Man City close to historic "treble"

Having struggled to find a draw in the first leg of the semi-final at Real Madrid last week, Man City showed a completely different side with unpredictable attacking power and "crushed" the defending champions in the rematch at the Etihad Stadium. On a day when the "killer" pair Karim Benzema - Vinicius Junior were almost powerless against the tight and extremely solid defense of the home team, that was also the time when Real Madrid's defense faced unpredictable uncertainties.

Bernardo Silva and Julian Alvarez took turns scoring 3 goals against "Los Blancos", plus an own goal from center back Eder Militao, Real Madrid suffered their worst defeat in European Cup since losing with the same score to Liverpool in the 1/8 round of Champions League season 2008-2009.

Man City turned Real Madrid into former champions on the way to the Champions League final. Photo: REUTERS

Having qualified for the Champions League final, Man City are edging closer to becoming the second English team in history to win the "treble" after Man United. Coach Pep Guardiola's team is waiting to be crowned champions of the Premier League early if they beat Chelsea this weekend. "The Citizens" will also play Man United in the FA Cup final on June 3.

Having lost to Chelsea in the Champions League final two seasons ago, Man City now stands a chance to win the European Cup for the first time, a title that the Arab owners have spent nearly 1 billion pounds over the past seven years for the conquest of coach Pep Guardiola and his team. Man City's success is also an honor for the English football community, which has provided seven teams for five Champions League finals in the past six seasons.

The English are ambitious, and the Italian football world is not far behind. Inter Milan are aiming for their first European title since 2010, when the team was led by Jose Mourinho. The last time Serie A had a representative in the Champions League final was 7 years ago.

After years of hardship, Italian football seems to have found the right direction when this season there are 5 teams reaching the semi-finals of three European cups. In addition to Inter Milan in the Champions League, Juventus and AS Roma are hopeful of meeting in the Europa League final, while in the UEFA Europa Conference League, Fiorentina also hope to win a ticket to the final match.

D. Linh

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