The stage is set for a thrilling climax to the 70th season of the UEFA Champions League as Paris Saint-Germain prepare to face Inter Milan in the final.
PSG booked their place in the showpiece event after a hard-fought 3-1 aggregate win over Arsenal to bolster their chances of landing their first-ever Champions League title.
After claiming a narrow 1-0 win at the Emirates Stadium in the first leg, the French champions sealed the deal with a 2-1 win in the second leg at Parc des Princes.
They’re up against an Inter side looking to banish the demons of their 2023 final defeat and claim Europe’s top honour for the fourth time.
They edged past Barcelona in an unforgettable semi-final, winning 7-6 on aggregate in one of the most entertaining Champions League semi-finals of all time.
With both sides keen to etch their names in the history books, UEFA Champions League final tickets are poised to become a hot commodity on Seatsnet.com.
When and where will the final take place?
The 2025 Champions League final is scheduled for Saturday, May 31, at 8: 00 pm BST. It will be played at the iconic Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany.
PSG and Inter will go head to head for Europe’s holy grail at the 75,024-seat stadium, home of Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich.
This will be the first time since 2012 that the Allianz Arena hosts the final.
On that occasion, Chelsea famously upset Bayern at their own headquarters, winning 4-3 on penalties after a 1-1 draw that lasted through extra time.
The Allianz Arena is in for a busy summer. After the Champions League final, it will also host the semi-final and final of the 2025 UEFA Nations League in June.
For now, all eyes will turn to Munich as football’s elite prepare for another historic night.
How to get tickets to the final?
UEFA has confirmed that tickets for the Champions League final will be available for purchase directly from the official websites of both PSG and Inter. It will also be available through UEFA’s platform.
A total of 38,700 tickets out of 64,500 are available to fans and the general public.
Both PSG and Inter have each been allocated 18,000 tickets for their supporters. The remaining tickets will be distributed globally via UEFA’s online ballot system to manage high demand.
Fans seeking to enter UEFA’s ballot scheme must first create an account on UEFA.com and follow the information provided on their official website regarding how to apply for tickets.
Each successful applicant will be notified by email and will be able to purchase up to two tickets in the allocated price category.
Champions League final preview
PSG and Inter are set to lock horns in a historic Champions League final at the Allianz Arena.
For the first time in over two decades, the showpiece of Europe’s elite club competition will not feature a team from England, Germany, or Spain.
You’d have to go back to 2004 for the last time none of Europe’s “big three” leagues were represented in the Champions League final. That year, Jose Mourinho’s Porto beat AS Monaco in the showpiece.
Since then, teams from those three powerhouses have dominated the competition, winning every edition over the last 14 seasons.
Their consistent success led many fans, particularly in England, to downplay the quality and competitiveness of other domestic leagues, often branding them as “farmers’ leagues.”
But PSG boss Luis Enrique was quick to challenge that view after his side’s semi-final victory over Arsenal. With a smirk, he quipped, “The league of farmers, no? We are the league of farmers!”
The term is used by football fans to dismiss domestic leagues where the quality of football is perceived to be weaker than in the Premier League.
While PSG and Inter would argue that is not necessarily the case, they have both defied the odds to a degree to reach the final.
Even without any of the traditional “big three” in the showpiece, Champions League tickets will be in high demand, with fans keen to catch all the action live at the Allianz Arena.
Luis Enrique’s post-Mbappe vision comes to life as PSG flourish
When Kylian Mbappe announced his decision to leave PSG at the end of last season, Enrique was confident that the club would be better off without the Frenchman.
It was a bold statement about losing the club’s all-time top scorer, captain of the French national team, and one of the best players in the world.
However, one year later, his words look more like foresight than false hope.
“PSG will continue to be a great team, and we’ll get even better,” he said. “We will bring in players with a strong mentality and players who identify with the club – that’s how life works.”
As it turns out, Enrique kept his promise. PSG won the Ligue 1 without tasting defeat and with six matches to spare, although they have lost twice since their crowning moment.
While many will point to a lack of genuine competition in France, their Champions League run is proof that PSG have what it takes to rub shoulders with the European elites.
The Parisians have ditched their Galactico glamour for a cohesive, all-action unit based on the collective rather than the individual and have been rewarded with a shot at Champions League glory.
PSG are on course to become the first French team to win the Champions League since Olympique Marseille in 1993.
Inter’s experience provides platform for a shot at European glory
Inter’s dramatic semi-final win against Barca will be remembered as a Champions League classic.
With experience and resilience, Simone Inzaghi’s side overcame a Barca side brimming with youthful exuberance led by 17-year-old sensation Lamine Yamal.
Inzaghi fielded a starting line-up with 10 players over the age of 25, using his squad’s experience to outwit a younger Barca side that had just six players over that mark.
37-year-old defender Francesco Acerbi delivered the defining moment, netting a stoppage-time equaliser in the second leg at San Siro Stadium to force extra time.
He became the second-oldest goalscorer in the knockout stages of the Champions League.
Goalkeeper Yan Sommer also had his share of the spotlight, making several crucial saves to keep Inter’s hopes of continental glory alive.
Like PSG, Inter have faced dismissive comments from fans who mock the quality of Serie A.
But Inzaghi’s side knocked out Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarter-finals and finished fourth in the group stage table, losing only one of their eight matches.
Inter are hoping to win their fourth Champions League title, and a first since Jose Mourinho led them to glory in 2010.
