This feels like it'll be a proper battle, looking forward to it. I hope they have a decent referee & it isn't decided by VAR.
It's the first time it is not "Free to watch" in the UK.
If you already have TNT Sports or HBO Max then you have it ready to watch.
I think for most people the cheapest way to watch it (legally) is to subscribe to the new HBO Max,for a month, which you can do via Amazon Prime Video, from £4.99 with adverts I think.
I got the £5.99 version which has some good recent movies included (Sinners, One Battle After Another, etc)
The broadcast starts at 3pm.
The Bookies all have PSG as clear favourites.
I am predicting a surprisingly entertaining 2-2 after 90 minutes, then a dull extra time , then Arsenal win on penalties.
Just turned on, looks more like a Vegas show?
Boring game so far.
Arsenal deservedly lead at half time. PSG disappointing so far.
Gabriel outstanding again.
Guarantee PSG will get a penalty second half
Any livestreams working?
Here we go
Quote from: Baszab on May 30, 2026, 06:09:10 PMGuarantee PSG will get a penalty second half
Bang on.
1-1 now.
But a bit of a flat game.
Pretty much the whole 2nd half so far has just been Ally McCoist saying how well Arsenal are defending.
He was making it out to be a very good thing...
That PSG Penalty / goal was feeling inevitable, Arsenal have hardly been out of their half the last 20 minutes, and PSG look very likely to go on and win it now.
75 minutes gone Arsenal 1 shot on target.
Quote from: Steeeeeeeeeed on May 30, 2026, 06:33:38 PMPretty much the whole 2nd half so far has just been Ally McCoist saying how well Arsenal are defending.
He was making it out to be a very good thing...
That PSG Penalty / goal was feeling inevitable, Arsenal have hardly been out of their half the last 20 minutes, and PSG look very likely to go on and win it now.
75 minutes gone Arsenal 1 shot on target.
And they've taken zero corners (despite being awarded 1 at the end of the first half but taking too long to take it)
Commentator says they've scored 25 times from corners this season !
The commentators' determination to talk up the team that nicked a goal early and then parked the bus is irritating. Nineteen attempts to four just flashed on the screen.
Quote from: Carborundum on May 30, 2026, 07:42:59 PMThe commentators' determination to talk up the team that nicked a goal early and then parked the bus is irritating. Nineteen attempts to four just flashed on the screen.
I normally like McCoist, but he is having a mare here, coming across as far too one sided.
Arsenal had 1 shot on target over 120.minutes....thats rough.
Gabriel- couldn't happen to a nicer bloke. :slap:
Shame, PSG seem so comfortable on penalties
Quote from: Steeeeeeeeeed on May 30, 2026, 07:48:55 PMQuote from: Carborundum on May 30, 2026, 07:42:59 PMThe commentators' determination to talk up the team that nicked a goal early and then parked the bus is irritating. Nineteen attempts to four just flashed on the screen.
I normally like McCoist, but he is having a mare here, coming across as far too one sided.
Arsenal had 1 shot on target over 120.minutes....thats rough.
Did PSG have any apart from the pen?
Spend the final game defending, not ideal winners for the sport, after some of the recent matches,
If i didn't know different i would
think Parker was in charge of both teams.
Boring game but the best team won. Neither created any real chances from open play; Arsenal's was a defensive error and PSG's was a penalty. However, PSG looked more comfortable in possession than Arsenal did - Arsenal appeared to be fully stretched at times. It's a shame when our great game has been reduced to the level of a chess match with both teams using the Stonewall Defence! Oh for the days of Real Madrid v Eintracht in 1960 when Real won 7-3. I was lucky enough to watch that on a very small black and white TV.
Hope they have a peaceful night in Paris.
Quote from: LittleErn on May 30, 2026, 09:29:08 PM..Oh for the days of Real Madrid v Eintracht in 1960 when Real won 7-3. I was lucky enough to watch that on a very small black and white TV.
Attacking football (from both sides) from the start. Mesmerising Gento, DiStefano - best in the world at the time and 4 goals from the little fat bloke with the magical left foot.
Tell any Arsenal supporting friends that Fulham have won a European trophy more recently than them.
Quote from: LittleErn on May 30, 2026, 09:29:08 PMBoring game but the best team won. Neither created any real chances from open play; Arsenal's was a defensive error and PSG's was a penalty. However, PSG looked more comfortable in possession than Arsenal did - Arsenal appeared to be fully stretched at times. It's a shame when our great game has been reduced to the level of a chess match with both teams using the Stonewall Defence! Oh for the days of Real Madrid v Eintracht in 1960 when Real won 7-3. I was lucky enough to watch that on a very small black and white TV.
I watched that game also. Mine was a 9 inch black and white TV.
