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The attention of football fans around the world on August 23rd, Sunday, will be focused on the „Estadio da Luz“ stadium in Lisbon. The UEFA Champions League final will take place here, featuring the Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich teams. It should be a breathtaking clash of giants who have recently demonstrated fantastic form in sports. The match will be broadcast live from 21:50 on the „TV3 Sport“ and „TV6“ channels and the online streaming platform „Go3“. Stars like Neymar, Kylian Mbappe, Angel di Maria (all from PSG), Robert Lewandowski, Thomas Muller, Serge Gnabry (Bayern) will shine on the field. Polish striker R. Lewandowski has already scored 15 goals in this season's Champions League and confidently leads all competitors. In the semifinals, both finalists celebrated convincing victories. PSG defeated the Leipzig club 3-0, while Bayern comfortably handled Lyon's Olympique team with the same result. Parisian footballers have won eight matches in this season's Champions League, suffered one defeat, and finished one match in a draw. In the meantime, the Bavarians won all 10 matches. Germany and France's football powerhouses have clashed eight times in European tournaments. PSG won five of those matches, while Bayern won three. The last time the teams clashed was in the 2017-2018 season. PSG won 3-0 in Paris, and Bayern were victorious in Munich with a score of 3-1. Both teams have been playing remarkably well in the second part of the season. Bayern's club has won 28 out of the last 29 matches, including the Champions League, the German championship, and the country's cup, without a single loss! PSG has also been performing exceptionally well - out of their last 28 matches in various tournaments, they stumbled only once - winning 24 times and drawing in three games. This will be Bayern's 11th Champions League final for their footballers. They have won five, with the last victory in 2013. Bayern surpassed another legendary club, Milan, which also played in 11 finals. Real Madrid leads with 16 appearances in crucial matches. Meanwhile, this will be the first final in European tournaments for the Parisian team. Among French clubs, only Marseille won the Champions League before (in 1993). In addition to Bayern, other German clubs who have previously won in elite European tournaments are Hamburg (1983) and Borussia Dortmund (1997). Real Madrid has won the most Champions League titles - 13 times. Milan triumphed 7 times, Liverpool 6 times, while Bayern and Barcelona won 5 times each. Spanish clubs have been the strongest in these competitions, winning 18 times, followed by England with 13 wins, Italy with 12 wins, and Germany with 7 wins.
