The last 15 Manchester City v Chelsea games – in pictures

Before Saturday's Champions League final in Portugal, we take a look at previous clashes between the Premier League sides

May 8, 2021 – (Premier League) Manchester City 1 (Sterling 44') Chelsea 2 (Ziyech 63', Alonso 90'): City's hopes of sealing the title suffered a frustrating delay after Sergio Aguero's attempt at a Panenka penalty was easily saved by Edouard Mendy and Marcos Alonso's looping finish earned Chelsea three points - and their second win over City in three weeks. AFP

April 17 – (FA Cup) Chelsea 1 (Ziyech 55') Manchester City 0: City plans for a historic domestic treble were dashed by this lethargic semi-final defeat at Wembley. Hakim Ziyech slid home the second-half winner and had another goal ruled out for offside. Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel said: "It was a very, very strong performance. I'm very happy and proud." Reuters

January 3 – (Premier League) Chelsea 1 (Hudson-Odoi 90') Manchester City 3 (Gundogan 18', Foden 21', De Bruyne 34'): A defeat that would leave Chelsea manager Frank Lampard edging closer to the sack after his team were blown away by a blistering first-half attacking display by City. "Today we were back like we were two or three seasons ago," said Pep Guardiola. AFP

June 25, 2020 – (Premier League) Chelsea 2 (Pulisic 36', Willian pen 78') Manchester City 1 (De Bruyne 55'). A City defeat that meant Liverpool were crowned champions for the first time in 30 years. Even a brilliant Kevin de Bruyne free-kick wasn't enough to keep alive City's slim title hopes as Fernandinho was sent-off for handball and Willian scored the resulting penalty. AFP

November 23, 2019 – (Premier League) Manchester City (De Bruyne 29', Mahrez 37') 2 Chelsea 1 (Kante 21'): Reigning champions City avoided back-to-back defeats in the league with a win that saw them leapfrog above Chelsea and into third place, but remain a whopping nine points behind Liverpool. "Chelsea are an incredible team," Guardiola said. "We knew it, but we beat them." Getty

February 24, 2019 – (League Cup final) Chelsea 0 Manchester City 0; Manchester City win 4-3 on penalties: City retained the trophy at Wembley in a game that will be remembered for Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga refusing to be substituted as manager Maurizio Sarri attempted to bring on Willy Caballero in extra-time ahead of the penalty shootout. AFP

February 10, 2019 – (Premier League) Manchester City 6 (Sterling 4' & 80', Aguero 13', 19', pen 56', Gundogan 25') Chelsea 0: A scintillating City performance saw them destroy Sarri's side, with Sergio Aguero grabbing his 15th hat-trick for City and equalling Alan Shearer's Premier League record of 11 trebles. Guardiola said: "To score six against Chelsea and the way we played ... it's an incredible compliment to the players." AFP

December 08, 2018 – (Premier League) Chelsea 2 (Kante 45', Luiz 78') Manchester City 0: City fell to their first defeat of the season as N'Golo Kante fired Chelsea into the lead just before the break. David Luiz's glancing header sealed all three points but City manager Guardiola insisted afterwards that his team "were fantastic" despite the loss. AFP

August 5, 2018 – (FA Community Shield) Chelsea 0 Manchester City 2 (Aguero 13' & 58'): Aguero continued his relentless goalscoring with two goals on a sweltering day at Wembley as he broke the 200 barrier for champions City. Sarri's reign as Chelsea manager started with a comprehensive defeat with his team managing only one shot on target. AFP

March 04, 2018 – (Premier League) Manchester City 1 (Silva 46') Chelsea 0. Chelsea manager Antonio Conte was forced to defend his tactics in this defeat that was described as "a crime against football" by television pundit Jamie Redknapp. The London club failed to have a shot on target as City extended their lead at the top of the table to 18 points. "I am not so stupid to play against Manchester City open and to lose 3-0 or 4-0," said Conte. AFP

September 30, 2017 – (Premier League) Chelsea 0 Manchester City 1 (De Bruyne 67'): A spectacular second-half winner from former Chelsea player De Bruyne earned City victory. Guardiola's side had beaten Liverpool, Watford and Crystal Palace - 5-0, 6-0 and 5-0, respectively - in their three previous three league games. AFP

April 5, 2017 – (Premier League) Chelsea 2 (Hazard 10' & 35') Manchester City 1 (Aguero 26'): Chelsea took a giant step towards sealing the Premier League title in Antonio Conte's first season in charge. Two Eden Hazard goals sandwiched an Aguero finish with all the goals coming in the first half. "It's a big win of course," said Hazard. "It wasn't beautiful but the most important thing was winning games." AFP

December 03, 2016 – (Premier League) Manchester City 1 (Cahill og 45') Chelsea 3 (Costa 60', Willian 70', Hazard 90'): Table-toppers Chelsea made it eight league wins on the spin after recovering from Gary Cahill's first-half own goal to blow away City at the Etihad. The match ended in chaos as Aguero and Fernandinho were sent off in injury time. Conte said: "I saw lots of character from my team ... but we must continue to work and improve." AFP

April 16, 2016 – (Premier League) Chelsea 0 Manchester City 3 (Aguero 33', 54 & pen 80'): Another Ageuro hat-trick saw City move closer to securing Champions League football for the following season. Chelsea - who sacked Jose Mourinho earlier in the season - had goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois sent off for fouling Fernandinho that allowed Aguero to complete his treble from the spot. Interim manager Guus Hiddink admitted the Londoners had been "outplayed". AFP

February 21, 2016 – (FA Cup) Chelsea 5 (Costa 35', Willian 48', Cahill 53, Hazard 67', Traore 89') Manchester City 1 (Faupala 37'): City manager Manuel Pellegrini selected a young team ahead of a Champions League match against Dynamo Kiev and they were swept aside in this fifth-round tie. French teenager David Faupala's leveller proved a false dawn for City. Pellegrini said: "We were forced to select that team ... and didn't have any more fit players." AFP

All eyes turn to Portugal on Saturday as Manchester City take on Chelsea in the Champions League final.

It will be manager Pep Guardiola's third European Cup final as a manager – after winning his previous two while at Barcelona in 2009 and 2011 – but is the first time City have reached the showpiece match.

For Chelsea, this marks their third appearance in the final, having won the tournament in 2012 and finished runners-up four years earlier. German manager Thomas Tuchel was a beaten finalist last season when his PSG team were beaten by Bayern Munich at an empty Estadio da Luz in Lisbon.

The two English clubs have become regular foes in the battle for trophies in the Premier League era and this will be the fourth time this year they have met.

City started the year with a 3-1 win over Chelsea in January but Chelsea have hit back since, knocking them out of the FA Cup semi-final and defeating them at the Etihad Stadium earlier this month.

In the gallery above, you can see the previous 15 encounters between the two sides in all competitions. To move on to the next picture click on the arrows, or if using a mobile device, simply swipe.