I can remember Santa Maria, Puskas and Gento.
That was in the days of proper football.
No subs just 11 v 11, the object of the exercise was to score more goals that the opposition. It's that simple.
All eleven players played 90 minutes.
If you broke your leg, they put you up front as nuisance value.
But you got value for money no stoppages for a player rolling on the pitch holding his wallet, no time wasting, no walking football no trying to get opponents booked or sent off by holding an imaginary card.
If you attempted to dive, you were crucified by every man and his dog, it was more or less a crime to attempt to do that.
These days it is like a chess game, too many bishops not enough Knights though.
Agree that the traditional sporting aspect of the game has given way to modern cynical attempts to get opponents booked and sent off. It's a shame what money and greed can achieve.
Premier league touts itself as the best league in the world , best players , highest wages etc . No evidence of that tonight . At times Arsenal had all outfield players lined up on the edge of their box . Premier league champions really should be going toe to toe with any European team
PSG for all their possession had no cutting edge, Arsenal unfortunate not to be awarded a penalty and defended superbly but had difficulty keeping the ball. Harsh on Gabriel who was immense but penalties are a lottery.
Awful post game scenes:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cg7pk5j7nyjo
Quote from: cmg on May 30, 2026, 10:22:23 PMQuote from: LittleErn on May 30, 2026, 09:29:08 PM..Oh for the days of Real Madrid v Eintracht in 1960 when Real won 7-3. I was lucky enough to watch that on a very small black and white TV.
Attacking football (from both sides) from the start. Mesmerising Gento, DiStefano - best in the world at the time and 4 goals from the little fat bloke with the magical left foot.
Ferenc Puskas, read his book many years ago. Family so poor he learnt his football with a ball made out of rags. One of the best ever.
Quote from: LittleErn on May 30, 2026, 09:29:08 PMBoring game but the best team won. Neither created any real chances from open play; Arsenal's was a defensive error and PSG's was a penalty. However, PSG looked more comfortable in possession than Arsenal did - Arsenal appeared to be fully stretched at times. It's a shame when our great game has been reduced to the level of a chess match with both teams using the Stonewall Defence! Oh for the days of Real Madrid v Eintracht in 1960 when Real won 7-3. I was lucky enough to watch that on a very small black and white TV.
I will never forget that game as one of the best games ever. Puskas and DiStefano for Real Madrid were unstoppable. That was proper football. ::thumb::
Puskas scored 4 and Distefano managed just 3.
Very poor watch last night
Arsenal parked the bus, did it brilliantly, but that makes for an awful game and turns it into a lottery.
Even psg couldn't create spaces to exploit so the game was dreadful.
Penalties is no way to decide a tournament that lasted months and I know it's bold fashioned and I know it may be radical.... But replay the game. That is my opinion, penalties devalue the achievement.
This brilliant defensive display that Arsenal are being praised for came at the expense of attacking intent . At onepoint all outfield players were behind the ball defending the penalty box . This isn't some David/goliath feel good story , this was the champions of the richest league in the world lining up like a cup minnow . It was pretty pathetic . It was the kind of performance you would expect from a minor European league , which would then be rightly praised for resilience .
Quote from: bahay18 on May 31, 2026, 01:55:43 PMThis brilliant defensive display that Arsenal are being praised for came at the expense of attacking intent . At onepoint all outfield players were behind the ball defending the penalty box . This isn't some David/goliath feel good story , this was the champions of the richest league in the world lining up like a cup minnow . It was pretty pathetic . It was the kind of performance you would expect from a minor European league , which would then be rightly praised for resilience .
Very well put. The praise was ridiculous and the remarks about it being Saka's best ever defensive performance beggared belief. Because it was Kvaratskelia who was defending brilliantly by being so scary that Saka didn't want to get forwards.
Quote from: Steeeeeeeeeed on May 30, 2026, 12:35:46 PMthen a dull extra time
You got that right. Like watching paint dry, that extra time.....
I just watched 'Soccer Aid', and that was much more exciting......... Overweight Rooney & Essien, Lazy Berbatov, Silver haired Van Der Sar, and some celebrities thrown in the mix........
Quote from: Trusty Steed on May 31, 2026, 10:17:07 PMI just watched 'Soccer Aid', and that was much more exciting......... Overweight Rooney & Essien, Lazy Berbatov, Silver haired Van Der Sar, and some celebrities thrown in the mix........
I was thinking the same, I only watched the 2nd half of Soccer Aid, but it was pretty compulsive viewing, SO much more entertaining than the Champions League Final.
The teams were full of such differing characters and levels that it made everything much more watchable, rather than the almost robotic game we saw on Saturday, the 2 celebrity goalies for the 2nd half particularly made it a fun and interesting watch for me