it is something very special indeed to make it to a uefa champions league final
now these two teams intent upon tasting glory
welcome to the showpiece event on the european club calendar derrick ray here on the commentary
position join tonight for live coverage by the former arsenal and england fullback lee
dixon it's paris saint-germain against atletico madrid well i'm so excited for everybody the fans
everybody connected to both clubs but it's the players i'm so excited for never actually played
in the champions league final but played in other finals i know what the feeling we can
see the nerves already starting to jungle how do you cope with those nerves derrick how do
you settle yourself down before what's going to become probably the biggest game of your career
introducing the panty sasha man starters gianluigi donnarumma begins in goal sergio
ramos plays alongside marquinhos in central defence georginio bynaldum starts alongside marco
verratti in the engine room and lining up through the middle in attack today is kylian mbappe
it is the game that the world truly focuses on the champions league final only two teams left
in the quest for european glory who's it going to be tonight lee well it's the toss of a coin for
me it's a really big night for everybody all that hard work leading up to pre-season training going
through your domestic league playing champions league on and off the winter break all of that
culminates in tonight very very big night for everybody concerned supporters
but most of the players they have to stay focused play the game not the occasion
this is the starting lineup for atletico janu black as the preferred keeper saul starts
alongside marcos jorente in the center of the park and luis suarez will be the main striker here
hakimi giorgini one
opportunity in the wide area
chance verazzi
now with akimi
neymar
and an effective clearance giorginio ronaldo for attacking possibilities akimi di maria
he's been admonished by the referee he's now got to walk something of a tightrope
yeah he knows exactly where he stands look at the referee how he's told him off there
no yellow card but certainly knows what the referee is thinking
and the penalty is converted a goal is his and now he can exhale
well here's a replay as a penalty taking myself for many a year i used to love this
part when it hits the back of the net not so great when you miss one though
so on they go again a wake-up call for atletico can they find a response here
neymar and a chance for him on the flank
let's see and he might be through here well they can say a big thank you to the goalkeeper that was
inspirational well that's as good as a goal at the other end brilliant save from the keeper
fired in by neymar i must admit i thought he was going to score with that header
yeah it was a quality cross and he gets up well and it's just wide
di maria good vision can he get on to this
and here he is leonel messi almost a second goal of this match but the goalkeeper had his
own views on that subject well he'd be looking for a brazen striker not to be on that occasion
the delivery from neymar not to be this time
oh no let up plenty of pressure showing a real desire to win it back
georginio lionel messi ball lost by psg
well the counter chance looks very real
suarez so
delightful pass
has the strength to hang on to it superbly read and executed
space afforded psg neymar waiting to pounce cluttered away
suarez well they are on the wrong end of the score line but lee your overall
thoughts on their current situation well so far i'd give atletico six out of ten
they've been the nearly team they just need to up the tempo a little bit be a bit more aggressive
in midfield get the ball into wide areas a little bit more stretch the opposition carrasco
well can they open up the defense here
given away by atletico and breaking at pace with menace
and threaded through by him is it going to be
still a chance and a goal to increase the lead in this final will they be stopped now
well here's the replay it's a lovely quick counter attack that sets up the chance and when he gets
through to the keeper he just smashes it past him and gives him no chance to think a lovely finish
oh to be a fly on the wall in that dressing room if it stays
like this derrick he's not happy just look at him
half time in the champions league final well we're not quite at the stage where we're
tracking the record margin of victory in a major european final but not far away lee well we're
expecting a lot more we're a lot more competitive football we haven't had that very very once 45
minutes separating these two sides from glory the second half of the champions league final begins
marcos jorente trippio now savage correa
tackling and winning the ball to boot
neymar here's some buffet
messi
can they create something from here
neymar
it is
well psg comfortable all over the park with this possession really starting to dictate
the tempo of this game now and they're creating chances as well i'm not sure their opponents
seem to have the answer to be honest they can't seem to get a foothold in this game
no card but the referee clearly stating that's the last warning
and the keeper denies them from the spots
it's neymar's corner and i'm sure he would love to have that opportunity back
neymar
attacking possibilities for psg fine goalkeeping to push that away
suarez this might be ideal for the counter
cocaine
and this would reduce the deficits is still life left in this game and they have the momentum now
well here's the replay and it's a decent move to evade the defender and he composes himself
cool he slides it past a lonely keeper who will be asking questions about where his back four went to
well as they kick off again 2-1 the current state of affairs
psg looking dangerous and that is how to block
15 minutes remaining
saul
in the second half trailing albeit by a smallmouth he's in behind
it's coming in the moon here can they be stopped
here it is again he does so well to slip past his man left him stranded and he chooses to
use power in the finish not much chance for the keeper when he's hit that hard
that's a tale of four goals in this match now three quantities
only 10 minutes remaining here they've got it now what can they do
read it magnificently and intercepted
in position here to protect the ball magnificent challenge to win it back
well they might well be scoped for them to counter attack here can they take advantage
of the situation well he saw the whites of the keepers eyes and the whites of his outstretched
gloves great goalkeeping well he's denied a certain goal there great reflexes from the keeper
so the corner played into the box that's all they can conjure for now
correa marcos jorente on the ball joao felix
three minutes of added time here good looking ball there could be a chance now
and he's made headway well good defending cluttered out of there
neymar
a danger here as he runs at them will it be fed over towards the back post
he had to score and he does
well here it is how do you like him in an open goal please no goalkeeper no defenders
where were they all slightly different vantage point in terms of the goal that was scored
well all the days frustrations are there for
all to see the coach needs to try and turn this around and quickly
full time parisian pride shines through psg have cleared the final hurdle in the champions league
well almost no words are needed you just look down at the celebrations the relief
after the final whistle commiserations to the other players but it's a celebration time now all
that sacrifice and commitment and desire to win a trophy and they've won the biggest one absolutely
brilliant this is what paris saint-germain have been targeting for a good number of years
it's official now they are psg the best in europe late well breathe it in breathe these moments in
how many times you get the chance to stand on a podium let alone pick that trophy up
deep breaths from the captain just before he actually puts his hand on this famous trophy
the cop with the big ears as they sometimes call it and it's the property now for this
year at any rate of psg well they've been celebrating long into the night with their
friends and family and quite rightly so i'll be a late night derek i'm sure
a fantastic feeling for all concerns as they drink it in well this is the moment i love
sharing it with the fans ticker tapes coming down the family's in the stand giving them all