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.
How they got here
Looking back on each team’s semifinal performance.
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.”
