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Lamine Yamal of FC Barcelona reacts during the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 Semi Final First Leg match between FC Internazionale Milano and FC Barcelona at Giuseppe Meazza Stadium on May 06, 2025 in Milan, Italy.

FC Internazionale Milano v FC Barcelona – UEFA Champions League 2024/25 Semi Final Second Leg

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Lamine Yamal’s Wait Is Over

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Davide Frattesi central midfield of Internazionale and Italy celebrates after scoring his sides first goal during the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 Semi Final Second Leg match between FC Internazionale Milano and FC Barcelona at Giuseppe Meazza Stadium on May 6, 2025 in Milan, Italy.

Inter Survived A War For The Ages

Trent Alexander-Arnold of Liverpool celebrates the teams victory and confirmation of winning the Premier League title after the Premier League match between Liverpool FC and Tottenham Hotspur FC at Anfield on April 27, 2025 in Liverpool, England.

Liverpool FC v Tottenham Hotspur FC – Premier League

Trent Alexander-Arnold Gave Liverpool Everything It Needed

Lamine Yamal right winger of Barcelona and Spain celebrates after scoring his sides first goal during the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 Semi Final First Leg match between FC Barcelona and FC Internazionale Milano at Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys on April 30, 2025 in Barcelona, Spain.

FC Barcelona v FC Internazionale Milano – UEFA Champions League 2024/25 Semi Final First Leg

On A Spectacular Night, Lamine Yamal Shone Brightest

Paris Saint-Germain's French forward #10 Ousmane Dembele celebrates after scoring his team first goal during the UEFA Champions League Semi-final First Leg football match between Arsenal and Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) at the Emirates Stadium in north London, on April 29, 2025.

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All PSG Needed Was A Half-Chance

Andy Robertson, Trent Alexander-Arnold Ibrahima Konate and Virgil van Dijk captain of Liverpool celebrating after being named Champions of the Premier League at the end of the Premier League match between Liverpool FC and Tottenham Hotspur FC at Anfield on April 27, 2025 in Liverpool, England.

Liverpool Was Always In Control

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Ray Ratto

Liverpool players celebrate the Premier League title

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Tottenham Was A Polite Guest For Liverpool’s Title Party

<p>Abigail Segel is a writer based in Montreal.</p>


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The Vermillion Vanguard prepares to march

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The Vermilion Vanguard Is On The March

Gabriel Martinelli of Arsenal celebrates scoring his team's second goal with teammate Declan Rice during the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 Quarter Final Second Leg match between Real Madrid C.F. and Arsenal FC at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on April 16, 2025 in Madrid, Spain.

Real Madrid C.F. v Arsenal FC – UEFA Champions League 2024/25 Quarter Final Second Leg

Arsenal Was Perfect When It Had To Be

Italian goalkeeper #01 Gianluigi Donnarumma saves a shot from Aston Villa's English striker #09 Marcus Rashford during the UEFA Champions League quarter-final second-leg football match between Aston Villa and Paris Saint-Germain at Villa Park in Birmingham, central England on April 15, 2025.

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Paris Saint-Germain Escaped Its Past, For Now