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The trophy on show
This is what it's all about - the Champions League trophy.
One of the most famous pieces of silverware in sport is introduced to the watching crowd by two Javiers - Pastore, formally of PSG, and Inter legend Zanetti.
Together the pair hold it aloft, and then place it on a glass plinth.
Soon, the players will emerge from the tunnel to walk past it before the final battle commences.
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From Dave Kidd at the Allianz Arena
Uefa's caterers have excelled themselves here tonight by charging six Euros and five cents (approx £5.50) for a beaker of still water.
This after many fans suffered dangerous levels of crushing on the Munich U-bahn, the only affordable means of transport to the Allianz Arena. Thanks Uefa, another Champions League Final triumph!
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Nerazzurri old heads Inter experience
In Yann Sommer, Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Francesco Acerbi, Internazionale become the first side to start three players aged 36 or over in a European Cup or Champions League final.
And at 37 years and 110 days, Acerbi is set to become the fifth-oldest outfield starter in the final of either this competition or its previous format.
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From Dan King in Munich
After the earlier travel mayhem - some of it self-inflicted by a few idiot fans - it looks like most people will get here on time. There will be no repeat of the Paris farce of three years ago, in that respect at least.
The PSG fans seemed happy to surrender most of the centre of Munich to their Inter rivals. But now in the Allianz they are the more vocal and lively set of supporters.
Yann Bisseck is only fit enough for the Inter bench after hurting his knee in the final Serie A game at Como. Benjamin Pavard comes in on the right of the back three, but Simone Inzaghi's side are otherwise the same 11 as started the second leg of the semi final against Barcelona.
PSG are as expected, at full strength, with Desire Doue preferred to Bradley Barcola on the right wing.
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Preperations
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Kvaratskhelia eyeing unprecedented treble
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia is looking to add a Champions League medal to his Ligue 1 and Serie A accolades this evening.
The winger completed a £59m move to French champs PSG from Italian kings Napoli, which is why he has a winners medal from both leagues.
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How Inter line-up
Martinez, Thuram, Mkhitaryan, Barella, Pavard, Dumfries, Bastoni and Acerbi return after they were rested against Como last week.
One change to the side that played both semi-final legs against Barcelona, with Pavard in for Bisseck.
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How PSG line-up
The big news from the PSG camp is that Desire Doue starts over French Cup final hero Bradley Barcola.
Ousmane Dembele starts up top for the Parisians after only being fit enough for the bench in the semi-final second leg against Arsenal.
Elsewhere, the midfield three and the back four remain the same.
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Enrique in the mood for gift giving
Speaking ahead of the Champions League final, PSG boss Luis Enrique said: "No. The motivation for me is to win the Champions League for the first time for PSG.
This is the gift I want to give to the team, the club and the city.
"The fact that we would be the first in history in Paris to do this, that’s what driving me and getting me raring to go.
"I’ll take whatever football gives us, but we are going to give 100 per cent."
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A good omen for PSG
This will make for good reading for PSG fans...
Every Champions League final that has been played in Munich has been won by a first-time champion.
Can the French giants keep up the trend?
1979 – Nottingham Forest
1993 – Marseille
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No Barcola, Pavard in
The big news for Luis Enrique is that he has decided to go with teenager Desire Doue over Bradley Barcola.
Barcola, 22, has scored 21 goals this season - including two in the French Cup final against Reims last weekend - but Enrique has opted for the 19-year-old Doue.
For Inter, Benjamin Pavard is the shock name in the starting XI.
The French defender has not played since picking up an injury on April 27, with Yann Bisseck the man making way.
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Team news is in!
PSG XI: Donnarumma, Hakimi, Marquinhos, Pacho, Nuno Mendes, Joao Neves, Vitinha, Fabian Ruiz, Kvaratskhelia, Dembele, Doue.
Inter XI: Sommer, Dumfries, Pavard, Acerbi, Bastoni, Di Marco, Calhanoglu, Barella, Mkhitaryan, Lautaro, Thuram.
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Team news coming up...
The all-important line-ups for the Champions League final will be revealed in five minutes.
