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Yahoo
2 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
PSG vs. Inter Milan live updates, lineups, how to watch Champions League final
Saturday's Champions League final isn't Real Madrid, isn't Lionel Messi or Kylian Mbappé and it isn't a clash if historical juggernauts. But don't be fooled — this is elite soccer. This is two clubs chasing history with one massive trophy up for grabs. Advertisement Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Milan collide in Munich on Saturday in the 2025 UEFA Champions League final — a clash of styles, pressure and ambition. Inter have already conquered Bayern and Barcelona, losing just once all tournament and rarely trailing. The Nerazzurri are back in the final for the second time in three years. PSG, meanwhile, seek their first-ever European title and the final piece of a historic treble. Both teams have climbed mountains to get here. Only one can reach the summit. Saturday, May 31 PSG vs. Inter Milan (3 p.m. ET, CBS/Paramount+/Univision/TUDN) Follow along with Yahoo Sports for live updates, highlights and more from the Champions League semifinal
Extra.ie
8 hours ago
- Sport
- Extra.ie
UEFA Champions League final: How and when to watch in Ireland
The Champions League Final is once again upon us, and in an incredibly exciting tournament which saw the usual suspects get knocked out, the final is one that isn't a foregone conclusion (for once) — with Paris Saint-Germain taking on Inter Milan. While many didn't give PSG a chance following the departure of Kylian Mbappé to Real Madrid, the French team went through a playoff following the new league format and dispatched three English teams on their road to Munich — Liverpool, Aston Villa and Arsenal — to make it to the final while their former star man crashed out in the quarter final to the aforementioned Arsenal. Conversely, Inter Milan went through Feyenoord and Bayern Munich in the last 16 and quarter final before beating Barcelona across two of the most entertaining legs of football this season in the semi final; drawing the first leg 3-3 before Francesco Acerbi forced extra time in the dying minutes of the second leg, while Davide Frattesi won the game in the 99th minute, in an instant classic. PSG dispatched Liverpool, Aston Villa and Arsenal in the knockout stages of the Champions League, after coming 15th in the new league format. Pic: Liverpool FC/Liverpool FC via Getty Images The Champions League final will kick off in Munich at 8pm Irish time. Inter Milan defeated Barcelona in an incredible semi-final, with Davide Fratessi being the difference maker in extra time. Pic: Best Images/Action Plus/Shutterstock While some fans in the UK will be stuck with needing a Premier Sports or Discovery+ subscription, in Ireland we'll be able to watch the match on free TV — with coverage beginning on RTÉ 2 and the RTÉ Player from 7pm. The Champions League kicks off at 8pm Irish time. Pic: Valerio Pennicino – UEFA/UEFA via Getty Images PSG are the slight favourites to win the tournament for the first time ever, coming in at odds of 6/5. Inter Milan, who last won the trophy in 2010 under José Mourinho, have odds of 23/10 to win the match, while the odds that the match ends in 90 minutes are 9/4.
Yahoo
8 hours ago
- Entertainment
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PSG's Ousmane Dembélé: ‘Maybe with Kylian Mbappé we would have been even better.'
It has become the narrative of the season: Paris Saint-Germain, without Kylian Mbappé (26) are a better team. Last season, PSG won the title at a canter, as they did this season, however, without the France captain, the club have reached the UEFA Champions League final. Towards the end of last season, when it became evident that Mbappé would leave PSG to join Real Madrid on a free transfer, Luis Enrique prophesied that Les Parisiens would be even better without him this season. It was a comment that, at the time, raised eyebrows, however, the Spaniard's quote has certainly aged well. Advertisement With PSG showing significant improvement this year, Mbappé's departure has been identified as a turning point and one that has set the club on the path towards the Champions League final, where they will face Inter Milan on Saturday night. However, speaking at the pre-match press conference, Ousmane Dembélé (28) contested the link drawn. 'Is the game easier without Mbappé? No, maybe with him we would have been even better this season. Mbappé had a dream in his career, to play at Real Madrid… and PSG continued on its path. There is a before and an after Kylian,' admitted the Frenchman. Following the conclusion of the UCL final, the pair will link up on international duty with Les Bleus. GFFN | Luke Entwistle
LeMonde
10 hours ago
- Sport
- LeMonde
How Paris Saint-Germain became a team
At the time, it sounded like a provocation. In February 2024, as Kylian Mbappé's departure for Real Madrid was looming, Luis Enrique said he was convinced that his Paris-Saint-Germain (PSG) side would be "better" without the star striker. The coach's claim was met with ridicule: How could the club fill the void left by the top scorer in its history? How could it remain competitive without its most prolific attacker since 2017? Fifteen months later, it would take boldness to say the Spanish manager was wrong. PSG has made it to the second Champions League final of the club's history, facing Inter Milan on Saturday, May 31, in Munich. The campaign has earned the team admiration across Europe. The first months without Mbappé had seemed to confirm observers' fears. While they cruised in Ligue 1, the young Parisian team did not appear to have the strength to compete with the continent's heavyweights on the biggest stage. By autumn 2024, their European prospects looked bleak. On November 26, after losing away to Bayern Munich (1-0), PSG, who had won only one of their five matches, were in 26 th place – out of 36 – in the league phase, facing a potential elimination.
