Point this date on the calendar: May 31. The Champions League final will not have a Spanish team. Yes some protagonists. Luis Enrique's PSG took the semifinal in Paris, giving way to A final never seen before. Parisians and 'Nerazurri' have never faced each other in a final, not even in an official party. Here, the keys of the match that will have the entire planet football expectant.
General image of Allianz Arena
The Allianz Arena will host this final
Will be held in the Allianz ArenaBayern's home, with Capacity for 75,024 spectators. The Bavarian picture will not be able to fight for the 'orejona' in its fief. Yes, the team that eliminated it, Inter. They have passed 13 years since the last Champions Final that was held in this stadium. In the 2011-12 season The Bavarian fell into the Allianz against Chelsea in the penalty shootout. With this, Munich will host his fifth final of the European Cup. The first three celebrated them in the Olympic of Munich (the victory of the Notinhgam Forest in 1979, OM in 1993 and Borussia Dortmund in 1997). These are added that of 2012 and that of this edition.
Luis Enrique and Mbappé in an encounter with the PSG
It would be the first PSG Champions … and without Mbappé
A victory of the team led by Luis Enrique would give rise to The first PSG Champions League. Ironia of destiny, he would do so in his first season after the march of Mbappé to Real Madrid. The Asturian coach would get this title A decade after the triplet that conquered with Barça in 2015after beating Juventus in the final 1-3. For the Parisian team it will be his second final of the Champions League. In the first, with Neymar And Mbappé himself as stars, They fell defeated in 2020 against Bayernthanks to a goal from Kingsley ComanCanterano del PSG.
Neymar stroking the Champions that failed to lift in 2020
The fourth 'Nerazurri': the last one, in the Bernabéu and with 'Mou'
For their part, for the Italians it would already be His fourth 'Orejona'staying three of its historic rival and stadium partner, Milan, who has seven. Inter got two consecutive in the 60s (1964 y 1965). Both with the Spanish Golden Ball, Luis Suárezas the protagonist. The first one, before Real Madrid of Di Stéfano, Puskas, Gento... and the second, in front of the Benfica de Eusebio In the Giuseppe Meazza. The last of these, 45 years later, with Mourinho as coach. After eliminating Barça in the semifinals, two goals from Diego Milito They gave the triumph In the Bernabéu against Bayern.
Mourinho celebrating the pass to the 2010 Champions League final after eliminating Barça
An unpublished match
Only four times the faces have been seen, none in an official meeting. The history leaves two triumphs of the PSG (one in one friendly in 2015 and another in the International Champions Cup of 2016), one of Inter, in another friendly in 2023; and one draw at another unofficial meeting of 2019.
How the PSG reaches the final
Luis Enrique's arrive in Munich with Ligue 1 sentenced. They have taken the league with a big difference. 19 points take the second from the table, the OM. In Champions, did not do their homework in the previous leaguein which they were fifty. To reach the final, they endorsed a 10-0 in the global to Stade Brestois, Slot Liverpool won in penaltiesthey took the tie before the Aston Villa de Emery per minimum (4-5) And they surpassed a Arteta Arsenal that came from eliminating Real Madrid.
Donnarumma making a stop at the Tour of Semifinals against Arsenal
How Inter comes to the final
The picture led by Simone Inzaghi It is in full fight for the 'scudetto', accumulating three points less than the leader, Naples, three days for the end. In Champions, he holds A fact that scares. They have only been below on the scoreboard in 16 of the 1,300 minutes they have played in this competition. In the previous phase it was in fourth position, receiving only one goal in eight games. In the qualifiers, he has left out Feyenoord, Bayern and Barça.
Sommer stop to Eric García in the return of the Champions semifinals
The champions of the goalkeepers
The final in Germany will leave the duel Between two of the Guardametes more in form. Sommer, with a historical performance against BarçaIt was the 'MVP' of Inter in the Final pass. The Swiss already accumulates seven goals to zero in Champions, receiving 11 goals in 13 games. Besides, Givenongafter being one of those indicated in the Parisian squad, it has become indisputable for Luis Enrique. His role in the penalty shootout in Anfield and his great performances against Aston Villa and Arsenal They claim the Italianwhich already accumulates five goals to zero.
