Needless to say, Pep Guardiola’s men are the overwhelming favourites to win that one title they have been chasing for a very long time. Guardiola, it can be said, 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 on the brink of clinching the title.
City remember are also eyeing the English treble – EPL, FA Cup and Champions League. This is a feat that has only been achieved by one club previously – 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).
Across this season, as always, a number of players have displayed individual brilliance.
TimesofIndia.com here takes a look at the top performers of the 2022-23 UEFA Champions League:
TOP SCORERS:
MOST GOALS (TOP 5):
| PLAYER | TEAM | MATCHES | GOALS | |
| 1 | Erling Haaland | Manchester City | 9 | 12 |
| 2 | Mohamed Salah | Liverpool | 8 | 8 |
| 3 | Vinicius Jr. | Real Madrid | 11 | 7 |
| 3 | Kylian Mbappe | PSG | 8 | 7 |
| 4 | Joao Mario | Benfica | 10 | 6 |
| 5 | Olivier Giroud | AC Milan | 12 | 5 |
| 5 | Rodrygo | Real Madrid | 11 | 5 |
| 5 | Rafa | Benfica | 10 | 5 |
| 5 | Mehdi Taremi | FC Porto | 7 | 5 |
| 5 | Victor Osimhen | Napoli | 6 | 5 |
| 5 | Robert Lewandowski | Barcelona | 5 | 5 |
MOST ASSISTS (TOP 2):
| PLAYER | TEAM | MATCHES | ASSISTS | |
| 1 | Vinicius Jr. | Real Madrid | 11 | 5 |
| 1 | Federico Demarco | Inter Milan | 10 | 5 |
| 2 | Alejandro Grimaldo | Benfica | 10 | 4 |
| 2 | Joao Cancelo | Bayern Munich | 10 | 4 |
| 2 | Khvicha Kvaratskhelia | Napoli | 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
Goal Scorers (PSG):
Lionel Messi (2)
Kylian Mbappe
Neymar
Sean Goldberg (OG)
Carlos Soler
Goal Scorers (Haifa):
Abdoulaye Seck (2)
AWAY:
– Rangers lost to Liverpool 1-7 at the Ibrox Stadium
Goal Scorers (Rangers):
Scott Arfield
Goal Scorers (Liverpool):
Roberto Firmino (2)
Darwin Nunez
Mohamed Salah (3)
Harvey Elliot
LARGEST WINNING MARGIN IN ONE MATCH:
– Manchester City beat RB Leipzig 7-0 at the Etihad Stadium
Goal Scorers (City):
Erling Haaland (5)
Ilkay Gindogan
Kevin De Bruyne
TEAMS WITH MOST YELLOW CARDS (TOP 5)
| TEAM | YELLOW CARDS |
| Chelsea | 29 |
| AC Milan | 28 |
| Club Brugge | 26 |
| Inter Milan | 22 |
| Bayern Munich | 21 |
TEAMS WITH MOST RED CARDS (TOP 2)
| TEAM | RED CARDS |
| FC Porto | 3 |
| Sporting CP | 3 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 2 |
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