2020/21 Last Dance.

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The last dance of the 2020/21 footballing season as an all-English final takes center stage in Porto. 2021 sets a repeat of the 2019 all-English final that saw Liverpool grab their 6^th champions league title and deny Spurs their first. This final also hosts two elite football teams in England in which Chelsea wishes to add to the 2012 title they won in Munich. On the other hand, Manchester City is on course to winning their first-ever champions league title and Pep's 3^rd UCL title.

Manchester City has already won Premier League and the Carabao Cup and now in search of a mini-treble when they face the Blues. On the other hand, Chelsea lost in the FA finals two weeks ago when Tielemans' strike proved to be the decider and handed Leicester their first FA cup. So will Chelsea repeat the same by handing City their first-ever UCL title?

Thomas Tuchel made history by being the first manager to reach two successive champions league finals with two different seasons. The German guided PSG to their first-ever champions league final but fell to Bayern Munich. This time he has a different squad with different tactics employed and which he will depend on to win his first-ever UCL title.

Pep Guardiola is a specialist in winning finals with an 82.6% winning streak. Out of the 23 finals he has participated in, Pep has only lost four, including one loss at Barca in the 2010-11 season against Real Madrid and three while as a manager at Bayern Munich. Therefore, all these have been domestic finals, giving him 100% winning in club continental finals.

Chelsea is likely to line up in a 3-4-2-1 formation with Mendy making a return after being substituted in Chelsea's away defeat to Aston Villa in their last game of the season. However, their midfield will be in check with Ngolo Kante, who has been phenomenal for the team in the UCL. A back 3 of Rudiger, Thiago Silva and Azpilicueta will be a probable pick for Tuchel. Kante at the heart of the midfield, together with Kovacic, Recce James, and Ben Chilwell. Upfront 2 would be Mount and Harvertz, while Werner will probably play as the CF.

Probable Formation: Mendy, T. Silva, Rudiger, Azpilicueta, Chilwell, Kante, Kovacic, James, Mount, Havertz, and Werner.

Manchester City has its entire squad in check for the finals lining up a 4-3-3 formation. Ederson will be in goal with Zinchenko making it in the left-back position. Walker is guaranteed to start in the right-back position. De Bruyne will provide the attacking options in the midfield as Fernadinho forms the heart of the CDM. Gundogan on the number 8 role while upfront will be Foden, Sterling, and Mahrez.

Probable Formation: Ederson, Walker, Dias, Stones, Zinchenko, Gundogan, De Bryune, Fernadinho, Foden, Sterling and Mahrez.