Will Enrique go with Doue or Barcola? Will Inzaghi stick with his winning formula?
All will be revealed.
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Travel chaos
Chaos has erupted at a Munich station with fights reported between fans travelling for tonight's Champions League final.
Dramatic footage shows fights kicking off between crowds of fans as they make their way to the match on public transport.
Fans were even spotted throwing stones at each other at Fröttmaning station near the Allianz Arena, Bild has reported.
Fights erupted between groups of PSG and Inter fans making their way to the final.
They also caused travel disruption by making their way on to the train tracks, it was reported.
Some present were injured in the scuffle, with several even visibly covered in blood.
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Preparations underway
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Martinez looking to join exclusive club
The Inter striker could become the sixth player to score in the last 16, quarters, semis and final in a single Champions League season.
- Frank Lampard (2007-08)
- Diego Milito (2009-10)
- Lionel Messi (2010-11)
- Cristiano Ronaldo (2013-14)
- Sadio Mane (2017-18)
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Inzaghi in dreamland
Speaking ahead of the Champions League final, Inter boss Simone Inzaghi said: “As a child, I dreamt of being involved in a match like this. I didn’t make it as a player – I only reached the quarter-finals – but, thanks to these players, I’m now ready to take part in my second final as a coach.”
The former striker has guided Inter to a second final in three years as he looks to go one better than in 2023, when they lost 1-0 to Manchester City.
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Inter's second home?
The Italians already have good memories of the Allianz this season after beating Bayern Munich 2-1 in the quarter-final first leg.
Davide Frattesi scored in the 88th minute to give Inter the advantage in the tie.
Inzaghi's men drew the second leg 2-2 in order to progress to the semis.
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Let's hope it's not a snoozefest
These Inter fans are having a quick nap ahead of tonight's Champions League final.
We certainly hope that tonight's game is rammed full of action and goals that will keep us up past midnight.
3-3 and penalties, anyone?
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Little details
Inter Milan will wear their yellow third strip this evening and not their iconic blue and black kit.
PSG are the home team for the final, meaning they will don their traditional baby blue shirts with a white and red stripe.
As a result, Inter can't wear their classic colours due to the kit clash.
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PSG looking to end their drought
The French side have played the fourth-most games without ever winning the European Cup or the Champions League final.
A whopping 167 matches.
PSG are behind Arsenal (211), Dynamo Kyiv (185) and Atletico Madrid (176).
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Djokovic has Champions League final request denied
Tennis superstar Novak Djokovic had his request to watch tonight's blockbuster final between PSG and Inter Milan denied.
The Serbian has been booked in to play in the 7.15pm slot on Phillppe-Chatrier.
Djokovic faces Filip Misolic in the third round of the French Open.
The two tennis stars and those in attendance will likely be the only people in Paris NOT watching the Champions League final.
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Dembele has more than just the Champions League trophy on the line
Ousmane Dembele could prove a double winner when PSG take on Inter Milan in the Champions League final.
The French forward is hoping to make history with the Parisian giants this weekend.
PSG have never won the Champions League and are competing in just their second ever final.
Dembele has been in superb form this season, bagging 33 goals across 48 games.
The 28-year-old took on a bet with childhood friend Moustapha Diatta - a luxury watchmaker - before the season kicked off.
French journalist Julien Laurens told the BBC's MOTD podcast: "Ousmane Dembele's best friend Moustapha owns a watch shop.
"They made a bet at the start of the season that if Dembele scores 30 goals, he can go to the shop and choose whatever watch he wants as a gift.
"For a long time that looked impossible.
"He's never got to 30 goals in any season in his career."
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Inter icon in attendance
Fredy Guarin is in Munich supporting Inter Milan in tonight's blockbuster final.
The midfielder played 114 times for the Italians, scoring 15 goals and making 25 assists.
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How Inter could line-up
We expect Simone Inzaghi to start with the same eleven that started both legs of the semi-final.
Many of Inter's key players were rested for their final Serie A match of the season at Como.
Martinez, Mkhitaryan, Barella, Bastoni, Acerbi, Thuram and Dumfries didn't start.
