Paris Saint-Germain have been crowned champions of Europe for the very first time after a historic 5-0 victory over Inter Milan, the biggest ever win in the final of this competition. Two goals from UEFA Player of the Match Désiré Doué, and one each for Achraf Hakimi, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and teenager Senny Mayulu put a seal on a perfect Paris performance in Munich. We look back on an absorbing final, including an exuberant trophy lift and jubilant reaction from Paris midfielder Vitinha and man...
May 31, 2025•45 min
This is Off Pitch: The UEFA Champions League with a beat. Where UCL coverage meets the timeline’s conversations–fuelled by music. Join Culture Cams, Formz and Nieve aka Stunt Pegg as they preview the Champions League final between Inter and PSG with the help of their own in-house band Out N Bad. This week, the team is joined by rapper Aitch. #UCLOffPitch #UCL #championsleague Watch more at: https://www.uefa.tv/ Subscribe to UEFA on YouTube at: https://bit.ly/UEFA_YT Follow us on Facebook at: htt...
May 27, 2025•26 min
Paris Saint Germain will meet Inter Milan in the 2025 UEFA Champions League final, after the French champions saw off Arsenal 2-1 on the night and 3-1 on aggregate. It was a historic evening at the Parc des Princes as Luis Enrique’s side booked their place in the showpiece for just the second time - and the first time they’ve done so in front of their fans after the 2020 semi-final took place during Covid times. Superb first and second half strikes from Fabian Ruiz and Achraf Hakimi put Paris in...
May 07, 2025•36 min
After a night of high drama at San Siro, we have our first finalist in this season’s UEFA Champions League. Inter will head to Munich after a remarkable semi-final second leg against Barcelona which saw the Italians come out 4-3 winners after extra time to progress 7-6 on aggregate. It was a rollercoaster of a match which saw Inter take a two goal lead before Barca hit back to make it 3-2 late in the second half. Then with just seconds remaining Inter defender Francesco Acerbi popped up to score...
May 06, 2025•29 min
Barcelona and Inter play out an absolute classic in Spain as the second UEFA Champions League semi-final first leg ends 3-3. We analyse the drama, hearing from goal scorer and player of the match, Denzel Dumfries, as well as his Inter teammate, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, and Barcelona boss, Hansi Flick. We also preview next week’s second leg action, including Wednesday’s match in France, where Paris lead Arsenal 1-0. The bosses Luis Enrique and Mikel Arteta give their thoughts ahead of that one.
Apr 30, 2025•32 min
This season’s semi-finals got underway in style and it’s advantage Paris after the first leg of their tie with Arsenal. Ousmane Dembele’s early goal was the difference on an absorbing night in North London, meaning they’ll take a crucial 1-0 lead back to the French capital as both sides chase a first European crown. We recount the story of the match and hear from Arsenal’s Mikel Arteta and David Raya plus Paris’ Luis Enrique and Player of the Match Vitinha. We also preview Wednesday’s semi-final...
Apr 29, 2025•32 min
This is Off Pitch: The UEFA Champions League with a beat. Where UCL coverage meets the timeline’s conversations – fuelled by music. Join Culture Cams, Formz and Stunt Peg as they wrap up the UCL quarter-finals with all eyes on the final four. As always, the vibes are brought by in-house band Out & Bad with special guest Alex Iwobi in the building. #UCLOffPitch #UCL #championsleague
Apr 25, 2025•27 min
Arsenal saw past defending champions Real Madrid, producing another assured performance at the Bernabeu winning 2-1 on the night, 5-1 on aggregate. In a dramatic second half, Inter held off Bayern as it finished 2-2 at Stadium San Siro, meaning the Nerazzuri progress with a 4-3 aggregate, and will meet Barcelona in the semi-finals. We hear from Arsenal’s Player of the Match Declan Rice and manager Mikel Arteta, plus Bayern’s Harry Kane. And we look ahead to both semi-finals, Inter v Barcelona an...
Apr 16, 2025•35 min
On a night of classic UEFA Champions League drama, Paris survive an Aston Villa fight back to win 5-4 on aggregate and progress to the last four, despite losing 3-2 on the night. Meanwhile, Borussia Dortmund give Barcelona a scare winning 3-1 in Germany. However, Barca progress 5-3 on aggregate. We hear from Villa goal scorer Ezri Konsa, as well as Dortmund’s Pascal Gross. Plus, Jude Bellingham looks ahead to the final night of quarter final action, where his Real Madrid team look to come from b...
Apr 15, 2025•36 min
It was home advantage in Wednesday’s quarter-finals as both Barca and Paris secured impressive first leg wins against Dortmund and Aston Villa respectively. In Spain, it was Barcelona’s front three that the did the damage with Raphinha, Lamine Yamal and Robert Lewandowski (twice) grabbing the goals as the Catalan club surged to a convincing 4-0 first leg win over Borussia Dortmund. We hear from a very satisfied Barca coach Hansi Flick. In Paris, it was a much tighter affair, with the French cham...
