Summary

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  • Arsenal bidding to win first Champions League/European Cup

  • PSG looking to retain title, after beating Inter 5-0 in last year's final

  • Havertz starts for Arsenal, Lewis-Skelly in midfield, Mosquera at right back - Gyokeres on bench

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Michael Emons

  1. Starting XI's

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    PSG starting XI
    Arsenal starting XI

  2. 'Champions League anthem has never sounded quite like this'

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    Steve Crossman
    BBC Radio 5 Live Presenter at the Puskas Arena

    There is a pianist with the grandest of grand pianos in front of us.

    The Champions League anthem has never sounded quite like this.

  3. 'It's been written' - Arsenal players look ahead to UCL final

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    It's nearly time. Here are some thoughts from the Arsenal players.

  4. 'We earnt the right to be here.'

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    Arsenal

    Mikel Arteta on TNT Sports: "It's amazing to be here, we earnt the right to be here."

    On Myles Lewis-Skelly in midfield: "We're expecting a man-to-man oriented game and Myles is extremely good at that."

    On winning the Premier League: "A massive joy a lot of relief as well and a sense of belief and confidence in what we are doing and that we compete against any team. Today is the day to do it."

    On support for from the fans: "It's been great, we've seen so much joy after so many years. We gave them the Premier League and now we will give them the Champions League as well."

    Fans of ArsenalGetty Images

  5. 'No excuses'

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    Steven Gerrard
    Former England and Liverpool captain on TNT Sports

    It's perfect conditions, no excuses for both teams. The grass has got this grease on it that will help a smooth, quick ball. No excuses.

  6. Bringing out the silverware

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    Arsenal legend Thierry Henry and former PSG defender Presnel Kimpembe, both have a handle of the Champions League trophy each and place it on to a stand pitchside.

    Thierry Henry and Presnel Kimpembe carry the UEFA Champions League trophy onto the pitchGetty Images

  7. 'Odegaard can show all of his talent'

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    Luis Figo
    Champions League winner with Real Madrid on BBC Radio 5 Live

    It is always a great experience to play in the top teams, even if you don't have the regularity throughout the season.

    I think Martin Odegaard learnt a lot at Real Madrid. When he arrived in Madrid, he was very young too. It is normal that he was not one of the first choices. Now he can show in the past years at Arsenal all of his talent.

  8. Gunners legends wish Arsenal players good luck

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    Club legends Thierry Henry and Patrick Viera have wished Arsenal players Bukayo Saka and Martin Odegaard good luck ahead of the Champions League final.

    Saka & Odegaard share support from Arsenal legends

  9. 'A massive night'

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    Arsenal

    Arsenal's David Raya during the warm upReuters

    Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya, speaking to TNT Sports: "A massive night and we are really confident, especially after the season we had. Premier League champions and I'm just looking forward to being on the pitch."

    On winning the Premier League: "It has played a massive part in giving us that extra edge, that extra motivation to finish a fantastic season and make history for the club."

  10. Pre-match show going down well

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    Alex Howell
    BBC Sport Arsenal reporter at the Puskas Arena

    The Killers now playing the pre-match show.

    The fans from both sides are loving singing along to 'Mr Brightside'.

  11. Killer performance

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    We're going to have a half-time show at the World Cup final for the first time later this summer and now in Budapest The Killers are working their way through some of their best work to entertain the crowd.

    What's a sporting event without a bit of 'Mr Brightside'?

    They are going to have to get rid of the stage pretty quickly though. We're meant to start in eight minutes time.

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  13. Raya 'best goalkeeper in Premier League'

    Former Arsenal goalkeeper Bob Wilson on BBC Radio 5 Live: “David Raya has been outstanding for Arsenal this season and will have a key part to play.

    “Raya has had an amazing season and is the best goalkeeper in the Premier League. I was unsure when Arsenal first signed him as he came with a new goalkeeping coach, and I was worried as Arsenal had a good goalkeeper there.

    “I have been applauding Raya this whole season. “The experience of Declan Rice is also vital. He has been sensational since coming from West Ham. Looking at the attacking threat, then it is Bukayo Saka.

    “Those three, with their experience and form, are key to Arsenal’s success.”

    Wilson, who won the double with Arsenal and worked as a goalkeeping coach during the doubles in 1997–98 and 2001–02, on how great this Arsenal team is: “We will find out [how great this team is]. At this moment in time, I am looking at them and I am worried about PSG’s attack. It is the best attack in Europe, but Arsenal have the best defence. It is very even.

