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Barcelona legend delivers his verdict on Chelsea and Man City ahead of Champions League final

Former Barcelona star Rivaldo says the Champions League final between Chelsea and Manchester City is too close to call, and he cannot pick a favourite between the sides.

Thomas Tuchel's side sealed progress to the final on May 29 with a 3-1 win on aggregate against Real Madrid in the Champions League semi-finals, as goals from Timo Werner and Mason Mount put Zinedine Zidane's team to the sword.

Chelsea and Tuchel have already beaten Pep Guardiola's team last month, with Hakim Ziyech scoring the only goal in their FA Cup semi-final victory at Wembley.

And the teams face each other in the Premier League on Saturday evening, with City knowing that a win will seal the Premier League title for them.

Rivaldo won the Champions League in 2002/03 with AC Milan, and knows a thing or two about Guardiola having played alongside him at Barcelona.

But the Brazilian star says that the Champions League final will be too tough to predict, and cannot pick a favourite between the two.

"It will be a Champions League final between two clubs that haven't gone so far in recent years," Rivaldo told Betfair.

"So it's tough to predict which will be stronger. But it will be interesting to watch a match between two teams that know each other well.

"We recently saw Chelsea beating Manchester City in their FA Cup semi-final and the teams will clash again this weekend on Premier League.

"For all this, I don't think it's fair to point out a favourite into this match."

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