In order to win the Champions League final against Inter Milan and complete the treble, Kevin De Bruyne does not think Manchester City are favorites.
It is expected that City will defeat the Serie A team on Saturday in Istanbul, making them the first English club to do so since Manchester United in 1999.
Ilkay Gundogan's goals in Saturday's 2-1 win over United at Wembley helped Pep Guardiola's team advance by adding the FA Cup to the Premier League title they had previously won.
Guardiola and his team have mainly avoided discussing replicating their city rivals' achievement from 24 years ago up until this point.
De Bruyne didn't claim they were favorites to defeat Inter after the cup final victory, but he did realize how close he and his teammates were to a spectacular accomplishment.
There was belief, he continued, but there was no use in discussing it earlier. "Now we know. We were poised to win this game (against United), but I want to win the Champions League and the treble.We ought to have won. I'm overjoyed and quite proud. Next week should be fun, and maybe we can give our best effort.Inter has a great team. Final results are evenly split. Today, we were the favorites. It is always challenging. You must control these circumstances.
We admire Inter because they have excellent players. They didn't defeat easy opponents to advance to the championship.
When De Bruyne last participated in a Champions League final, City lost 1-0 to Chelsea in an all-Premier League final in Porto, and De Bruyne suffered a fractured eye socket and a broken nose.
He declared, "That is football." I've never broken anything before, but I left the Champions League final with a fractured nose, a damaged eye socket, and a concussion.It occurs. I am powerless to take further action. Although I wanted it to be great, it wasn't.
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