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USA Today
21 minutes ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Champions League final 2025: How to watch PSG vs. Inter Milan, time, odds, live updates
Champions League final 2025: How to watch PSG vs. Inter Milan, time, odds, live updates Show Caption Hide Caption FIFA Club World Cup will set stage for big things in United States The FIFA Club World Cup is set to take the global stage and two legendary managers explain how it will have an impact on fans and the 2026 World Cup. Sports Seriously Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Milan square off Saturday in the UEFA Champions League final in Munich, the long-awaited climax of the tournament crowning Europe's greatest club. PSG enters as the favorite after knocking Brest, Liverpool, Aston Villa and Arsenal en route to the final. Inter Milan took down Feyenoord, Bayern Munich and Barcelona on the other side of the bracket, returning to the final two years after losing to Manchester City. Only one French club (Marseille, 1993) has ever won the tournament and PSG failed to do so while employing some of the world's biggest stars in Lionel Messi, Neymar and Kylian Mbappe in recent years. Inter Milan last lifted the trophy in 2010 and previously won European titles in 1964 and 1965. Follow along for live updates on Saturday: What time is the Champions League final? Saturday's UEFA Champions League final is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. ET. Where to watch UEFA Champions League final 2025 The 2025 Champions League final between Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Milan will be broadcast on CBS and can be streamed on Paramount+ or Fubo. Champions League odds: PSG vs. Inter Milan Odds provided by BetMGM Sportsbook as of 5/31, 10:30 a.m. ET Moneyline (regular time) PSG : +115 Draw : +240 Inter Milan : +250 To lift the trophy: PSG: -160 // Inter Milan: +130 The French capital was getting ready on Saturday morning for the evening's Champions League final between PSG and Inter Milan, with shops and police tightening security while fans shared excitement. Although the match will be held in Munich, a PSG victory would be expected to spark celebrations in the club's home city which could escalate into disturbances, and 5,400 police officers are deployed ahead of the game. Thousands of PSG fans are expected to gather in the city to watch the match on screens at various locations including the Parc des Princes. France's famed Le Fouquet's brasserie on the Champs Elysees avenue barricaded its windows, so did some banks and other shops. Police were preventing cars from parking on the avenue. – Reuters
France 24
37 minutes ago
- Sport
- France 24
PSG vs Inter Milan LIVE: Follow the Champions League final
Paris Saint-German take on Inter Milan in the Champions League final in Munich on Saturday, with Luis Enrique's French champions hoping to end their long wait for the biggest prize in European club football. Watch FRANCE 24's special edition at 8pm Paris time (GMT+2) and follow our live updates for full coverage of the final. Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Milan face off in the Champions League final at the Allianz Arena this evening, in the first showdown between French and Italian clubs since Marseille triumphed over AC Milan in the same German city more than three decades ago. Chasing a historic treble after their Ligue 1 and French Cup titles, Qatari-owned PSG are aiming for their first Champions League trophy with a youthful, cohesive and forward-minded squad that coach Luis Enrique has stripped of past superstars Neymar, Messi and Mbappé. But standing in their way are Simone Inzaghi's experienced, wily nerazzurri, who outlasted tournament favourites Barcelona in an epic semi-final – and will be keen to avenge their 2023 final defeat at the hands of Manchester City. Ousmane Dembélé and Lautaro Martinez lead the teams' respective attacks, in what has been billed as a clash of cultures and styles, pitting youth against experience and attacking brio against plucky defending. Should his team prevail, Luis Enrique would join a select group of two-club Champions League winners.
The Independent
3 hours ago
- Business
- The Independent
PSG target first Champions League as Inter Milan hope to save their season
Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Inter Milan will compete in the Champions League final in Munich, with both teams seeking their first title in recent years after previous final defeats. PSG, despite investing billions in star players like Neymar, Mbappe, and Messi, aims for its first Champions League title, now relying on a new squad under coach Luis Enrique. Luis Enrique, who won the Champions League with Barcelona in 2015, seeks to become the seventh coach to win the trophy with different teams, and wants to secure PSG's first title. Inter Milan, having missed out on the Italian title and Cup, focuses on the Champions League, with coach Simone Inzaghi proud of his team's achievements and aiming for a victory. The Champions League final will begin at 9pm local time (8pm in UK) at Bayern Munich 's Allianz Arena and viewers in UK can watch on Discovery+ for free.
