{"id":64094,"date":"2022-05-02T15:21:02","date_gmt":"2022-05-02T14:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/ucl-ralf-rangnick-picks-two-clubs-to-play-in-champions-league-final-this-year"},"modified":"2022-05-02T16:29:04","modified_gmt":"2022-05-02T15:29:04","slug":"ucl-ralf-rangnick-picks-two-clubs-to-play-in-champions-league-final-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sport\/ucl-ralf-rangnick-picks-two-clubs-to-play-in-champions-league-final-this-year","title":{"rendered":"UCL: Ralf Rangnick picks two clubs to play in Champions League final this year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Manchester United interim manager, Ralf Rangnick, believes Manchester City and Liverpool will play against each other in the Champions League final this year.<\/p>\n<p>Rangnick said both Man City and Liverpool have strengthened their squads and are currently the best two teams in the world.<\/p>\n<p>Recall that Liverpool defeated Villarreal 2-0 in the Champions League semi-final first-leg last week, while Man City won 4-3 against Real Madrid.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you think of Manchester City and Liverpool, they brought in [players] every transfer window,\u201d Rangnick told Sky Sports.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey strengthened the team, they brought in players not that popular at the time when they signed and developed into the two best teams in the world.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would not be surprised if they play in the Champions League final in a few weeks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis shows it\u2019s possible that this can happen and it would not necessarily need three, four years in order to do that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Manchester United interim manager, Ralf Rangnick, believes Manchester City and Liverpool will play against each other in the Champions League final this year. Rangnick said both Man City and Liverpool have strengthened their squads and are currently the best two teams in the world. 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