2025 UEFA Champions League Final: What you need to know
Paris Saint-Germain or PSG will face FC Internazionale or Inter in the final.
The highlight of the European club football season is with us.
The 2025 UEFA Champions League final takes place on Saturday night, May 31, 2025, in Munich, Germany.
This is the culmination of a long season that begins in August and ends in May.
Who is in the 2025 Champions League final?
Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) will face FC Internazionale (Inter) in the final. Inter were the first side to book their place in the decider courtesy of their incredible 7-6 aggregate victory over Barcelona in the semi-finals.
The following night, Paris joined them thanks to a 3-1 overall success against Arsenal. Both are arguably worthy finalists.
Where is the 2025 Champions League final?
The highlight of European football's club calendar returns to Munich for the first time since 2012, when Chelsea defied the obvious home advantage to shock Bayern on penalties.
Completed on 30 April 2005, the Munich Football Arena is located on Werner-Heisenberg-Allee and belongs to Bayern München.
It staged four games at UEFA EURO 2020 and, since it was also a venue for UEFA EURO 2024, became the first stadium in history to host matches in consecutive UEFA European Championships. Its capacity for that tournament was 66,000 (UEFA)
What time will the final be played?
Kick off will be at 10 pm Kenyan and East African time.
Will there be extra time and penalties in the Champions League final?
If scores are level at the end of normal time, two 15-minute periods of extra time are played.
If one of the teams scores more goals than the other during extra time, that team is declared the winner.
If scores remain level after extra time, the winners are determined by a penalty shoot-out.
Who is the Champions League final referee?
Romania's István Kovács, 40, will referee the 2025 Champions League final between Paris and Inter.
What do the Champions League winners get?
The current UEFA Champions League trophy, which stands 73.5cm tall and weighs 7.5kg, will be presented to the winners.
The 2024/25 winners also gain a place in the league phase of the 2025/26 UEFA Champions League, if they have not qualified via their domestic competition.
They will also earn the right to play against the winners of the 2024/25 UEFA Europa League in the 2025 UEFA Super Cup.
