Photo – Italy Star Hypes Up PSG Vs Inter Milan Champions League Final: ‘Munich, Milan, It Doesn't Matter Where You Are – We're All Together'
Photo – Italy Star Hypes Up PSG Vs Inter Milan Champions League Final: 'Munich, Milan, It Doesn't Matter Where You Are – We're All Together'
Tomorrow it will be time for the Champions League final between PSG and Inter Milan.
It will be an absolutely season-defining match for both teams.
For Inter, it will be a chance to right the wrong of the 2023 final. The Nerazzurri narrowly lost out to Manchester City two years ago.
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Meanwhile, Paris Saint-Germain are still hoping to win their first ever Champions League crown.
Inter Milan wingback Federico Dimarco took to Instagram ahead of the match with his message to the fans.
He wrote, 'In Munich, In Milan, at San Siro, or around the world. It doesn't matter where you are. Whoever you are, we'll be with you. All of us TOGETHER. Forza Inter.'
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