Today’s Champions League Winners: Qatar and Emirates - See Why

“Your club is surviving,” came the voice from Doha. “And yours is struggling,” the Dubai leader replied. “But no matter who wins tonight, the Middle East already won.”

The Emir of Qatar leaned back in his chair in the Middle Eastern city of Doha, the giant screen before him glowing with the colors of Paris Saint-Germain. Across the pitch in Budapest, Arsenal players in red and white carried the unmistakable name of Emirates across their chests. Two clubs. Two of Europe’s biggest football institutions. Two Middle Eastern airlines are at the center of the spectacle.

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