Manchester City have bucked the trend in recent years, going well season after season to maintain their astonishingly high standards under Pep Guardiola and keep the baubles rolling in.
There have been five league titles in six seasons now and 11 domestic trophies since Guardiola arrived at the Etihad in 2016, but tonight is the one they really want.
A second Champions League final in three seasons has presented City with a gilt-edged opportunity to conquer Europe. By doing so they would become the second English team to win a treble. The history books await in Istanbul.
