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The UEFA Champions League Enter its final stretch and there is a detail that few know, but that could mark the fate of the tournament: the headquarters of the final will be Munich, and Every time the final was played in that city, the champion was a club that lifted the orejona for the first (and many times) once.
Chance, cabal or superstition, the truth is that Arsenal y PSGwho will face one of the semifinals, are the only two teams alive in this edition that were never European champions.
Munich, the land of the first times
History says it clearly. The four times that a Champions or European Cup final was played in the German city, there was an unpublished champion. Let's see:
1979: Nottingham Forest 1-0 Malmö. First (then I would repeat the following year) for the English.
1993: Marseille 1-0 Milan. The first and only title for French football.
1997: Borussia Dortmund 3-1 Juventus. The most remembered consecration of the German club.
2012: Chelsea 1-1 Bayern (4-3 penalties). At home, Bayern lost to a Chelsea that was crowned for the first time.
The route to semifinals of PSG and Arsenal
Luis Enrique's Paris Saint-Germain started the direct elimination phase with a weight victory: eliminated Liverpool in eighths After winning the first leg 1-0 as a visitor, lose the return for the same result as a local, and advance by penalties. In the quarterfinals, He faced Aston Villa and did not give rise to surprises: 5-4 beat it in the global to get among the four best.
On the other hand, the arsenal of Mikel Arteta comes from a devastating campaign. After winning your group with authority, He crushed Feyenoord in the round of 16 with a total of 9-3. In rooms, the pleasure of Remove Real Madrid: It was 3-0 in London and 2-1 victory at Bernabéu, for a forceful 5-1 global.
Now, PSG and Arsenal will fight for a place in the final. And if the story remains faithful to what Munich says, the one who wins that semifinal will be champion for the first time.
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