Agony and ecstasy: The best pictures from the Champions League final

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Saturday’s Champions League final was unlike any other.

Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain contested European football’s biggest match without fans in attendance, but what the game was missing in atmosphere, it more than made up for in raw emotion.

Here are the best photos from Bayern’s 1-0 win in Lisbon:

Robert Lewandowski and Thomas Mueller lead Bayern’s high-energy press in PSG’s half.

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PSG manager Thomas Tuchel gestures to the referee as Neymar suffers from one of his game-high six fouls.

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Kingsley Coman’s header in the 59th minute gives Bayern the lead.

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Bayern charge the pitch as referee Daniele Orsato blows the final whistle.

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Neymar’s tears draw all the cameras.

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Lucas Hernandez, one of Bayern’s unused substitutes, poses with the Champions League trophy on his head.

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Neymar touches the trophy after collecting his runners-up medal.

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Bayern center-back David Alaba continues to show solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement.

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Thiago Silva embraces Tuchel following his final match as PSG’s captain.

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Bayern manager Hansi Flick gets thrown into the air after leading the club to another treble.

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