PSG v Inter Milan LIVE: Team news and line-ups ahead of Champions League final tonight – UK Times

The terms “Champions League final” and “Munich” do not spark happy thoughts for PSG when used in the same sentence.

PSG failed to win Europe’s most coveted prize at their previous time of asking, losing to Bayern Munich in an echoey final in 2020.

Five years on, they play at the home of their heartbreakers as they stand within touching distance of their holy grail.

Simone Inzaghi’s side fared pretty well when they visited the Allianz earlier this season.

A good omen for the Nerazzurri?

After scraping through an underwhelming league phase in 15th, PSG turned it up a gear to produce a campaign worthy of a European final. Here’s their route to Munich:

Liverpool 0-1 PSG (agg 1-1, PSG won 4-1 on penalties)

Aston Villa 2-2 PSG (agg 4-5)

Safe to say the mood is building in Munich!

Mikel Arteta will certainly believe so!

Despite crashing out to finallists PSG in the previous round, the Arsenal boss is convinced that his side was a level above the competition.

“I don’t think there’s been a better team [than Arsenal] in the competition from what I have seen, but we are out,” Arteta told TNT Sports after the semi-final defeat in Paris.

He later reiterated his claim, saying: “100 percent. Watching it back, watching the stats. It’s very clear but its not about the winning probability, it’s about making it count.”

Was this pride, arrogance or just plain delusion? Miguel Delaney had his say:

Not everyone in Paris will be watching tonight’s final…

Tonight’s result could have major ramifications on who takes home the Ballon d’Or in September.

The Independent has already narrowed the chasing pack down five top contenders:

1. Mohamed Salah
2. Ousmane Dembele
3. Lamine Yamal
4. Raphinha
5. Lautaro Martinez

Here’s a deeper look at those frontrunners:

Luis Enrique has called on his Paris St Germain players to seize their chance to “write themselves into the club’s history” by winning the Champions League.

Enrique told the club’s official website: “We all want to make history and to win Paris St Germain’s first-ever Champions League.

“Winning a trophy for the first time is always the hardest, but that’s what motivates me. There are only two teams and one game left, and I think that we can be proud of what we’ve accomplished, but we need to finish the job because our aim is to go down in history.

“Our team deserves to experience this final. I have no doubts about the fact that Paris St Germain’s fans and the club itself deserve to win this trophy.

“I don’t know if it’ll happen on May 31, a year later or two, three or four years later, but I hope that we’ll be the first ones to write that history because that’s what’s motivated us since we first set foot in Paris.”