Elkay Gundogan, the Manchester City midfielder, confirmed that the European Champions League final against Chelsea is the greatest match in the history of the "Citizens" players.
Manchester City collides with his counterpart Chelsea in the final of the European Champions League on May 29 at the "Dragao" stadium in Portugal.
"It will be the greatest match of our life and in our career, we will try to win the cup," Gundogan said at a press conference today.
In response to how he feels about going into the Champions League Final, the Man City star said, “I don't remember how I felt in the Champions League Final I played before, but what we achieved at that time was an achievement, I don’t know what the feeling would be, I just want to be fully prepared. ".
Gundogan added, "Being the final of the champions does not mean that we will prepare for it in a different way, I do not think much about this matter, the coach has responsibilities and he will choose the best method and the best tactic, we try to keep our performance at the highest level possible, we try to train every player of us 100% in Exercises. "
Gundogan sent a message to Phil Foden, "Phil was wonderful. He makes his decisions at the right time. I ask him not to change anything, and keep that performance. He is a player capable of changing the course of matches."
And about the Brazilian Fernandinho, the Man City star said, "Fernandinho knows what he is doing and knows what to say, these are the qualities of the leader, he had a great role in our success this season, he is a person who is not afraid to tell the truth in difficult times, if you want a team with such a diversity of personalities. You have to have a player like Fernandinho. "
"Give the team this mentality, which you see, I cannot describe how important it is," Gundogan said.
The Man City star stressed, during his statements, "I want to go to the final with the same confidence that I went in all the season's matches."
Regarding his physical readiness for the Champions League Final, Gundogan said, "I'm fine, and I haven't missed any training session recently."
The City player talked about his coach Pep Guardiola and Chelsea coach Thomas Tuchel, saying, "Pep and Tochel are very similar, I can not find any differences between them. They are both a great coach in terms of tactics."
"It is a final match with a perfect mix of coaches and players. I expect a very exciting match and I think that the small details will determine the outcome of the match. We will try to exploit these details to our advantage," he added.
On the exit against Lyon in the French championship last season, Gundogan commented, "I did not easily get past Lyon's loss, it was a great disappointment. We did not expect to lose that match. We were feeling very confident and when we lost we were very disappointed."
The City star concluded, "This year, several things have changed, against Monaco, we conceded 3 goals at our stadium, and also against Tottenham and Lyon. This year we are more solid, we are strong and stable, and this is very important in such matches."
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