Everything you need to know about the Champions League final
Get ready for today's Champions League final with theScore's preview package.
How to watch
- Who: Paris Saint-Germain vs. Bayern Munich
- When: Sunday, August 23 (3:00 p.m. ET)
- Where: Estadio da Luz (Lisbon, Portugal)
- TV: CBS Sports Network, Univision, TUDN (U.S.)
- Stream: CBS All Access and fuboTV (U.S.), DAZN (Canada)
Analysis
Tactics, pressing questions, and more heading into Sunday's tilt.
- Key questions that will determine who wins the Champions League
- How Bayern Munich, PSG stack up ahead of huge clash
- How Neymar's reinvention sparked PSG
- Why Gnabry's growth at Bayern shows the value of patience
How they got here
Looking back on each team's semifinal performance.
- Takeaways from Bayern Munich's expert showing against Lyon
- Takeaways from PSG's resounding win over RB Leipzig
Injury news
The latest updates on the key lineup questions.
Player | Club | Injury | Status |
---|---|---|---|
Marco Verratti | PSG | Calf | Fit to play |
Idrissa Gueye | PSG | Muscle | Fit to play |
Keylor Navas | PSG | Hamstring | Fit to play |
Jerome Boateng | Bayern Munich | Hamstring | Fit to play |
Confirmed lineups
Paris Saint-Germain
Starting XI: Navas; Kehrer, Silva, Kimpembe, Bernat; Herrera, Marquinhos, Paredes; Di Maria, Neymar, Mbappe
Substitutes: Rico, Bulka, Verratti, Choupo-Moting, Icardi, Sarabia, Kurzawa, Diallo, Draxler, Bakker, Gueye, Dagba
Bayern Munich
Starting XI: Neuer; Kimmich, Boateng, Alaba, Davies; Goretzka, Thiago; Gnabry, Muller, Coman; Lewandowski
Substitutes: Ulreich, Hoffmann, Odriozola, Sule, Pavard, Martinez, Coutinho, Cuisance, Perisic, Hernandez, Tolisso, Zirkzee
By the numbers
Comparing this season's Champions League statistics for the two finalists.
PSG | BAYERN MUNICH | |
---|---|---|
8-1-1 | Record | 10-0-0 |
25 | Goals Scored | 42 |
5 | Goals Against | 8 |
Mbappe and Icardi (5) | Top Scorer(s) | Lewandowski (15) |
And looking into some advanced metrics.
PSG | BAYERN MUNICH | |
---|---|---|
22.3 | Expected Goals (xG) | 31.6 |
9.7 | xG Against | 8.9 |
+1.25 | xG Difference Per 90 Minutes | +2.27 |
What they're saying
Kylian Mbappe: "This is exactly why I came here. I always said that I wanted to go down in my country's history. (This) is another chance to do that."
Benjamin Pavard: "Nobody scares us, we are Bayern Munich. We have had a great season and now we need to finish it off by winning the Champions League."
Hansi Flick: "We've always played with a high line and ultimately we've got results doing that so we won't change too much."
Thomas Tuchel: "It is a small advantage for Bayern that they are used as a club to playing these games. I accept that, but it is not a decisive advantage."