Chelsea take on Manchester City in the Champions League final next weekend and there’s no denying that the recently crowned Premier League champions are the favourites to lift the title.
The Blues have been in great form under their new boss Thomas Tuchel but Man City have been almost undisputed this season, losing only a handful of matches across all competitions. And if everything falls into place, Man City should be looking to pick up their maiden Champions League title.
Chelsea have improved in leaps and bounds ever since Thomas Tuchel took charge of the side and according to midfielder Mateo Kovacic, the London outfit’s fearless attitude will help them match Man City in the final.
“We are just a young team who is prepared to do great things,” said Kovacic, as quoted by Standard. “We need to prepare ourselves mentally to be ready and focused because against Villa we showed some sloppiness which we shouldn’t show in a big game against City.
“I think we won’t because we will be trying 100 per cent to do our best as always.
“There is no fear because we love to play football. It is a massive game and we want to play it. There is pressure because we play against a big team. City is a great team that have had a great season, so they will be really confident, but we will be the same on Saturday as well.
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“Maybe we are the underdogs in the final, but it is one game. We need to show our best and we have equal chances.”
Chelsea have already beaten Manchester City twice in the past couple of months but in both those matches, the Blues did not face the strongest City XI.
The Stamford Bridge outfit will give their 100% on the pitch on Saturday but we expect it to be a defence vs attack kind of a scenario since Tuchel’s side have been really poor in the attacking departments.
The two losses will undoubtedly play in the mind of Guardiola but the City boss has a fully fit squad to choose from so he has no reason to rest or rotate players in the final. Chelsea, on the other hand, have a few key injury concerns and if these players cannot be fit in time then alarm bells will automatically start ringing amongst the Blues fans.
