Champions League Final Breaks 21-Year Streak

The UEFA Champions League final is set: Paris Saint-Germain take on Inter Milan at the Allianz Arena in Munich. Both teams appear in their second final this decade, but are hoping for better fortune given they lost to Bayern Munich and Manchester City respectively.

PSG defeated Arsenal over two legs to book their spot while Inter outlasted Barcelona in what's been called one of the greatest semifinal ties in the history of the competition. Luis Enrique and Simone Inzaghi have proven to be two of the world's top managers this season guiding their teams to the biggest stage.

Inter have won the competition three times while PSG are in search of their first European cup. While there's the chance of a first-time winner, something inherently tied to finals in Munich it seems, this year's final broke a 21-year streak.

A final like 2004 🔁

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Champions League Final Breaks 21-Year Streak

For the first time in 21 years, the Champions League final won't feature a team from Spain, England or Germany. It'll be France's best against Italy's best. The last time this occurred was back in 2004 when Jose Mourinho's Porto defeated Didier Deschamps's AS Monaco. A final often looked back on as one of the greatest accomplishments in the sport's history.

Before that, you have to go back to the 1996 final when Juventus defeated Ajax on penalties. That final marked the second consecutive year in which Ajax faced an Italian side in the final.

Champions League Final History This Century

2025: Paris Saint-Germain vs. Inter Milan
2024: Real Madrid def. Borussia Dortmund
2023: Manchester City def. Inter Milan
2022: Real Madrid def. Liverpool
2021: Chelsea def. Manchester City
2020: Bayern Munich def. Paris Saint-Germain
2019: Liverpool def. Tottenham Hotspur
2018: Real Madrid def. Liverpool
2017: Real Madrid def. Juventus
2016: Real Madrid def. Atletico Madrid
2015: Barcelona def. Juventus
2014: Real Madrid def. Atletico Madrid
2013: Bayern Munich def. Borussia Dortmund
2012: Chelsea def. Bayern Munich
2011: Barcelona def. Manchester United
2010: Inter Milan def. Bayern Munich
2009: Barcelona def. Manchester United
2008: Manchester United def. Chelsea
2007: AC Milan def. Liverpool
2006: Barcelona def. Arsenal
2005: Liverpool def. AC Milan
2004: Porto def. AS Monaco (Last final without a team from England, Germany or Spain)
2003: AC Milan def. Juventus
2002: Real Madrid def. Bayer Leverkusen
2001: Bayern Munich def. Valencia
2000: Real Madrid def. Valencia