PORTO, Portugal -- Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola selected a team without either of his holding midfielders, Rodri or Fernandinho, for the Champions League final against Chelsea on Saturday.
Here we go
XI | Ederson, Walker, Dias, Stones, Zinchenko, Gundogan, De Bruyne (C), Bernardo, Mahrez, Sterling, Foden
SUBS | Steffen, Carson, Ake, Jesus, Aguero, Laporte, Rodrigo, Torres, Mendy, Fernandinho, Cancelo, Garcia
#UCLFinal
#ManCity | https://t.co/axa0klD5re pic.twitter.com/APXPDXtXTk— Manchester City (@ManCity) May 29, 2021
Ilkay Gundogan, City's top scorer this season, looked set to drop into a deeper position in midfield in a surprise move, with Raheem Sterling picked as an extra attacking player.
Oleksandr Zinchenko was preferred to Joao Cancelo at left back.
Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel picked Kai Havertz in his three-man attack ahead of U.S. international Christian Pulisic.
Centre midfielder N'Golo Kante has shaken off his latest hamstring injury to start.
Team news is in! #UCLFinal pic.twitter.com/BrKdO0jdId
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) May 29, 2021
