Four years ago, in 2020, Bayern Munich beat Paris Saint-Germain 1-0 in the Champions League final. Tonight, they meet for the third time since. Those four years — an Olympic cycle, a World Cup cycle — is a period of time that lends itself to assessing how the two clubs, which share as many similarities as differences, have changed.

The UEFA Champions League returns this week and with only four games remaining in the league phase, the pressure is on several teams to perform as the race for the top eight spots heats up. Liverpool are the last team standing with a perfect record,