On Saturday in Istanbul, the Premier League and FA Cup champions will try to complete their treble.
Kyle Walker, a right back for Manchester City, has allayed concerns that a back issue would force him to miss the Champions League final.
In order to continue its preparations for Saturday's match against Inter Milan in Istanbul, City held an open training session on Tuesday without the England international.
The 33-year-old appeared uncomfortable when he was replaced in the waning seconds of City's victory over Manchester United in the FA Cup final at Wembley.
Walker, meanwhile, who was one of several players made available for interviews with the media later on Tuesday, said the issue was not significant.
He told Sky Sports News, "I'm fine, I'm just getting older." "I'm absolutely OK; it just takes a little longer to recuperate.
I've played a lot of minutes over the past several weeks, so the manager advised me to stay inside so I would be ready to go on Saturday.
"I'm good. During the minutes that I was on the field when everyone else was hurt, I dug in and made it through. I have no intention of skipping the Champions League championship game.
Walker's absence from practice, according to manager Pep Guardiola, was only preventative.
At a press conference, Guardiola stated, "He has had a disturbance in his back." "He wasn't doing well yesterday; he was a little bit better today, but we didn't want to take any chances. We shall observe what transpires over the coming days.
After winning the Premier League and the FA Cup this year, City is attempting to win the Champions League for the first time and complete a glorious triple.
Additionally, they want to forget their excruciating loss to Chelsea in the 2021 championship game.
Inter has more European experience because they have won three times, but City will enter the game as clear favorites over the team that placed third in Serie A this year.
Guardiola, however, is adamant that the history, and even the present form, are irrelevant at this point.
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