Apr 09, 2025•30 min
On a memorable night in North London, two wondrous Declan Rice free-kicks, plus a fine finish from Mikel Merino saw Arsenal take a 3-0 advantage in their quarter-final first leg against Real Madrid. Meanwhile in Munich, Inter ended Bayern's 22 match unbeaten home run in the UEFA Champions League, thanks to Davide Frattesi's 88th minute winner. That means the Nerazzurri will look to defend a 2-1 lead in the tie at Stadium San Siro in next week’s 2nd leg. In the podcast, we hear from Arsenal's goa...
Apr 08, 2025•34 min
This is Off Pitch: The UEFA Champions League with a beat. Where UCL coverage meets the timeline’s conversations–fueled by music. Join Culture Cams, Formz and Nieve aka Stunt Peg as they wrap up the UCL Round of 16 and look ahead to the quarter-finals, with the help of their own in-house band. This week, the team is joined by their first guest, Aston Villa’s very own Amadou Onana. #UCLOffPitch #UCL #championsleague
Apr 04, 2025•27 min
The quarter-final line up was completed in dramatic fashion on Wednesday evening with Real Madrid, Arsenal, Aston Villa and Borussia Dortmund joining Barcelona, Bayern, Inter and Paris in the last eight. It went all the way in the Spanish capital, with Real Madrid squeezing past city rivals Atletico 4-2 on penalties after it finished 2-2 on aggregate after extra time – we hear from the winning goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois. The holders will play Arsenal in the quarter-finals after the London club ...
Mar 12, 2025•30 min
The shock of the night saw Paris Saint-Germain reverse their first leg defeat, beating Liverpool 1-0 at Anfield to take their tie into extra time, eventually prevailing 4-1 on penalties – goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma the Paris hero. It was a breathtaking match with 38 shots shared between the two sides despite just the one goal – we hear from the victorious Paris manager Luis Enrique as well as Liverpool’s Arne Slot and Virgil van Dijk. Elsewhere there were comfortable wins for Barcelona, Bay...
Mar 11, 2025•35 min
The UEFA Champions League with a beat. Where #UCL coverage meets the timeline’s conversations – fuelled by music. Join Culture Cams, Formz and Stunt Pegg as they wrap up the #championsleague knockout play-off round and look ahead to the round of 16, with the help of their own in-house band. #UCLOffPitch...
Mar 10, 2025•24 min
Harvey Elliott scores the winner 47 seconds after coming on as a late substitute to secure a 1-0 victory for Liverpool in Paris. We hear from the matchwinner, as well as Player of the Match, Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson, and boss Arne Slot. Elsewhere, Harry Kane nets twice as Bayern beat German rivals Leverkusen 3-0. We hear from the England striker. Barcelona also secure a 1-0 victory away at Benfica, despite playing for over an hour with ten men. And Inter win 2-0 away at Feyenoord, courtesy o...
Mar 05, 2025•33 min
A stunning start to the last 16 saw 17 goals shared amongst Tuesday’s four first leg encounters. It was a tightly contested Madrid derby with the defending champions edging neighbours Atleti 2-1 at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu thanks to a second half Brahim Diaz winner. Arsenal hit seven in Eindhoven to take full control of their Round of 16 tie against PSV – there were six different goalscorers for the Gunners and we hear from one of them, Dutch defender Jurrien Timber. It was a far tighter af...
Mar 04, 2025•35 min
The final four clubs confirmed their spots in the Round of 16 on Wednesday night. PSV needed extra time to complete the turnaround in the tie, beating Juventus 3-1 on the night, 4-3 on aggregate. In Madrid, the defending Champions put in another fine performance to defeat Manchester City 3-1, 6-3 on aggregate, thanks to a hat-trick from Kylian Mbappe. Meanwhile, Paris fired 7 goals past Brest, and although Dortmund were unable to break the deadlock against Sporting, their 3-0 advantage from the ...
Feb 19, 2025•30 min
Tuesday’s Knockout Phase play-off second legs went right down to the wire with red cards, late goals and plenty of drama. It was heartbreak for Celtic in Munich as Bayern equalised deep into injury time to sneak through 2-1 on aggregate thanks to their late goalscoring hero Alphonso Davies. It was raining goals in Lisbon as Benfica and Monaco drew 3-3, the Portuguese side progressing 4-3 on aggregate – we hear from their Player of the Match Orkun Kökçü. Elsewhere Feyenoord and Club Brugge pulled...
Feb 18, 2025•33 min
Bayern claim a 2-1 victory against Celtic on the second night of the knockout phase play-off first legs. Elsewhere, Feyenoord beat Milan 1-0 in Rotterdam, and Benfica win 1-0 away against Monaco thanks to Vangelis Pavlidis’ goal. While in the early match, Club Brugge score a stoppage time winner to beat Atalanta 2-1. We hear from Bayern’s Harry Kane, Milan defender Kyle Walker and Benfica matchwinner Pavlidis.
Feb 12, 2025•32 min
It was a stunning start to the inaugural night of Knockout Phase play-off football with the first four matches treating us to 14 goals. It was another Champions League classic between Manchester City and Real Madrid with the holders snatching a dramatic first leg lead with almost the last kick of a five goal thriller. We hear from the match-winner, Jude Bellingham, as well as Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti. Elsewhere, Paris and Dortmund both put one foot in the last 16 after convincing 3-0 away ...
