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Wales Online
5 hours ago
- Sport
- Wales Online
How to watch the Champions League final for free on TV tonight
How to watch the Champions League final for free on TV tonight PSG and Inter face off in the Champions League final in Munich tonight - here is how to watch the match for free The official match ball is seen with the Champions League trophy ahead of the final (Image: Getty Images ) Tonight's Champions League final promises to be a mouthwatering showdown as Paris Saint-Germain face Inter Milan at Munich's Allianz Arena. This marks the first competitive meeting between the two European heavyweights. PSG, under the stewardship of Luis Enrique, are on the cusp of history, having already secured the Ligue 1 title, the Coupe de France and the Trophée des Champions. The Parisians aim to complete a continental treble — a feat no French club has accomplished. Their journey to the final was marked by impressive victories over Premier League sides Liverpool, Aston Villa and Arsenal, led by star players like Ousmane Dembélé, Gianluigi Donnarumma, and Achraf Hakimi. Inter Milan, led by Simone Inzaghi, are looking to add a fourth European title to their storied history, with their last triumph coming back to 2010. The Nerazzurri's path to Munich included a thrilling 7-6 aggregate victory over Barcelona in the semi-finals. Notably, Inter will don their yellow third kit, a choice influenced by superstition and past successes in those colours. We give you a rundown of the important information ahead of tonight's clash... What time does the Champions League final kick off? PSG vs Inter Milan kicks off at 8pm on Saturday, May 31, at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany. How to watch the Champions In the UK, live coverage will be available on TNT Sports 1, TNT Sports Ultimate and streaming platform discovery+. Fans can register an account or log in to Discovery Plus and watch the action at the Wroclaw Stadium for free without the need to have a paid subscription. PSG v Inter Milan team news PSG has received a significant boost with the return of winger Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, who has resumed full training after missing the Coupe de France final due to a minor issue. His availability adds depth to PSG's attacking options. Article continues below Manager Luis Enrique faces a selection decision on the right flank between Désiré Doué and Bradley Barcola, with the latter having scored twice in the recent cup final. Inter are monitoring the fitness of defender Yann Bisseck, who is dealing with a minor injury. Should he be unavailable, Stefan de Vrij is expected to step in alongside Francesco Acerbi and Alessandro Bastoni in the back three.
Daily Tribune
24-05-2025
- Business
- Daily Tribune
Luis Campos Extends Role as Qatar Sports Investments Sports Advisor Until 2030
Luis Campos has committed his future to Qatar Sports Investments (QSI), with the Portuguese sporting director extending his role as Sports Advisor to the group until 2030. Campos, who initially joined QSI in June 2022 on a three-year deal, will now continue to shape the group's overarching sporting strategy for at least the next five years. The new agreement cements his position as a central figure in QSI's expansive football and sports portfolio, including continued oversight of Paris Saint-Germain's men's football operations and an advisory role at Portuguese side SC Braga. The extension was confirmed on Thursday by QSI Chairman Nasser AlKhelaïfi, who praised Campos for his influence over a period of significant sporting and strategic growth within the organisation. Sporting Success at PSG and Braga Under Campos' leadership, Paris Saint-Germain have collected three Ligue 1 titles, a Coupe de France and three Trophée des Champions titles over the last three seasons. The club also reached the latter stages of the UEFA Champions League consistently, including a final, a semi-final, and a round-of-16 appearance. Campos' influence has not been limited to the French capital. SC Braga, in which QSI holds a minority stake, have progressed both domestically and in Europe, bolstered by his strategic guidance and focus on youth development. A Vision Beyond the Pitch Beyond results on the pitch, Campos has played a key role in expanding QSI's wider football and sports network. He will now lead efforts to identify new multi-club ventures and untapped talent assets, as QSI looks to grow its global footprint in sport. Youth development remains a cornerstone of the strategy. PSG's academy, operating from its state-of-the-art Campus in Poissy, recently made headlines after fielding six academy graduates in a single Ligue 1 fixture against Montpellier. Similarly, SC Braga has evolved into one of Europe's most respected talent incubators under Campos' watch. Leadership Backed by AlKhelaïfi 'We are delighted to renew Luis Campos as Sports Advisor at QSI until 2030,' said AlKhelaïfi. 'We are building our project for the long-term and Luis has done a great job over the past three years. We have great stability, purpose and collective focus within our group.' Campos expressed his gratitude for the continued backing from QSI's leadership: 'We can be very proud of how we have transformed the clubs, companies, projects and ethos within our Group. I truly believe this is only the beginning of our successes.' With Campos at the helm of sporting operations, QSI appears set to continue its trajectory as one of the most ambitious and influential players in global football.