News.com.au
5 hours ago
- Business
- News.com.au
PSG and Inter Milan set for Champions League final showdown
Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Milan lock horns in Saturday's Champions League final with the French side hoping to win European club football's biggest prize for the first time and the Italians eyeing their fourth title. The match, which kicks off at Bayern Munich's 75,000-capacity Allianz Arena at 9:00pm (1900 GMT), pits an experienced Inter against a PSG team appearing in their second final since the transformative Qatari takeover of the club in 2011. Whoever wins will succeed Real Madrid as champions, and excitement is notably at fever pitch back in Paris. Around 40,000 people will watch on giant screens at PSG's Parc des Princes and over 5,000 police officers will be deployed around the city in an attempt to prevent trouble. The match will be a mouthwatering clash of opposing styles and ideas of how to build a team, a contest between one of the continent's old guard and one of the state-owned modern superclubs. Despite enormous spending, PSG have never won the Champions League, coming closest when they reached the final in 2020. That was during the pandemic, when they lost to Bayern behind closed doors in Lisbon, despite the presence of Kylian Mbappe and Neymar up front. The addition of Lionel Messi in 2021 did not help them in their quest to claim the trophy, and their brilliant run to Munich has come in the season after Mbappe followed the South American duo out of the exit door. - 'Do something historic' - "There have been great times, difficult times, but we have a glorious opportunity to do something remarkable and historic for this club," captain Marquinhos said on Friday. Under 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 the catalyst. PSG have since knocked out three more Premier League sides -- Liverpool, Aston Villa and Arsenal -- en route to the final, and completed a French league and cup double. Ousmane Dembele has been their star player with 33 goals, but others like ex-Inter full-back Achraf Hakimi and Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma have also been superb. "My biggest motivation is to make history for Paris and give the city and club something to celebrate," said Luis Enrique, who is looking to win his second Champions League, 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 old Olympic Stadium, against Inter's city rivals AC Milan. - Italian experience - Inter were the last Italian winners, when Jose Mourinho's side defeated Bayern in 2010. They also won it twice in successive years in the 1960s. Coach Simone Inzaghi was already in charge when the Nerazzurri got to the final two years ago and lost to City. As many as eight of the team that started then in Istanbul could do so again here, and an experienced line-up should feature three players aged 36 or over. Inzaghi's side beat Bayern in the quarter-finals and Barcelona in an epic tie in the last four. "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 Nicolo Barella. "These matches come down to fine margins, but we will try to bring home the trophy, that is the dream for all of us," added Barella, whose side just missed out to Napoli for the Serie A title. "We have earned respect in this competition," added skipper Lautaro Martinez. "We have worked hard to get here and now we have the chance to reach this target that Inter have been chasing for 15 years." It is, remarkably, the first competitive encounter between the teams. Whoever wins will walk away with over 100 million euros ($113.5m) in prize money from UEFA. While supporters flood into the German city, back in Paris fanzones have been set up at three locations beyond PSG's stadium. Violence erupted following PSG's last-four victory against Arsenal and one leading supporters group called for any fan celebrations on Saturday to not go overboard. The Paris Ultras Collective (CUP) asked that "whether the outcome be an explosion of joy or a lesson learned, remain proud and behave in an exemplary way". In Milan, meanwhile, tens of thousands will also watch the game at Inter's San Siro stadium. as/mw
The Herald Scotland
5 hours ago
- Business
- The Herald Scotland
How PSG got rid of the GOAT and became Champions League contenders
