PSG vs Inter Milan - Champions League Final: Live score, team news and updates as Simone Inzaghi's men look to stop the French giants from lifting the title for the first time ever
'It's time to begin, isn't it?'
That's a line in an Imagine Dragons song called 'It's Time', and for some reason, I thought it was a good way to open this blog. Don't ask me why, I was just trying to be clever.
After nine months, 188 matches, a ridiculous amount of goals, raw emotion - good and bad - we have finally made it to the Champions League showpiece.
In roughly five hours' time, one team will be lifting good Ol' Big Ears aloft into the Munich sky, and the 2025 European champions will be crowned.
But who will it be: PSG or Inter Milan?
Inter were in this very position two years ago in Istanbul, but as all English football fans will know, things didn't quite go to plan. Sorry, Manchester United fans, for reminding you of another painful moment in your recent history.
PSG have also been here before, five years ago, but on this fateful day, they are still chasing their first Champions League crown.
I, for one, have been excited for this game ever since the semi-finals. I have been itching to watch these two giants of the game go head-to-head, and now it's finally here.
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