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Jack Flintham

John Stones outlines lesson Man City have learned since 2021 Champions League final defeat

Manchester City defender John Stones believes the squad is a lot calmer and more confident ahead of Saturday's Champions League final than they were two years ago.

The Blues travelled to Porto as favourites in 2021 to face Chelsea in the European final. Despite winning the Premier League and Carabao Cup that season, Pep Guardiola's men were unable to grab their third major trophy as Kai Havertz scored the only goal of the game to win the competition for Thomas Tuchel's side.

In an interview with Sky Sports, Stones admitted the pain of defeat in Portugal is driving them onwards ahead of the clash with Inter Milan. "Coming out on the losing side was super hard and it hit home hard anyway," the centre-back explained.

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