Manchester City are the first finalists of this Champions League. Pep Guardiola’s team beat Neymar’s PSG 2-0 in the second leg after a 2-1 win in Paris, and fly to the final for the first time, where they will face the winner of the match between Real Madrid and Chelsea.
The protagonist of the evening was the French naturalized Algerian Riyad Mahrez, author of the double that extends Pochettino’s formation. City in the first half goes on with minimal effort. Guardiola’s men pass at the first opportunity with a precise diagonal from Mahrez on 11, after PSG had almost taken the lead on more than one occasion. The best chances in the 17 ‘on a header by Marquinhos, which ended on the top of the crossbar, and on the 20’ with a left-footed shot from the edge of Di Maria, after a defensive error, which touched the post.
In the second half City more careful and dangerous in the restarts. At 54 ‘counterattack launch for Foden who, alone in front of the goalkeeper, kicks on Navas but the game was stopped due to offside of the English talent. A minute later, Foden always tries the shot from the edge but Navas refuses instinctively. Shortly after Neymar tries with no luck, but in the 63rd minute the City doubles: De Bruyne launches Foden into the area on the left who hits the far post low for the rushing Mahrez who from two steps bags left for his personal double. The PSG accuses the blow and in the 69th minute there are also ten men for Di Maria’s expulsion for a far and off-field kick against Fernandinho. Guardiola’s team is now masters of the field and in the 77th minute it touches the trio: Foden enters the area on the left and kicks diagonally but the ball hits the post to the left of Navas.