Barely six weeks ago, Inter Milan defender Milan Skriniar was lying in a hospital bed in France, recovering from spinal surgery. A lumbar issue had been bothering him for some time and, reluctantly, he had decided that endoscopic intervention was required. He had not played a second of competitive soccer since the early days of March, nor has he played since. His teammate Henrikh Mkhitaryan, the veteran Armenian midfielder, has not played for three weeks after picking up an injury in Inter’s semifinal win against A.C. Milan. Still, there is a decent chance that he will be named in the starting lineup for the biggest game club soccer has to offer.

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Persons: Milan Skriniar, — Skriniar, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Mkhitaryan Organizations: Inter Milan, Milan, Internazionale, Champions League, Manchester City, A.C Locations: France, Inter’s, Milan