UEFA Champions League Final Preview and Prediction

This coming Saturday, the 2025 UEFA Champions League Final will be held at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany, between Paris St. Germain and Inter Milan. 

It promises to be an exciting match between two teams that score plenty of goals but are also very capable defensively. Additionally, it will be the first time these two teams have met in the Champions League—an unusual fact for two teams that have regularly qualified for the competition over the last two decades.

Let’s now examine the teams in more detail, preview the big match, and give you our prediction regarding who will lift the trophy.

UEFA Champions League Final 2025

• Paris Saint-Germain vs. Inter Milan
• Time & Date – 8 pm – Saturday 31st May 2025
• Venue – Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany
• Referee – Istvan Kovacs (Romania)

Paris Saint-Germain Factfile

• Previous Champions League Wins – 0
• Previous Champions League Finals – 1 (2020)

How PSG Reached Munich

League Phase

• Match 1 – (H) v Girona – W 1-0
• Match 2 – (A) v Arsenal – L 0-2
• Match 3 – (H) v PSV Eindhoven – D 1-1
• Match 4 – (H) v Atletico Madrid – L 1-2
• Match 5 – (A) v Bayern Munich – L 0-1
• Match 6 – (A) v Red Bull Salzburg – W 3-0
• Match 7 – (H) v Manchester City – W 4-2
• Match 8 – (A) v VfB Stuttgart – W 4-1
• Qualification Position – 15th, 13 Pts (+5)

Knockout Phase

• Playoff 1st Leg – (A) v Brest – W 3-0
• Playoff 2nd Leg – (H) v Brest – W 7-0 (10-0 on aggregate)
• Round of 16 1st Leg – (H) v Liverpool – L 0-1
• Round of 16 2nd Leg – (A) v Liverpool – W 1-0 (1-1 on agg, W 4-1 on pens)
• Quarterfinals 1st Leg – (H) v Aston Villa – W 3-1
• Quarterfinals 2nd Leg – (A) v Aston Villa – L 3-2 (W 5-4 on aggregate)
• Semifinals 1st Leg – (A) v Arsenal – W 1-0
• Semifinals 2nd Leg – (H) v Arsenal – W 2-1 (W 3-1 on aggregate)

PSG Leading UCL Goalscorers (assists)

1. Ousmane Dembele – 8 (4)
2. Nuno Mendes – 4 (1)
3. Achraf Hakimi – 3 (5)

Probable PSG Team for Final

Manager – Luis Enrique

Formation – 4-3-3

GK – 1. Gianluigi Donnarumma

DR – 2. Achraf Hakimi

DL – 3. Nuno Mendes

DC – 51. Willian Pacho

DC – 5. Marquinhos ©

MC – 17. Vitinha

MC – 87. Joao Neves

MC – 8. Fabian Ruiz

AML – 14. Desire Doue

AMR – 7. Kvaricha Kvaratskhelia

AC – 10, Ousmane Dembele

Substitutes

S1 – 9. Gonçalo Ramos

S2 – 29. Bradley Barcola

S3 – 21. Lucas Hernandez

S4 – 19. Lee Kang In

S5 – 33. Warren Zaire-Emery

S6 – 39. Matvei Safonov (GK)

S7 – 35 Lucas Beraldo

S8 – 24. Senny Mayulu

S9 – 42. Yoram Zague

Inter Milan Factfile

• Previous Champions League Wins – 3 (1964, 1965, 2010)
• Previous Champions League Finals – 6 (1964, 1965, 1967, 1972, 2010, 2023)

How Inter Reached Munich

League Phase

• Match 1 – (A) v Manchester City – D 0-0
• Match 2 – (H) v Red Star Belgrade – W 4-0
• Match 3 – (A) v Young Boys – W 1-0
• Match 4 – (H) v Arsenal – W 1-0
• Match 5 – (H) v Red Bull Leipzig – W 0-1
• Match 6 – (A) v Bayer Leverkusen – L 1-0
• Match 7 – (A) v Sparta Prague – W 1-0
• Match 8 – (H) v AS Monaco – W 3-0
• Qualification Position – 4th, 19Pts (+10)

Knockout Phase

• Playoff 1st Leg – Bye
• Playoff 2nd Leg – Bye
• Round of 16 1st Leg – (H) v Feyenoord – W 2-1
• Round of 16 2nd Leg – (A) v Feyenoord – W 2-1 (W 4-2 on aggregate)
• Quarterfinals 1st Leg – (A) v Bayern Munich – W 2-1
• Quarterfinals 2nd Leg – (H) v Bayern Munich – D 2-2 (W 4-3 on aggregate)
• Semifinals 1st Leg – (A) v Barcelona – D 3-3
• Semifinals 2nd Leg – (H) v Barcelona – W 4-3 (W 7-6 on aggregate)

Inter Leading UCL Goalscorers (assists)

1. Lautaro Martinez – 9 (0)
2. Hakan Calhanoglu – 4 (2)
3. Marcus Thuram – 4 (1)

Probable Inter Team for Final

Manager – Simone Inzaghi

Formation – 3-5-2

GK – 1. Yann Sommer

DMR – 2. Denzel Dumfries

DML – 32. Federico Dimarco

DC – 31. Yann Bisseck

DC – 15. Federico Acerbi

DC – 95. Alessandro Bastoni

MC – 23. Nicolo Barella ©

MC – 20. Hakan Calhanoglu

MC – 22. Henrikh Mkhitaryan

AC – 9. Marcus Thuram

AC – 10. Lautaro Martinez

Substitutes

S1 – 28. Benjamin Pavard

S2 – 7. Piotr Zielinski

S3 – 8. Marko Arnautovic

S4 – 11. Joaquin Correa

S5 – 59. Nicola Zalewski

S6 – 12. Raffaele Di Gennaro (GK)

S7 – 6. Stefan de Vrij

S8 – 36. Matteo Darmian

S9 – 21. Kristjan Asllani

Paris St Germain vs Inter Milan History

• Played – 5
• Paris St Germain Wins – 3
• Inter Milan Wins – 1
• Draws – 1

Our Predictions

This should be an intriguing final. Inter showed against Barcelona that they can score goals when needed, especially against leaky defences. PSG’s attack will test Inter’s back line, but this game will likely be won in the key midfield area. 

After missing out in 2023 to Manchester City, I am backing Inter Milan to get the job done this time, with a 2-1 victory after extra time.