Istanbul is finally set to stage the Champions League final next May, after two years of having one of the sport’s biggest games moved from the Turkish capital.
The showpiece of European club football had been promised to the Ataturk Olympic Stadium in 2020 and then 2021 but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The final is obviously still a long way off, as the Champions League group stage has only just been finalised. But now that the clubs know their initial opponents, the main order of business can begin.
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As usual, all eyes will be on the mega-rich clubs. The wealthy owners of both Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain will be becoming anxious that the most glittering prize of all has eluded them so far. Could this be the season the wait finally ends for one of those two?
Manchester City look more likely to
