Manchester City can reach heights they've never reached before on Saturday night.
If they beat Inter Milan, they will be Champions of Europe, and become only the second English team to complete the treble. Pep Guardiola will have won every trophy available to him in his seven year tenure, and the Champions League win would unlock the chance to go on and compete for the UEFA Super Cup and Club World Cup.
It is arguably the biggest 90 minutes in City's history, on par with the 1999 play-off final, 2012 final day and the 2021 Champions League final. It could also signal the end of three glorious City careers.
Captain Ilkay Gundogan is one player whose contract situation is well-documented. This will be the last game of his current deal, and his recent form (six goals in six games) has prompted more calls for him to be given whatever he wants in order to stay.
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A brace to win the FA Cup final and lifting the Champions League would be a perfect send-off if that is to be the case, although Guardiola has made it clear he wants his captain to stay, as have key players in the dressing room.
Ultimately, a decision will be made at the end of the season, once the celebrations or fall-out from Istanbul is over. Gundogan will turn 33 in October so City are probably right to be cautious over offering an extended deal.
There is also an uncertain future over Bernardo Silva, with Guardiola admitting before the FA Cup final that he doesn't know if the midfielder will stay beyond this summer. Silva is under contract at City but has sought to leave the Etihad for the last two summers in search of a move closer to home.
He has given everything for the club and his situation is more complicated than Gundogan's in that any buyer will have to pay a significant fee. Barcelona have always been linked, but they have conceded that this summer they won't be able to afford City's asking price.
And then there is defender Aymeric Laporte, who has slipped to fifth-choice centre-back in a system where Guardiola has regularly opted for line-ups with four central defenders. After the FA Cup final, Laporte admitted he has not enjoyed this season as much as others because he hasn't played, while declining to answer questions on his future.
In the past, Laporte has hinted at leaving when he's found himself out of the side, and has been strongly linked with an exit after a frustrating season. It feels unlikely he will play in the Champions League final - even if Guardiola has form for surprising selections in games of this magnitude.
Gundogan and Bernardo will surely feature and the chance to lift a European Cup and reach the next level with City could help the club's case when persuading them to stay.
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