⚽ Two European champions go head-to-head as PSG and Real Madrid battle it out tonight at 10pm to determine who joins Chelsea in the finals — who qualified yesterday after defeating Fluminense.

Both teams are at the peak of their glory. Just one month ago, PSG crushed Inter Miami with a five-goal victory, securing the Champions League victory for the first time in history. Real Madrid, however, has earned that title twice in the last four seasons.

An all-European final. With Fluminense’s exit, the final is now an all-European affair. This means that a European club will take home the trophy for the 12th consecutive time. However, the previous 11 were under the old format, now renamed the Intercontinental Cup. The last non-European club to walk away victorious was Brazil’s Corinthians against Chelsea in 2012.

Chelsea’s path to the finals. The English team reached the finals after a comfortable 2-0 victory over Fluminense. Both goals were scored by the Brazilian João Pedro, once a Fluminense academy player, who joined the Blues just one week ago.

IN THE WORLD OF TENNIS-

🎾 Tennis fans are keeping their eyes fixed on the Wimbledon district in London, home to the world’s most famous tennis tournament, which has now reached the quarter final stage.

Men’s singles-

A defending champion protects his run. World No. 2, Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz, is going strong and steady. Yesterday, Alcaraz successfully eliminated his opponent Cameron Norrie in straight sets (6-3, 6-3, 6-2), qualifying for the semi-finals, and continuing his bid to secure victory for the third consecutive year.

Alcaraz is preparing to face World No. 5, US player Taylor Fritz, next Friday, after the latter defeated Russia’s Karen Khachanov with a score of (6-3, 6-4, 1-6, 7-6), advancing to the semi-finals for the first time in his career.

Today’s quarter final matches:

  • Italy’s Jannik Sinner (World No. 1) vs. USA’s Ben Shelton (World No. 10) — (4:10 PM).
  • Italy’s Flavio Cobolli (World No. 22) vs. Serbia’s Novak Djokovic (World No. 6) — (4:40 PM).

Women’s singles-

Belarusian World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka narrowly snatched victory from her German opponent Laura Siegemund, after an intense three-hour long match, with a score of (4-6, 6-2, 6-4). Sabalenka has now qualified for the semi-finals, with hopes of snagging a title she is yet to hold.

US’s World No. 12 Amanda Anisimova managed to defeat Russia’s Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, securing victory in straight sets (6-1, 7-6). Anisimova has now secured her spot in the semi-finals, and is set to face World No. 1 tomorrow.

Today’s quarter final matches:

  • Poland’s Iga Świątek (World No. 8) vs. Russia’s Liudmila Samsonova (World No. 19) — (3:00 PM).
  • Russia’s Mirra Andreeva (World No. 7) vs. Switzerland’s Belinda Bencic (World No. 35) — (3:30 PM).
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