Overview
- Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Milan will contest the Champions League final in Munich on May 31 in the inaugural season of the expanded group-and-playoff format.
- Under Luis Enrique, PSG has shifted from star-driven lineups to a collective, pressing-heavy approach fueled by the form of Ousmane Dembélé and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
- Simone Inzaghi’s Inter Milan leans on a settled core of Champions League-tested veterans such as Alessandro Bastoni, Yann Sommer and Nicolò Barella.
- The new format has produced high-stakes knockouts, with PSG eliminating Liverpool, Aston Villa and Arsenal and Inter overcoming Bayern Munich and Barcelona to reach Munich.
- ZDF will televise the final live and stream it on Twitch for the first time, offering real-time interaction to attract younger audiences.