The now-deleted tweet was posted two hours before Real Madrid’s semi-final game against Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday.
The tweet, which was later deleted, offered a link to a competition to win tickets to next month’s final in Istanbul.
And the attached tweet showed a “graphic” drawing of the Champions League Cup with the logos of Real Madrid and Inter Milan to its left and right, with the text below: “Be present for the final – win tickets now!”
The same tweet read: “Finalists confirmed and location decided. Answer 5 questions correctly and you will have a chance to make it to Istanbul!”
It’s clear that ‘UEFA’ anticipated the result, causing Citizens fans to ridicule and comment that both teams qualified for the final against Inter after retweeting the tweet, but with the Manchester City logo.
Manchester City beat Real Madrid in the second leg at the Etihad Stadium, with four free goals, after leveling the first leg in Madrid with a goal each, and City went through 5-1 on aggregate.
In Wednesday’s game, City outclassed the European champions with Bernardo Silva scoring twice in the first half to put in a sensational performance, Eder Militao also netting a friendly before Julian Alvarez added another late goal then that City were heading for a comprehensive 4-0 win. at the Etihad Stadium to send them into contention. The final match in Istanbul next month.
City will meet Inter Milan in the final after beating arch-rivals Milan in the semi-final 3-0 on aggregate, and Lautaro Martinez scored the only goal of the second leg on Tuesday at the San Siro Stadium.
The last match of the year will take place at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul on June 10.
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