Who from Kevin De Bruyne or Romelu Lukaku will lift the Champions League on June 10? Anyway, it will be a first for one of the two players. A Champions League final which will be played without a French player. A first since the 2009-2010 season.
One thing is certain, on June 10 in Istanbul, a seventh Belgian will win the Champions League. After Thibaut Courtois, Eden Hazard, Divock Origi, Daniel Van Buyten, Eric Gerets et Raymond Goethals as a coach, Belgium is once again at the party in C1 (Thomas Vermaelen et Simon Mignolet are not on the list, he had not played a minute the year of their club’s coronation).
Who of Romelu Lukaku or Kevin De Bruyne will he put his name on the Cup with the big ears? For the striker, playing in the final is a first. Not often a starter and especially injured for many weeks, Lukaku has been back in great shape lately and will be keen to help his team win the Champions League for the 4th time in its history. The latest dating from 2010 when Jose Mourinho was the head of the team.
As for De Bruyne, this is the second time that the player trained in Genk will have the opportunity to lift the C1. After the failure in 2021 against Chelsea, City will finally want to win a first Champions League.
Finally, a rare occurrence, no French will play in the final in Istanbul. And for Opta, it’s a first since the 2009-2010 season which saw Inter offer Bayern Munich Daniel Van Buyten. Since then, the blue, white and red flag has always been at the party.