The Guardian
16-04-2025
- Sport
- The Guardian
Villa thriller shows PSG remain an antidote to sterile systems football
Luis Enrique had one word to describe Gianluigi Donnarumma. 'Sensationnel,' the Paris Saint-Germain manager said, briefly switching into French from his native Spanish; no translation required. Donnarumma was the difference for PSG against Aston Villa on Tuesday night, the goalkeeper making five saves in the Champions League quarter-final second leg at Villa Park, three of them, well, sensational, as his team just about got the job done, losing 3-2 on the night having been 2-0 up but advancing 5-4 on aggregate. The pick of the bunch was probably the dive to his left to tip over a Marcus Rashford firecracker at 2-2. And yet at 3-2, there was the claw up and over to keep out Youri Tielemans's looping header and the one-on-one block against the Villa substitute and PSG loanee, Marco Asensio. Donnarumma had no time for the Asensio narrative or the one about a Villa comeback for the ages, one to take a stellar return to Europe's elite competition after a four decades-plus absence to a glorious new pitch. That said, it felt a little incongruous for Donnarumma to end up as the PSG story because it was not how it was meant to be, how the French champions have been cast this season, certainly since the turn of the year. When Luis Enrique's team reported back after the winter break, they beat Monaco in Qatar to win the Trophée des Champions, and before the trip to Villa Park their record in 2025 showed 22 wins from 24 matches. They drew with Reims in Ligue 1 and there was also the Champions League last-16 first-leg defeat against Liverpool. And yet even that 1-0 reverse at the Parc des Princes, which would not be an impediment to progress, was an occasion to embellish their reputation for exciting football, where control is the basis, expression and fearlessness the motifs. Towards the end of January in their penultimate group tie, PSG had shrugged off a 2-0 deficit at home to Manchester City to storm to a 4-2 victory. The 3-1 first-leg win against Villa was another showcase for the off-the-cuff talents of their attacking players. The Villa Park return was not the game that PSG wanted, even if the opening half-hour went well, the full-backs Achraf Hakimi and Nuno Mendes getting forward to finish off lovely counters. PSG took their foot off the pedal, they lost control in midfield. Against a Villa team with nothing to lose, they almost lost it all. From the start of the second half to about the 70 minute mark, PSG suffered as never before under Luis Enrique. 'I don't think this team has been so dominated by another team in that way,' he said. Luis Enrique talked about PSG feeling 'overconfident' at 2-0 and perhaps the overall experience was just a part of what you get with a young team. The 12 players that Luis Enrique used had an average age of 24.4. It was their fifth defeat of the Champions League season; they lost to Arsenal, Atlético Madrid and Bayern Munich in the league stage. PSG have dominated domestically, wrapping up the league title and winning through to the Coupe de France final, where they will face Reims. They have yet to lose in either competition. But the Champions League is another level and it has revealed a few vulnerabilities. The broader takeaway is that thrilling and flawed is good; jeopardy the same. It can be difficult for the neutral to warm to expensively assembled squads that bulldoze all before them, especially when they are loaded with megastar individuals. For the first time since Nasser al-Khelaifi and his Qatar Sports Investments (QSI) group took a majority stake in PSG in the summer of 2011, the club has a seriously popular team. It is because they are one in the truest sense, no more Lionel Messi, Neymar and Kylian Mbappé, the impossible-to-accommodate 'three kings' as the former manager Mauricio Pochettino once called them. But mainly it is because of their outlook, how they look to play. Make no mistake, Luis Enrique wants to hog the ball, he wants to pass the opposition to death, with Vitinha setting the tone in front of the back four. Luis Enrique is obsessed with hard work, with discipline. Remember how he dropped Ousmane Dembélé for the Arsenal game after the forward, surely the squad's highest-profile player, fell short of showing the team ethic that is demanded? But it is the creative licence which Luis Enrique has granted that sets this group apart. Sign up to Football Daily Kick off your evenings with the Guardian's take on the world of football after newsletter promotion There is an argument to say that PSG are the most watchable team in Europe at present, even in defeat over 90 minutes. It is because of how Luis Enrique encourages his players to make their moves in the one-v-ones, starting with the full-backs who he plays daringly high and majoring on those in the front three. There is an old-school vibe to Dembélé and Bradley Barcola, to Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Désiré Doué. In a game where structured, systems stuff is taking over, PSG are an antidote. They are a team to save football from itself. In the early days of the QSI project, Khelaifi told the Guardian that he wanted to invest in young players, to develop PSG's infrastructure and to market the club as an international brand. He has delivered. PSG opened a state-of-the-art training campus last November and have pushed themselves on the fashion front, helped by a collaboration with Nike and Michael Jordan. They have stores on Oxford Street in London and Fifth Avenue in New York, among other cities. The domestic titles have been harvested; this season's is No 11 for QSI. But what has eluded them is the Champions League. Before their takeover, PSG had next to no pedigree in the competition, their only impact having been the bolt to the 1994-95 semi-finals with Luis Fernández's team of George Weah, Raí and David Ginola. PSG secured qualification back into it in QSI's first season and they have since been an ever-present in the knockout rounds. Before this campaign, they had five last-16 finishes, four quarter-finals, two semi-finals and one final – the defeat by Bayern in 2020. It is fair to say that PSG's various demises were not greatly mourned outside their fanbase but there is a different energy around things now; an interest, an admiration. Qatar is enjoying the reflective glory. PSG edge ever closer.
