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Stop Guardiola overloading midfield, don't allow Timo Werner in behind and prevent him linking up with Hakim Ziyech... the key tactical lessons Man City and Chelsea must learn from their three games this season ahead of the Champions League final

Manchester City and Chelsea will meet for the fourth time this season in Saturday's Champions League final and both managers will have been able to learn lessons about their teams and opponents from the previous three head-to-heads.

Pep Guardiola's City side demolished the Blues at Stamford Bridge over the festive period as they embarked on that lengthy, winning run that took them to the Premier League title.

But it is Thomas Tuchel who has had the upper hand in their last two meetings, winning an FA Cup semi-final and at the Etihad in the Premier League earlier this month.