Needless to say, Pep Guardiola’s men are big favorites to win this title they have been chasing for a very long time. Guardiola, it’s safe to say, was brought in with the express aim of winning the holy grail of European club football. And now, after a few previous heartbreaks, he and his band of merry men are about to clinch the title.
Remember City are also aiming for the English treble – EPL, FA Cup and Champions League. It’s a feat that has only been achieved by one club before – Manchester United in the 1998-99 season, under Sir Alex Ferguson.
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“It will be a Manchester City vs Inter Milan final in the UEFA Champions League”
This season’s final will be played in Istanbul on June 10 (early morning of June 11 in India).
Throughout this season, as always, a number of players have shown individual brilliance.
TimesofIndia.com Here’s a look at the best players in the 2022-23 UEFA Champions League:
TOP SCORER:
MOST GOALS (TOP 5):
| PLAYER | CREW | MATCHES | GOALS | |
| 1 | Erling Haaland | Manchester City | 9 | 12 |
| 2 | Mohammad Salah | liverpool | 8 | 8 |
| 3 | Vinicius Jr. | real Madrid | 11 | 7 |
| 3 | Kylian Mbappe | PSG | 8 | 7 |
| 4 | Joao Mario | Benfica | ten | 6 |
| 5 | Olivier Giroud | AC Milan | 12 | 5 |
| 5 | Rodrygo | real Madrid | 11 | 5 |
| 5 | Rafa | Benfica | ten | 5 |
| 5 | Mehdi Taremi | FCPorto | 7 | 5 |
| 5 | Victor Osimhen | Naples | 6 | 5 |
| 5 | Robert Lewandowski | Barcelona | 5 | 5 |
MOST ASSISTANCE (TOP 2):
| PLAYER | CREW | MATCHES | ASSISTANCE | |
| 1 | Vinicius Jr. | real Madrid | 11 | 5 |
| 1 | Federico Demarco | InterMilan | ten | 5 |
| 2 | Alexander Grimaldo | Benfica | ten | 4 |
| 2 | Joao Cancelo | Bayern Munich | ten | 4 |
| 2 | Khvisha Kvaratskhelia | Naples | 9 | 4 |
| 2 | Leon Goretzka | Bayern Munich | 9 | 4 |
| 2 | Kevin De Bruyne | Manchester City | 8 | 4 |
| 2 | Lionel Messi | PSG | 7 | 4 |
| 2 | Diogo Jota | liverpool | 6 | 4 |
MOST GOALS SCORED BY A TEAM IN ONE MATCH:
AT HOME:
– PSG beat Maccabi Haifa 7-2 at the Parc des Princes
Scorers (PSG):
Lionel Messi (2)
Kylian Mbappe
Neymar
Sean Goldberg (JO)
Carlos Soler
Scorers (Haifa):
Abdoulaye Seck (2)
FAR:
– Rangers lost to Liverpool 1-7 at Ibrox Stadium
Scorers (Rangers):
Scott Arfield
Scorers (Liverpool):
Robert Firmino (2)
Darwin Nunez
Mohammad Salah (3)
Harvey Elliot
HIGHEST WINNING MARGIN IN A MATCH:
– Manchester City beat RB Leipzig 7-0 at the Etihad Stadium
Scorers (City):
Erling Haaland (5)
Ilkay Gindogan
Kevin De Bruyne
TEAMS WITH THE MOST YELLOW CARD (TOP 5)
| CREW | YELLOW CARDS |
| chelsea | 29 |
| AC Milan | 28 |
| Club Brugge | 26 |
| InterMilan | 22 |
| Bayern Munich | 21 |
TEAMS WITH THE MOST RED CARDS (TOP 2)
| CREW | RED CARDS |
| FCPorto | 3 |
| CP sports | 3 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 2 |
