Champions League bracket 2023: Path to final for Man City and Inter Milan

Simon Borg

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The road to the 2023 UEFA Champions League final was set back on Friday, March 17 and at the end of the road it will be Manchester City and Inter Milan to play for the trophy at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium on Saturday, June 10.

Inter Milan became the first finalist after ousting city rivals AC Milan 3-0 on aggregate by winning both legs of their semi final series.

The Italian side will taking on a treble-chasing Manchester City team who thumped Real Madrid with a 4-0 second-leg result to advance 5-1 on aggregate. And despite never having won the competition, Man City are deemed the favourites to win it all by the sportsbooks. 

Here's how both finalists got to Istanbul.

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Champions League 2023 bracket

The 2023 Champions League bracket was firmed up on Friday, March 17 when the last tournament draw for 2022/23 took place at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. The path was set from the quarterfinals all the way to the final.

The team listed first below hosted Leg 1, and the other team hosted Leg 2. Teams in bold advanced on aggregate.

Quarterfinals

Match Leg 1 Leg 2 Aggregate
Score
Benfica vs. Inter Milan 0-2 3-3 3-5
Man City vs. Bayern Munich 3-0 1-1 4-1
Real Madrid vs. Chelsea 2-0 2-0 4-0
AC Milan vs. Napoli 1-0 1-1 2-1

Semifinals

Match Leg 1
Time/Result
(GMT / ET)
Leg 2
Time
(GMT / ET)
Aggregate
Score
AC Milan vs. Inter Milan 0-2 0-1 0-3
Real Madrid vs. Man City 1-1 0-4 1-5

Final

Date Match Time
(BST / ET)
Sat, June 10 Man City vs. Inter Milan (20:00 / 15:00)

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Where is Champions League final 2023?

The 2023 UEFA Champions League final will be played at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey on Saturday, June 10. 

It will be the second time that the stadium has hosted the Champions League final, after Liverpool's stunning comeback from 3-0 down against AC Milan in 2005. The Reds came back to equalize 3-3 before eventually winning on penalties in a memorable final.

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Ataturk Olympic Stadium Istanbul Turkey
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The 2023 edition will be 68th final of Europe's premier club competition, and the 31st since it was rebranded and reformatted as the Champions League from its old European Cup moniker.

The 2023 final was initially scheduled to be played at Wembley Stadium in London, England, but the COVID-19 pandemic forced the reshuffling of host venues. That shuffle saw Ataturk Olympic Stadium's hosting duties pushed from 2021 to 2023.

Teams in Champions League 2023

These are only two clubs remaining in the competition.

The table below includes how many times they've advanced to the semifinals since 1992/93 and how many European titles they've won all-time (including under the old 'European Cup' format prior to 1992/93).

Club Country Semifinal
Appearances
(since 92/93)
Champions League
titles (last)
Manchester City England 3
Inter Milan Italy 2 3 (2010)

Odds to win Champions League

Is this finally Manchester City's season to win their first-ever Champions League? The betting market sure seems to think so, and their showing against Real Madrid in the semifinals didn't do anything to dissuade the betting public.

Inter Milan are the heavy underdogs after confirming their place in the final, now just 90 minutes away from capturing the trophy.

Odds listed below updated as of May 17, 2023.

  Man City Inter Milan
BetMGM
(USA)
-450 +280
Sports Interaction
(Canada)
-152 +271
SkyBet
(UK)
1/4 11/4
Neds
(Australia)
1.25 3.75
Dafabet
(India)
1.64 3.50

Champions League fixture schedule

Both the semifinals were one-week affairs with the first and second legs taking place within the span of seven days.

  • Semifinals: May 9-10 (Leg 1), May 16-17 (Leg 2)
  • Final: Saturday, June 10

Simon Borg

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Simon Borg is a senior editor at The Sporting News who has covered football/soccer for over a decade. A supporter of Italian club Parma Calcio from his years growing up in Europe, he was previously a long-time member of Major League Soccer's digital media team, as a multimedia content producer, on-air personality, and Editor-in-Chief. Based in New York City, Borg is multilingual and has covered the domestic and global scene for TSN since 2021.