We examine Saturday's Istanbul final's key matchups: In the champions league

Erling Haaland v Francesco Acerbi

Inter must remain on top of monster striker Haaland to thwart Pep Guardiola's club.
Inter have been without former captain and star centre-back Milan Skriniar, who is leaving for Paris Saint-Germain in the summer, for months due to a back injury, therefore Haaland and Acerbi should not play.
Acerbi has replaced Skriniar well, but he has never faced a 22-year-old striker who will top the Champions League scoring lists for the second time.
A young fan outside Inter's training field threw the 35-year-old a fishing net to catch Haaland, illustrating Acerbi's challenge.

Kevin De Bruyne against Henrikh Mkhitaryan Haaland is the killer, but De Bruyne loads the bullets for City, and Mkhitaryan will be key to stopping him.

De Bruyne has assisted seven goals in 11 matches since the last international break, including two in City's 4-0 semi-final win against Real Madrid.
Inter's midfield attacks and defends as a unit, but if Mkhitaryan is healthy, he will be the lucky one from a three-man middle trio to cope with De Bruyne's forays.

Federico Dimarco v Kyle Walker

After years on loan, wing-back Dimarco, a Milanese native and lifelong Inter fan, has become a crucial player for his hometown club in his mid-20s.

The 25-year-old brings width and dynamism on the left side and delivers deadly crosses and set-pieces. His fight with pacy England full-back Walker will be important to Inter building attacks and breaking City, who are sure to dominate the ball.

After Ivan Perisic left for Tottenham, Dimarco has appeared in 10 of Inter's 12 Champions League matches and assisted five goals.

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Lautaro Martinez v Manuel Akanji

Martinez's current goal scoring streak has hit City just in time.

Martinez is pleased playing with Edin Dzeko or Romelu Lukaku and has scored 11 times in his past 12 games in all competitions.
Lautaro will harass the City backline and attack Akanji with one of Dzeko or Lukaku playing as a classic centre-forward.

 Ilkay Gundogan vs Hakan Calhanoglu

Gundogan often steps up for City, providing midfield drive with Rodri and scoring crucial goals like his two in the FA Cup final against Manchester United.

Since switching sides of Milan two years ago, Calhanoglu has found fresh life and is motivated to win the Champions League in his home nation.