Reaching the Champions League final is not an easy performance – let alone do it more than once. Under the newly launched format of the competition, many teams have fought their way through the knockout rounds in search of European glory. This time it is Paris Saint-Germain and Inter who will fight for the coveted trophy in Munich, Germany.
It will be the fifth time that the final is organized in Munich and although football is far from an exact science, the history suggests that the winner can again be a club that is lifting the trophy for the first time. In 1979 it was Nottingham Forest; In 1993, Olympique de Marseille; In 1997, Borussia Dortmund; And in 2012, Chelsea.
PSG came close in 2020
Looking back, PSG did not exactly enjoy smooth sailing in the top competition of Europe. Under Luis Enrique, the French side has now only reached the last stage twice – in 2020 and now, in 2025. Their close brush with the trophy came on August 23, 2020, when they fell in Bayern Munich in the Estádio da Luz.
In that season PSG completed the group stage unbeaten and saw Real Madrid, Galatasaray and Club Brugge. Of their six games, they won five, with the only stain a draw in the return match against Madrid in the Bernabéu.
But the road became rocky in the round of 16. Dortmund claimed a win of 2-1 at home, making things tense for the Parisians. But back in the Parc des Princes, goals of Neymar and Juan Bernat, the script turned around with a 2-0 win that insured their place in the quarterfinals.
In the next round, Atalanta almost spoiled the party after Pasalic struck in the 27th minute. But PSG left the late-very late-very late-with goals from Marquinhos and Eric Maxim Choupo moting in the 90th and 93rd minutes, which grab a dramatic comeback.
The semi -final against RB Leipzig turned out to be much more comfortable. Back in the Estádio da Luz in Lisbon, Marquinhos opened the score in the 13th minute, Ángel Di María doubled the pipe just before the break and Bernat added a third to the 57th to close their place in the final.
There PSG was confronted with well -known opposition in Bayern Munich, one of the most successful clubs in the history of the competition. Although PSG was designated as the 'home' team, it was Bayern who prevailed – the header of Kingsley Coman in the 59th minute turned out to be decisive.
Now, on 31 May at 9 p.m. local time (3 p.m. et), the side of Luis Enrique has another chance to write history and eventually claim their first Champions League title.
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