Feb 11, 2025•35 min
A historic night of Champions League football saw the first ever League Phase draw to a dramatic conclusion. All 36 teams kicked off at the same time – with 27 of them still with something to play for. At the top, Liverpool pipped Barcelona to first place despite losing in Eindhoven. It was Arsenal, Inter, Atleti, Leverkusen, Lille and Aston Villa who also secured a top 8 spot and automatic progression to the last 16. Nine clubs battled it out for the final six knockout phase play-off positions ...
Jan 29, 2025•45 min
On another night of high drama in the UEFA Champions League, Paris Saint-Germain come from 2-0 down to beat Manchester City 4-2 in the French capital. The result leaves City in the elimination places heading into Matchday 8. Meanwhile, Feyenoord beat Bayern 3-0 in Rotterdam and Arsenal beat Dinamo by the same scoreline in North London. There were also victories for AC Milan, Celtic, Inter, Real Madrid, Shakhtar and Leipzig. We hear from City boss Pep Guardiola, Feyenoord’s Santiago Gimenez, Leip...
Jan 22, 2025•36 min
New year but same old drama in the UEFA Champions League as it rained goals on Matchday 7. Raphinha was the hero for Barcelona as they edged Benfica in a dramatic nine goal thriller in Lisbon to deny Liverpool being crowned League Phase winners after the English club made it 7 wins from 7 against Lille at Anfield. 10-man Atletico left it late to overcome Leverkusen 2-1 in Madrid thanks to a Julian Alvarez double. Elsewhere there were wins for Monaco, Atalanta, PSV, Stuttgart and Bologna as 33 go...
Jan 21, 2025•35 min
It took a while to fire into life but part two of Matchday 6 didn’t disappoint. The battle of the entertainers in Dortmund delivered with Barcelona running out 3-2 winners, with all five goals coming in the second half. Juventus saw off a struggling Manchester City side 2-0 in Turin, whilst there were also important wins for Milan, Arsenal, Feyenoord, Atleti, Lille and Stuttgart, who hit five against eliminated Young Boys. We hear from City manager Pep Guardiola, Arsenal duo Bakayo Saka & My...
Dec 11, 2024•35 min
Real Madrid secured a narrow win against Atalanta in Bergamo as Matchday 6 of the UEFA Champions League began. Elsewhere, Bayern Munchen and Paris secured statements victories away from home, while Liverpool retained their 100% record with a 1-0 win at Girona. Leverkusen, Aston Villa, Brest and Club Brugge also picked up 3 points, as Dinamo and Celtic played out a goalless draw. We hear from Atalanta striker Ademola Lookman, Madrid talisman Jude Bellingham and Aston Villa midfielder Youri Tielem...
Dec 10, 2024•33 min
Liverpool recorded a famous 2-0 victory over Real Madrid at Anfield on Matchday 5 of the UEFA Champions League, their first win over the Spaniards for 15 years. Elsewhere, PSV came from 2-0 down to beat Shakhtar in the closing stages, while Benfica also completed a late turnaround against Monaco to edge a five goal thriller. There were also victories for Borussia Dortmund, Lille, Crvena Zvezda and Sturm Graz. We hear from victorious Liverpool duo, goalscorer Alexis Mac Allister and penalty hero ...
Nov 27, 2024•34 min
On a night of high drama in the UEFA Champions League, we react to Bayern’s 1-0 victory over Paris, discuss Feyenoord’s recovery from 3-0 down to earn a draw at Manchester City, plus talk about Robert Lewandowski’s moment of history as Barcelona secure three points against Brest. Elsewhere, Inter went top of the league phase with victory over Leipzig, it was a night to remember for Atletico and Atalanta who score six, while Arsenal and Leverkusen hit five. We hear from Feyenoord’s Brian Priske, ...
Nov 26, 2024•33 min
There were five away wins on Wednesday of Matchday Four. Barcelona secured a 5-2 victory at Crvena Zvezda, while Brest won 2-1 at Sparta Praha, Salzburg recorded a 3-1 away win at Feyenoord, Atalanta beat Stuttgart 2-0 in Germany, and Atletico scored a dramatic late winner in Paris. But at San Siro, Inter edged Arsenal 1-0 thanks to Hakan Çalhanoğlu’s first half penalty to take Nerazzurri to ten points in the league phase. We hear from Inter’s player of the match, as well as Atalanta goalscorer ...
Nov 06, 2024•27 min
Matchday 4 kicked off in style with some eye-catching results across Europe. Ruben Amorim said an emotional goodbye to Sporting with a thumping 4-1 win over Manchester City in his last home game in charge, thanks to a Viktor Gyökeres hat-trick. There was another hat-trick hero at Anfield as Luis Diaz inspired Liverpool to a comprehensive 4-0 win over Xabi Alonso’s Leverkusen side to continue their 100% start to the League Phase. However, the surprise of the night came at the Barnabeu where Milan...
Nov 05, 2024•35 min