New Straits Times
18 hours ago
- Sport
- New Straits Times
PSG and Inter Milan set for Champions League final showdown
MUNICH, GERMANY: Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Milan will lock horns in Saturday's Champions League final, with the French side aiming to win European club football's biggest prize for the first time and the Italians targeting their fourth title. The match, which kicks off at 9:00pm (1900 GMT) at Bayern Munich's 75,000-capacity Allianz Arena, pits an experienced Inter against a PSG side appearing in only their second final since the transformative Qatari takeover of the club in 2011. The winners will succeed Real Madrid as champions, and excitement is reaching fever pitch in Paris, where around 40,000 people will watch the match on giant screens at PSG's Parc des Princes stadium. A large police presence is planned throughout the city. The climax to the European season promises a mouth-watering clash of contrasting styles and philosophies – a contest between one of the continent's traditional giants and one of modern football's state-owned superclubs. Despite enormous spending, PSG have never won the Champions League, coming closest in 2020 when they lost to Bayern in a final played behind closed doors in Lisbon during the pandemic, despite the presence of Kylian Mbappé and Neymar up front. The addition of Lionel Messi a year later also failed to deliver the elusive trophy. Ironically, their brilliant run to this season's final has come in the campaign following Mbappé's departure – the latest in a line of superstar exits. "There have been great times and difficult times, but we now have a glorious opportunity to do something remarkable and historic for this club," captain Marquinhos said on Friday. Under Spanish coach Luis Enrique, an exciting young Paris side has taken Europe by storm in recent months, with a comeback win in January against 2023 champions Manchester City acting as the catalyst. Since then, PSG have eliminated three more Premier League sides – Liverpool, Aston Villa and Arsenal – en route to the final, while also securing a domestic league and cup double. Ousmane Dembélé has starred with 33 goals, ably supported by fellow forwards Désiré Doué, Bradley Barcola, and January signing Khvicha Kvaratskhelia. Others, such as Achraf Hakimi – formerly of Inter – and Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma, have also impressed. "My biggest motivation is to make history for Paris and give the city and club something to celebrate," said Luis Enrique, who is aiming for a second Champions League title, 10 years after leading Barcelona to glory. Victory for PSG would make them just the second French winners of the competition – Marseille's 1993 triumph also came in Munich, at the city's old Olympic Stadium, and was against Inter's city rivals, AC Milan. Inter were the last Italian winners of the competition, when José Mourinho's side defeated Bayern in Madrid in 2010. The club also lifted the trophy twice in consecutive years in the 1960s. Coach Simone Inzaghi was already in charge when the Nerazzurri reached the final two years ago, narrowly losing to Manchester City. Up to eight players from that starting line-up in Istanbul could feature again, with an experienced side expected to include three players aged 36 or over. Inzaghi's team beat Bayern in the quarter-finals before overcoming Barcelona in an epic semi-final tie. Captained by star Argentinian forward Lautaro Martínez, Inter are set to line up in a 3-5-2 formation – a notable contrast to PSG's attacking 4-3-3 system. "Last time against Manchester City we produced a top-class performance but didn't win, so this time we hope to be a bit more switched on," said midfielder Nicolò Barella, recalling the 2023 final. "These matches come down to fine margins, but we'll do everything we can to bring home the trophy – that's the dream for all of us. "After a season like this, I think we deserve to win this final," added Barella, whose side narrowly missed out on the Serie A title to Napoli on the final day of the campaign. Remarkably, this is the first ever competitive encounter between the two clubs. While fans flocked into the German city on Friday, fanzones were being set up at three locations across Paris, in addition to PSG's stadium. More than 5,000 police officers will be deployed across the capital and its suburbs for the final, following violence after PSG's semi-final win over Arsenal. In Milan, tens of thousands of supporters are also expected to watch the match live at Inter's San Siro stadium.
