When the final whistle came, the Lyon players couldn’t help but shrug—and not just because they were French. Lyon, France’s seventh-place team, had run up against a juggernaut from Germany in the Champions League semifinal. A different French team, closer to Bayern’s weight class, will now take its shot at the German champions on Sunday in Lisbon. PSG has won seven of the past eight French league titles, while Bayern has claimed nine of the past 11 in Germany. The club can now become only the second team in the modern history of the Champions League to win the tournament without dropping a single match.

Source: Wall Street Journal August 19, 2020 22:52 UTC