When Rothen claimed the presence of Messi, Neymar and Kylian Mbappe at the Parc des Princes was preventing the Ligue 1 champions from fulfilling their vast potential in Europe, many fans asked if he had drunk one too many glasses of Chateauneuf-du-Pape. However, somebody at Qatar Sports Investments, who had turned PSG into one of the wealthiest clubs in the world game when they had bought a majority shareholding in them in 2011, was clearly paying attention to the one-time Scottish title winner. Read more: There has been a definite shift away from the superstar-centric strategy since. Messi, Neymar and Mbappe, who had cost in excess of €400m, have all been allowed to depart. There has been a move towards a more collective mindset. The change has worked wonders. Paris Saint-Germain are, having swatted aside Manchester City, Liverpool, Aston Villa and Arsenal in Europe this year, favourites to beat Inter Milan in the Champions League final in the Allianz Arena in Munich tonight and win the competition for the first time. Rothen, who has covered Les Parisiens' exploits on the continent for RMC Sport in France this term and who will be cheering on his boyhood heroes this evening along with millions of others around the globe, has been proved emphatically correct in his assessment. 'Managing Messi, Neymar and Mbappe was complicated,' he said ahead of the eagerly anticipated encounter between Luis Enrique's team and Simone Inzaghi's side. 'They also had to pay huge sums to cover their salaries, which were very high. I thought it was a bad idea to renew their deals. 'Messi in particular made no attempt to engage with the club or with the fans when he was here. It looked like he was only interested in his image rights. He never waved to the fans or acknowledged their backing. I thought it was best for him to go. The money they have saved since he has gone has allowed them to improve the squad.' (Image: Nick Potts) Enrique, the former Barcelona, Real Madrid and Spain midfielder and Roma, Celta Vigo, Barcelona and Spain manager who took over from Christophe Galtier in the summer of 2023, has transformed PSG from show ponies into work horses during his two year tenure. His charges have run for 117.94 kilometres on average in every game in the Champions League this season, far more than any other side in the competition. In addition, they have completed more passes, created more scoring chances and had more shots on goal than any other team. They have been nothing short of relentless in the past five months. John McGinn, the Scotland midfielder and Villa captain, was helpless to prevent his Premier League outfit from slumping to a 5-4 aggregate defeat against them in their last eight double header last month. However, he claimed that he and his team mates could be satisfied of how they acquitted themselves against opponents he rated highly following the final whistle. 'We should be proud that we turned the game around against one of the best teams in the world and fought to the very end,' he said. 'PSG are the best team I've ever played against. I definitely wouldn't want to face them every week.' Enrique, whose team recorded just one win during their first five Champions League league phase games and at one stage looked set to miss out on qualification for the knockout rounds, has made important tactical changes as well as an inspired signing. He moved Ousmane Dembele from the right wing to striker, deployed Vitinha as a holding midfielder and gave right-back Achraf Hakimi the freedom to move upfield and infield. Read more: On top of that, he landed Khvicha Kvaratskhelia from Napoli for €60m in January. The wide man has established himself as a regular starter alongside Dembele, Desire Doue and Bradley Barcola in his front three. Enrique's insistence that PSG attack together and defend together – something which did not happen when Messi, Mbappe and Neymar formed the forward line – has impressed Rothen. 'Everything has gone well this year,' he said. 'There are no problems with the team, no problems behind the scenes, no problems in the media. That is unheard of at PSG. They have won a lot in previous years, but there was never the same atmosphere. 'It hasn't been perfect. They switched off against Aston Villa after scoring two early goals and allowed their opponents to come back into the game. They fell asleep. But they have been a blessing in disguise because they will know now they can't afford that sort of slackness. But everything has gone well for the club. All of the planets are aligned.' Inter, who beat Barcelona 4-3 after extra-time in the second leg of the semi-final in the San Siro last month to complete a remarkable 7-6 aggregate triumph, can certainly be crowned European champions for a fourth time in Germany this evening. They, too, have an abundance of talent in every area of the pitch. But if Paris Saint-Germain scale the heights they are capable of they should prevail and make history.
