign memories
memories what would a celebration be without the chance to enjoy it with your own supporters
well these fans have certainly played their part haven't they they'll save