PSG vs Inter Milan in the Champions League Final: is this the greatest final lineup in a decade, or a massive letdown for neutral fans?

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  Liam5d ago

  I've been an Inter fan since I was six years old, my dad used to take me to San Siro when we visited my grandparents every summer. I literally cried watching them get through the semis. Whatever happens in Munich I'm proud.

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  Sam3d ago

  I'll say it — the final is underwhelming AND I'll watch every single minute of it from kickoff to the trophy lift. Both things can be true.

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  Avery L.3d ago

  PSG have literally never won this trophy in their entire history. If they win, it changes everything about how French football is perceived globally. People are not taking that storyline seriously enough.

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  Nina5d ago

  PSG finally reaching a final without buying their way with Neymar and Mbappe era spending is actually a beautiful story. Luis Enrique deserves all the credit. This is a REAL team now.

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  Ravi T.2d ago

  People forget football isn't just for the global casual market. For Parisian and Milanese fans this is the most important night in living memory. Maybe just let them have it without the constant 'but is it box office enough' analysis.

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  Diego4d ago

  The whole 'it's a letdown for neutrals' framing is so lazy and English-centric. In France and Italy this is the biggest thing to happen in years. The world is bigger than the Premier League ecosystem.

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  Jordan3d ago

  took the week off work to watch build-up content, pregame shows, the match itself, and the post-match celebrations regardless of who wins. people in my life think I'm unwell. they are correct.

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  Alex K.4d ago

  Every single Champions League final since about 2015 someone on the internet calls it underwhelming before kickoff and then the actual game is brilliant. Stop letting the hype machine dictate your enjoyment honestly

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  Casey5d ago

  PSG's front three this season has been insane. Dembélé finally playing consistently, Barcola with pace that literally breaks defenses, Kvara fitting in better than anyone predicted. They DESERVE to be here.

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  Ravi3d ago

  final prediction: it goes to extra time, someone scores a scruffy goal in the 104th minute, the losing manager refuses all interviews, and we debate whether it was a good game for three years. typical Champions League energy

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  Diego3d ago

  I think what this final actually proves is that the Champions League is more open than people want to admit. The era of two or three clubs just taking turns was unhealthy for the sport. This is better.

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  Ravi5d ago

  okay but can we acknowledge that the semi finals to get here were genuinely dramatic?? both legs of both ties were incredible. people are sleeping on the journey just because the names aren't flashy enough

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  Elena3d ago

  I find it interesting that the clubs people claim are 'missing' from this final — Madrid, City, Arsenal, Barca — all had very good reasons why they were eliminated. It's not like PSG or Inter snuck through on luck.

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  Ravi5d ago

  Inter Milan are criminally underrated in every single conversation about this final. Inzaghi has built something genuinely special. Their defensive structure is as good as anything in Europe right now. Neutrals should be EXCITED.

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  Sam4d ago

  genuinely cannot decide who I want to win. PSG winning it would be a great story about a project maturing. Inter winning it would be one of the best underdog-ish victories in years given their squad budget relative to PSG. Either way I'm satisfied

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  Quinn R.4d ago

  The fact that no English club is in the final is being spun as bad for the tournament but honestly the Premier League has monopolized European football coverage for too long. This is good for diversity of the sport.

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  Jamie4d ago

  Thuram and Lautaro together is the best strike partnership in the final since... I genuinely can't remember. They read each other's movements like they share a brain. PSG's center backs are in trouble.

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  Taylor L.3d ago

  this is a massive final stop coping. people said 2010 Inter vs Bayern was boring before it happened too and that was a classic. let the game actually be played before you declare it dead

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  Hana4d ago

  PSG winning the Champions League would complete one of the stranger sporting project arcs in recent memory. From the Qatar investment to here, via multiple embarrassing exits. Part of me wants to see them win just to close that chapter.

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  Casey5d ago

  Actually this is the classic Final fans who watch football for FOOTBALL want. No superstar ego circus, just two tactically brilliant sides. What's wrong with that

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  Diego3d ago

  The real loser of this final is whoever loses. Both clubs will spend years agonizing over it. Finals live in clubs forever — ask anyone at Monaco or Ajax about their near misses.

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  Avery4d ago

  my hot take: Inter wins 1-0. Sommer makes three incredible saves in the second half, Thuram scores a header from a corner, entire stadium goes quiet for 25 minutes straight. classic Champions League trauma for Paris.

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  Yuki T.3d ago

  Inter have already won it before so there's less desperation there but honestly the Milanese identity of this club right now is something special. They play for each other in a way money can't buy

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  Taylor K.5d ago

  Greatest final in a decade? Absolutely not. 2019 Liverpool-Spurs was a spectacle even if the game itself was quiet. 2022 Real Madrid-Liverpool had the chaos and the star power. This one's like a solid cup of tea when you wanted champagne.

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  Hana S.4d ago

  Inter's problem is always going to be the same — they can contain elite teams brilliantly but can they actually kill games when they need to? They've had some nervy moments this campaign where better opponents could've punished them.

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  Leo4d ago

  Vitinha has been the most underappreciated midfielder in all of Europe this season. If PSG win the trophy, people will spend weeks talking about the forwards and completely ignore the engine room that made it possible.

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  Liam3d ago

  Calhanoglu is the best deep-lying playmaker in Europe right now and it's not especially close. His range of passing is obscene. He'll dictate the tempo of this final if Inter let him.

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  Casey R.4d ago

  Hot take but Fabian Ruiz is the player of the tournament and no one's talking about him. Two goals in the semis. Consistently brilliant. The man is invisible in the conversation.

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  Omar5d ago

  Lautaro Martinez is going to be the difference. He's been the most clutch striker in knockout football this whole campaign. PSG have no answer for him.

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  Liam T.4d ago

  as a neutral who doesn't care about either club this is actually ideal. I'd rather watch two well-coached sides try to outmaneuver each other than a 5-4 chaos game between two teams that both defend like they hate themselves

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  Iris5d ago

  I predicted PSG in the final back in January and everyone laughed at me in my football group chat. Nobody's laughing now. Donnarumma has been the best goalkeeper in Europe this entire season, point blank.

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  Liam3d ago

  The real debate is whether PSG's owner will keep investing if they actually win this or whether the entire project suddenly has a strange loss of purpose. Winning might actually destabilize them more than losing.

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  Priya5d ago

  nobody in my office is even talking about it. when the final doesn't have Real Madrid or at least an English club people just switch off. it's the sad truth of how the tournament works commercially

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  Morgan4d ago

  Whoever wins this final will immediately have their legacy questioned because the field wasn't strong enough. That's the unfair reality of the current discourse. Real Madrid fans in particular will never let it rest.

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  Elena5d ago

  The Allianz Arena as a venue is absolutely perfect for this. Great atmosphere, great sight lines, the pitch is immaculate. At least the setting lives up to it even if some people think the teams don't.

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  Feli M.5d ago

  let's be honest the hype is manufactured. tv ratings will tell the real story and they'll be disappointing outside France and Italy. UEFA knows this too which is why the buildup feels a little forced

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  Morgan 924d ago

  disappointed Bayern didn't make it but that's just being a fan. objectively this is a good final. I'll watch it and enjoy it and that's that

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  Alex3d ago

  Inter's away kit this season is genuinely one of the best in European football and if they win the trophy in it the kit will sell out everywhere overnight. Fashion note from someone who cares about these things.

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