What You Need to Know About the Champions League Final

The Takeaway

It’s Europe’s biggest sporting event and should take in more viewers than the Super Bowl. This Saturday, the 2012 Champions League Final will see Germany’s Bayern Munich take on the United Kingdom’s Chelsea FC in the soccer match of the year. What’s the big deal?  Grant Wahl, senior writer at Sports Illustrated, explains.

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