AP PHOTOS: Players and fans prepare for the Champions League final
PSG's head coach Luis Enrique, right, looks his players during a training session ahead of the Champions League final soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Milan in Munich, Germany, Friday, May 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
A man holds a banner reading 'Search Ticket pay 1000 euros' ahead of the Champions League final soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Milan in Munich, Germany, Friday, May 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
Inter Milan's players attend a training session ahead of the Champions League final soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Milan at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany, Friday, May 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
Inter Milan's Marcus Thuram warms up during a training session ahead of the Champions League final soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Milan in Munich, Germany, Friday, May 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Soccer fans cheer ahead of the Champions League final soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Milan in Munich, Germany, Friday, May 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
A large replica of the official match ball is placed on the stadium grounds before a training session ahead of the Champions League final soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Milan at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany, Friday, May 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
A soccer fan cools off on a fountain ahead of the Champions League final soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Milan in Munich, Germany, Friday, May 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
PSG's goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma's tattoo as he stands on the pitch during a training session ahead of the Champions League final soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Milan in Munich, Germany, Friday, May 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
Inter Milan's goalkeeper Yann Sommer gestures during a training session ahead of the Champions League final soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Milan at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany, Friday, May 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
PSG's Ousmane Dembele, right, and PSG's goalkeeper Arnau Tenas talk during a training session ahead of the Champions League final soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Milan in Munich, Germany, Friday, May 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
Soccer fans cheer ahead of the Champions League final soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Milan in Munich, Germany, Friday, May 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
Logistics workers walk outside the stadium before a training session ahead of the Champions League final soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Milan at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany, Friday, May 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
A soccer fan cheers ahead of the Champions League final soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Milan in Munich, Germany, Friday, May 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
PSG's goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma, left, gestures with his teammate Ousmane Dembele during a training session ahead of the Champions League final soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Milan in Munich, Germany, Friday, May 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
Inter Milan's players run during a training session ahead of the Champions League final soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Milan in Munich, Germany, Friday, May 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
The Champions League trophy is displayed on the field during a training session ahead of the Champions League final soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Milan in Munich, Germany, Friday, May 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Inter Milan's Lautaro Martinez wears the bib during a training session ahead of the Champions League final soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Milan in Munich, Germany, Friday, May 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
An Inter fan, wearing an effigy of Lautaro Martinez on her head reacts ahead of the Champions League final soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Milan in Munich, Germany, Friday, May 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
An Inter fan, wearing an effigy of Lautaro Martinez on her head reacts ahead of the Champions League final soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Milan in Munich, Germany, Friday, May 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
PSG's head coach Luis Enrique, right, looks his players during a training session ahead of the Champions League final soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Milan in Munich, Germany, Friday, May 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
A man holds a banner reading 'Search Ticket pay 1000 euros' ahead of the Champions League final soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Milan in Munich, Germany, Friday, May 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
Inter Milan's players attend a training session ahead of the Champions League final soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Milan at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany, Friday, May 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
Inter Milan's Marcus Thuram warms up during a training session ahead of the Champions League final soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Milan in Munich, Germany, Friday, May 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Soccer fans cheer ahead of the Champions League final soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Milan in Munich, Germany, Friday, May 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
A large replica of the official match ball is placed on the stadium grounds before a training session ahead of the Champions League final soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Milan at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany, Friday, May 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
A soccer fan cools off on a fountain ahead of the Champions League final soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Milan in Munich, Germany, Friday, May 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
PSG's goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma's tattoo as he stands on the pitch during a training session ahead of the Champions League final soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Milan in Munich, Germany, Friday, May 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
Inter Milan's goalkeeper Yann Sommer gestures during a training session ahead of the Champions League final soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Milan at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany, Friday, May 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
PSG's Ousmane Dembele, right, and PSG's goalkeeper Arnau Tenas talk during a training session ahead of the Champions League final soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Milan in Munich, Germany, Friday, May 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
Soccer fans cheer ahead of the Champions League final soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Milan in Munich, Germany, Friday, May 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
Logistics workers walk outside the stadium before a training session ahead of the Champions League final soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Milan at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany, Friday, May 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
A soccer fan cheers ahead of the Champions League final soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Milan in Munich, Germany, Friday, May 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
PSG's goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma, left, gestures with his teammate Ousmane Dembele during a training session ahead of the Champions League final soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Milan in Munich, Germany, Friday, May 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
Inter Milan's players run during a training session ahead of the Champions League final soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Milan in Munich, Germany, Friday, May 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
The Champions League trophy is displayed on the field during a training session ahead of the Champions League final soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Milan in Munich, Germany, Friday, May 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Inter Milan's Lautaro Martinez wears the bib during a training session ahead of the Champions League final soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Milan in Munich, Germany, Friday, May 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
An Inter fan, wearing an effigy of Lautaro Martinez on her head reacts ahead of the Champions League final soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Milan in Munich, Germany, Friday, May 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
Fans and players are getting ready for the Champions League final in Munich on Saturday.
European men's club showpiece pits French champion Paris Saint-Germain against Italian runner-up Inter Milan. PSG is striving for its first European Cup title and Inter its fourth.
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