Champions League final: Kai Havertz and Kevin De Bruyne explain their roles as unconventional strikers

It is to say the least somewhat curious that the two sides who will be vying to be named champions of Europe in Portugal on Saturday (on CBS and Paramount+) would struggle between them to field a traditional center forward who has consistently won their manager's trust this season. Indeed both Chelsea and Manchester City reached the end of the Premier League season with their top scorers not coming from their expensive strike forces but central midfielders.