PSG vs. Inter: the Champions League final is set

The final will be PSG vs. Inter. The Nerazzurri now know their opponents for the UEFA Champions League final, where they’ll meet a team they’ve never faced in an official match before. The game will kick off at 21:00 CEST on Saturday 31 May in Munich.

Inter progressed to the final after overcoming Barcelona over to legs: after the 3-3 draw in Catalonia, there was the legendary 4-3 victory at San Siro. It will be the Nerazzurri’s seventh UEFA Champions League final in their history (three triumphs). Paris Saint-Germain, meanwhile, overcame Arsenal in the semi-finals after winning 1-0 in London and 2-1 in Paris (goals from Fabian Ruiz and Hakimi). It will be the French side’s second-ever final in Europe’s premier competition after their defeat to Bayern Munich in 2020.

The Champions League final returns to Munich for the first time since 2012, when Chelsea won the trophy on penalties against Bayern.

For the final in Munich, Inter will be the designated away team. This stems from the UEFA draw held in previous months, which determined the entire bracket all the way to the final.

MUNICH FOOTBALL ARENA: THE STADIUM FOR THE FINAL

Completed on 30 April 2005, the Munich Football Arena is located on Werner-Heisenberg-Allee and is owned by Bayern München. It hosted four matches during UEFA EURO 2020 and, having also been a venue for UEFA EURO 2024, it became the first stadium in history to host matches in two consecutive editions of the UEFA European Championship. Its capacity for that tournament was 66,000 seats.

THE RULES:

If the score is level at the end of regular time, two 15-minute periods of extra time will be played. If the score remains level after extra time, the winner will be decided by a penalty shootout.

MUNICH FOOTBALL ARENA: LO STADIO DELLA FINALE

Completata il 30 aprile 2005, la Munich Football Arena si trova in Werner-Heisenberg-Allee e appartiene al Bayern München. Ha ospitato quattro partite di UEFA EURO 2020 e, poiché è stato anche sede di alcune gare di UEFA EURO 2024, è diventato il primo stadio nella storia a ospitare partite di due edizioni consecutive degli Europei UEFA. La sua capienza per quel torneo era di 66.000 posti.

IL REGOLAMENTO

Se il risultato è in parità alla fine dei tempi regolamentari, si giocano due tempi supplementari di 15 minuti ciascuno. Se il punteggio rimane in parità dopo i tempi supplementari, il trofeo verrà assegnato ai calci di rigore.

LO SHOW

La leggendaria rock band dei LINKIN PARK sarà sul palco prima della sfida più attesa della stagione. Per celebrare l'occasione, il gruppo ha composto e registrato un nuovo remix - che fonde i suoi iconici riff con le immagini e i suoni della UEFA Champions League - che verrà lanciato prima dell'evento calcistico annuale più seguito al mondo, in quella che sarà sicuramente una notte indimenticabile per il calcio e per la musica.

NO PREVIOUS OFFICIAL ENCOUNTERS

Inter and PSG will face off in the Champions League final, and it will be the first official match between the two clubs. Indeed, the Nerazzurri and Parisians have met six times before, but always in summer tournaments or friendlies.

• 21/06/1987 - Mundialito - Inter 0-0 PSG | San Siro, Milano

• 30/12/2014 - Friendly - PSG 1-0 Inter (56' Cabaye) - Grand Stade, Marrakesh (Morocco)

• 30/12/2015 - Friendly - PSG-Inter 1-0 (45' Augustin) - Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha (Qatar)

• 24/07/2016 - International Champions Cup - PSG 3-1 Inter (14' Aurier, 45' pen. Jovetic, 60' Kurzawa, 87' Aurier) | Autzen Stadium, Eugene (USA)

• 27/07/2019 - International Super Cup - PSG 1-1 Inter (5-6 pen) (41' Kehrer, Longo 90+4') | Macau Taipa Olympic Sports Center, Macau (China)

• 01/08/2023 - Friendly - PSG 1-2 Inter (64' Vitinha, 81' S. Esposito, 83' Sensi) | Japan National Stadium, Tokyo (Japan)

At 21:00 CEST on Saturday 31 May, Inter will face Paris Saint-Germain in the final of the 2024/25 UEFA Champions League. The UEFA Referees Committee has appointed Romania's István Kovács to referee the match, which will take place at the Munich Football Arena, Germany, on Saturday 31 May.

The 40-year-old, an international referee since 2010, will be officiating his third UEFA club competition final after his appointment as the referee for the 2024 UEFA Europa League final in Dublin, Republic of Ireland, between Atalanta and Leverkusen, and the 2022 UEFA Conference League final between Roma and Feyenoord in Tirana, Albania. He has refereed seven Champions League matches this season, including the round of 16 second leg between Liverpool and Paris Saint-Germain.

2025 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL REFEREEING TEAM

Referee: István Kovács (Romania) Assistants: Mihai Marica and Ferencz Tunyogi (both from Romania) Fourth Official: Joao Pedro Silva Pinheiro (Portugal) Reserve AR: Bruno Miguel Alves Jesus (Portugal) VAR: Dennis Johan Higler (Netherlands) Assistant VAR: Catalin Sorin Popa (Romania) VAR Support: Paulus van Boekel (Netherlands)

PREVIOUS ENCOUNTERS WITH INTER

Inter have already had the same refereeing trio - Kovács with assistants Marica and Tunyogi - in the Champions League this season, specifically in their match against Arsenal on 6 November 2024 (decided by Hakan Calhanoglu's goal). Before this, Kovács also took charge of Inter 1-0 Atletico Madrid on 20 February 2024 (Champions League round of 16 first leg, Arnautovic with the winner) and Shakhtar Donetsk 0-0 Inter on 28 September 2021.

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL, WHERE TO WATCH ON TV

The Champions League final, which will see Inter face PSG, will kick off at 21:00 CEST on Saturday 31 May. In Italy, the match will be broadcast exclusively on Sky and NOW and will also be available for streaming on Sky Go and NOW TV.

The match will also be broadcast free-to-air, in accordance with AgCom regulations, which state that if an Italian team is involved in the Champions League final, the game must be broadcast on free-to-air TV as it is considered an event of national interest.