The UEFA Champions League has reached it's climax and two of the most exciting teams in Europe will go head-to-head in the final as Paris Saint-Germain take on Inter Milan in Munich, Germany.
The reigning French and Italian champions have had fantastic campaigns so far throughout the season and will now meet in a one-off final to decide the best team in Europe in what will be a highly-anticipated match.
We'll preview the match and provide you with our best free soccer betting picks, as we try to earn you some extra cash while you enjoy the action on the field.
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Champions League Final 2025 information
- Saturday, May 31st 2025
- Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany
- 15:00 ET kick-off
- 90 mins regular time
- Extra time if scores level after 90 minutes
- Penalty shootout if scores level after extra-time
Paris Saint-Germain season so far
Luis Enrique's side have been one of the most entertaining in the Champions League this season, but they very nearly didn't even make it to the knockout stages.
The Parisians opened their campaign with a 1-0 win over Spanish side Girona thanks to a last minute own goal by the opposition goalkeeper, before falling to a 2-0 defeat away at Arsenal. They then drew 1-1 with PSV Eindhoven, before consecutive defeats to Atletico Madrid and Bayern Munich left the team on the brink of elimination.
But PSG battled back with three consecutive wins over RB Salzburg, Manchester City and VFB Stuttgart to secure 15th place, with the top 16 progressing. In their knockout playoff game they took on fellow Ligue 1 outfit Brest, where they earned a dominant 10-0 aggregate win over two legs.
In their last 16 round game PSG took on number one seeds Liverpool, and despite defeat in the home leg they claimed a 1-0 win at Anfield which took the game to penalties and were successful thanks to Gianluigi Donnarumma's heroics. That set up a quarter-final clash with Aston Villa, where they claimed a 3-1 home win in the first leg that meant they qualified on aggregate despite a 3-2 defeat in the second leg.
Then came a huge semi-final clash with Arsenal, where Enrique's team claimed a 1-0 win in London in the first-leg, before a dominant 2-1 win in the second leg to reach their second final in six years.
Inter Milan season so far
Simone Inzaghi has emerged as one of the top coaches in world football in recent years, and Inter have proven why with their performances in the tournament this season.
The Serie A giants conceded just one goal in their eight league phase games, coming during a 1-0 defeat to Bayer Leverkusen in game week 6. Their other seven games saw six wins over Red Star Belgrade, Young Boys, Arsenal, RB Leipzig, Sparta Prague and Monaco, while they also drew 0-0 with Manchester City as they finished fourth in the table.
Inter got a bye in the playoffs due to their league position, and took on Eredivisie side Feyenoord in the last 16 where they claimed wins home and away for a 4-1 aggregate victory. They then took on Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals where they claimed a 2-1 win away, before a 2-2 draw at the San Siro to progress 4-3 on aggregate.
They then faced off with tournament favorites Barcelona in the semi-finals in one of the best two-legged ties in the competition's history. The first leg in Barcelona saw the team throw away a 2-0 lead to trail 3-2 before earning a vital 3-3 draw, before doing exactly the same in the second leg in Milan to force extra-time. Substitute Davide Frattesi scored a stunning winner to claim a 7-6 aggregate win, and sent Inter to a second final in three years.
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Soccer Picks: Inter to lift the trophy @ +126
This is going to be a super exciting match up considering the way both teams play, but it's fair to say that Inter are the stronger side when it comes to the defensive side of the game.
Their 3-5-2 system allows them to be strong defensively while also being a threat in transition to counter-attack. They also have a host of technical quality with the likes of Nicolo Barella, Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Lautaro Martinez which allows them to keep possession too.
PSG are a sensational attacking outfit with great individual quality that can change the game in an instant, but they are more open defensively and allow opportunities. Don't be surprised if the game goes to extra-time, but it feels like Inter Milan's year and considering how even the match-up is, getting +126 on them to lift the trophy is without a doubt the best value bet.
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Soccer Picks: Over 2.5 goals @ EVS
Considering that both of these teams are more than capable of scoring lots of goals and they will know their best chance of success is attacking, there should be goals in this game.
Inter are capable of shutting up shop and playing a defensive game, hence the price, and no final since the 2018 edition has seen more than two goals scored. However, this season PSG and Inter games have combined for over 2.5 goals more often than not.
At +100 odds the over is the best value bet, so take it while you can.
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