Champions League Final Breaks 21-Year Streak | OneFootball

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.

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

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