    “We didn’t even have goalkeeping gloves in my day. Well, sometimes I had green cotton gloves. You are talking to someone who played a long time ago.”

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    Bob Wilson helped Arsenal win the league and cup double in 1970-71

  14. From non-league to Champions League final - Raya's fairytale rise

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    Nathan Edwards
    BBC Sport journalist

    David RayaGetty Images

    Saturday afternoon. Kick-off approaching. Preparations complete. Crowd filing in. Excitement building.

    David Raya fastens his gloves and breathes out.

    But this is not the Champions League final. This is Moss Rose, home of National League side Macclesfield Town and a teenage Spanish goalkeeper is embarking on a journey that will lead him to the biggest stage in European football.

    In front of fewer than 1,500 spectators, Raya was part of a Southport side beaten 3-0 by Macclesfield in September 2014.

    Now aged 30, he is set to become only the third person to make the journey from non-league football to the Champions League final when Arsenal face holders Paris St-Germain on Saturday.

    Raya will join Steve Finnan and Chris Smalling in achieving that feat.

    Full-back Finnan, who lifted the 2005 title with Liverpool, had earlier played for Welling United in the National League, while centre-back Smalling turned out for Maidstone before going on to be an unused substitute when Manchester United lost the 2011 final to Barcelona.

    Even people who have witnessed the journey from a 19-year-old making his first-team breakthrough - after joining Southport on loan from Blackburn Rovers - have struggled to envision Raya's rise.

    Paul Carden, Southport's former assistant manager, said: "I don't think anybody could have predicted or scripted it. You wouldn't be 100% surprised, but you wouldn't have put a bet on him."

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    Play with no fear and just go for it. Win Or lose though I'm proud of this team. Hoping for a brilliant game, no time wasting or antics please, handbrake off. If we do lose I just hope we don't give up and get rolled.

    CJ, Bristol

    Arsenal can’t let the country down for it is written in the stars that if all European trophies are won by one nation in the same season that country will also win the World Cup. True story. Pressures on.

    Tyreke, London

  16. 'Kvaratskhelia is one of the worlds best wingers'

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    Theo Walcott
    Former Arsenal forward on BBC Radio 5 Live

    Paris St Germain's Marquinhos and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia during the warm upReuters

    Khvicha Kvaratskhelia glides with the ball. He is so powerful, direct and strong. He can go anywhere on the field and I wouldn't mind him at Arsenal. Kvaratskhelia is one of the world's best wingers.

  17. More ways to listen live

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    BBC Sounds

    On the move? You can also take 5 Live's Champions League final commentary with you on the BBC Sounds app, and listen on the go.

    Or to listen on your Smart Speaker, just ask your device to 'Play 5 Live'.

  18. 'Kvaratskhelia has a bit of everything'

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    Chris Sutton
    Former Premier League striker on BBC Radio 5 Live at the Puskas Arena

    Khvicha Kvaratskhelia of Paris Saint-Germain warms upGetty Images

    [PSG left winger] Khvicha Kvaratskhelia has a bit of everything. The thing I admire about him is his brilliant balance, and how strong he is. Arsenal's Cristhian Mosquera is in for one hell of an evening with him.

  19. 'Enrique has taken PSG to another level'

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    Guillem Balague
    Spanish football journalist on 5 Live's Euro Leagues

    This is the culmination of two big things [at Paris St-Germain]. On one hand a brand of football that has been successful and attractive and that he has taken to another level.

    And two, a change of culture of a club that was in the wrong place. He wasn’t the only one responsible for it but it was a club that wanted to change ways and he was the number one available and has proven to be the perfect guy for it.

    He is happy to lead it. He has been allowed to lead it and given the space that other managers didn’t have. He has used it well. A blueprint of how to make a super club succeed.

  20. Back-to-back wins would put PSG in 'another dimension'

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    Julien Laurens
    ESPN journalist on 5 Live's Euro Leagues

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    PSG beat Inter Milan 5-0 in last year's final, a record winning-margin in the final

    If PSG win and go back-to-back in the Champions League it puts you in another dimension, another conversation. For Luis Enrique as a manager it will be his third, with two different clubs. Suddenly you are equal with some of the greatest of all time.

    Pep never did it with Messi and Barcelona, or with City either. If you win one is great, one and you are happy. But back-to-back is a different story.