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Leaders such as Adenauer, Kohl, Mitterrand and Estaing, personalities of Europhile fame.
Given the way the two euro superpowers have led the continent politically, economically and culturally since 1945, it is astonishing that clubs in both nations have participated in the national game of the Blue Band in Europe only once since its inception in 1955. -56 .
This happened in 1975-76 when this Team of Bayern Franz Beckenbauer, Gerd Muller and Sepp Maier overcame this fictionalized French team from Saint-Etienne, the iconic formation of the Greens of Dominique Rocheteau and Dominique Bathenay, in Glasgow.
Equally incomprehensible is the fact that a team from Paris, one of the main cities in Europe, did not even reach a European Cup or Champions League final, was won.
There’s a scoop for everything, with Paris Saint-Germain – with a German at the helm of former Borussia Dortmund coach Thomas Tuchel – looking so far for the French team to be crowned European champions while trying to emulate the exploits of Marseille’s legendary Olympique Side in 1993.
Like the OM team that beat AC Milan 1-0 27 years ago, PSG will have to succeed over anything resembled at Bayern Munich’s European status quo to write its satisfied history at lisbon’s Estadio da Luz.
Parisians would possibly lack the historical character of Bayern, but are by no means inferior.
With justification, the PSG will come in time, with the support of Qatar Sports Investments petrodollars, as its goal is to do what Manchester City’s big homeowners still have to do by winning the biggest single club football match. In terms of congratulations, that would be huge in the crazy sports of the Gulf.
Bayern have the trophies, PSG has superstars, with Neymar and Kylian Mbappé costing more than the entire Team of the El Bayern Match match that swept Lyon in the semi-finals.
Neymar is the world’s top-loved player with 199.8 million pounds, while Mbappé has given PSG 131 million pounds; however, there are others who have dined to the fullest in the game for several years with Angel di Maria, Marquinhos and Juan Bernat.
The neutrals can be arranged at the PSG and there would be a feeling if they triumphed elegantly by Captain Thiago Silva in a position to play his last match with the club.
But would he seriously bet against Bayern? Five-time “Old Big Ears” trophy winners and a team that can show pragmatism and polish alike; his pedigree is only matched through Real Madrid, Barcelona, Milan and Liverpool.
Although his barcelona evisceration was upset, his semi-final victory opposed Lyon quickly, but equally brutal.
It felt like a team that is comfortable in its own skin, who knows what it does with and without ball and hopes to win each and every time you play on the field.
Bayern are fortunate to have the sagacity of Manuel Neuer and Thomas Muller and the dynamism of Alphonso Davies and Serge Gnabry, two of the fit European players.
It is also a sports team from the top predator born from football herbs to Robert Lewandowski.
His opposite purpose to Lyon has led him to 55 this season, which is tied with Gerd Muller to the highest sides in a season through a Bayern player.
He may lack the explosive brilliance of Neymar or Mbappé, but he has an unerring sense of certainty in front of the goal.
The maximum maximum victory will probably count on those who defend maximum productivity and Bayern triumph in maximum sense when they destroy Barca 8-2, a component of their defence that deserves to encourage Parisians as well.
Will it be for history or will the old order reign supreme?
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