Paris Saint-Germain thrashed Inter Milan 5-0 to finally end their quest for Champions League glory and break the record for the biggest victory in a European Cup final.
Luis Enrique’s stylish PSG team dominated their Italian opponents from kick-off and became the first team in the history of the European Cup to win a final by five goals.
Achraf Hakimi and Desire Doue put PSG two goals up inside 20 minutes. It felt like Inter needed a miracle at half-time, but their task became even harder when the 19-year-old Doue finished off a devastating counter-attack shortly after the hour.
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia added the fourth before another 19-year-old, Senny Mayulu, came off the bench and scored the fifth two minutes later to make history in Munich.
PSG, who lost the 2020 final to Bayern Munich, have spent billions in search of the Champions League, signing some of the best players in the world in Neymar, Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi but without going all the way.
With those stars having left, Enrique built a wonderful attacking side that has allowed the young talents of Doue, Kvaratskhelia and Ousmane Dembele to thrive and there is no doubt that they have been the best in Europe this season.
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PSG’s historic moment should provoke serious questions over football’s future
Inter Milan’s outclassed old men left to mourn the death of a Champions League dream
Inspired by tragedy, how Luis Enrique led fearless PSG to the Champions League final
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PSG v Inter Milan - Champions League final live updates
- PSG thrash Inter Milan 5-0 in the Champions League final in Munich
- PSG win the Champions League for the very first time and do so with a record margin in a final
- Inter completely overrun as their team of veterans made to look old by the youthful, dominant French side
- REPORT: PSG’s historic moment should provoke serious questions over football’s future
- 87' - GOAL! Mayulu smashes in number five at the near post (PSG 5-0 INT)
- 73' - GOAL! Kvaratskhelia finishes neatly when through one on one as PSG pile on the pain (PSG 4-0 INT)
- 64' - GOAL! Doue slides home PSG's third after Vitinha's pass (PSG 3-0 INT)
- 21' - GOAL! Doue fires home with a slight deflection (PSG 2-0 INT)
- 12' - GOAL! Hakimi slots in from Doue ball across (PSG 1-0 INT)
PSG become 24th team to win the Champions League
23:07 , Luke BakerPSG have become the 24th team to win the Champions League/European Cup. Here’s how the roll of honour now looks
- 15: Real Madrid
- 7: AC Milan
- 6: Liverpool, Bayern Munich
- 5: Barcelona
- 4: Ajax
- 3: Manchester United, Inter Milan
- 2: Benfica, Nottingham Forest, Juventus, Porto, Chelsea
- 1: Celtic, Feyenoord, Aston Villa, PSV, Hamburg, Steaua Bucharest, Red Star Belgrade, Marseille, Borussia Dortmund, Manchester City, PSG
Mayulu and Doue enter youngest scorer's list
22:54 , Luke BakerAs if the theme of old vs young in today’s final needed any more spelling out, two of PSG’s scorers entered the top four youngest scorers in Champions League final history list.
The 19 year olds, Senny Mayulu and the irrepressible Desire Doue are those men. Here’s how the full list looks now:
- 1. Patrick Kluivert (AJAX v Milan, 1995, 18 years and 327 days)
- 2. Senny Mayulu (PSG v Internazionale, 2025, 19 years and 14 days)
- 3. Carlos Alberto (PORTO v Monaco, 2004, 19 years and 167 days)
- 4. Désiré Doué (PSG v Internazionale, 2025, 19 years and 362 days)
PSG fans create heartwarming banner for Luis Enrique to honour his daughter
22:38 , Luke BakerA lovely moment for Luis Enrique, who has spoken movingly about the death of his daughter Xana, who died from a rare form of bone cancer in 2019, aged nine.
She had celebrated on the pitch when Enrique won the Champions League with Barcelona in 2015, famously planting a Barca flag in the turf.
PSG fans have recreated a banner of that moment, with their colours instead, and displayed it after the win. Enrique looked visibly moved
REPORT: PSG’s historic moment should provoke serious questions over football’s future
22:28 , Luke BakerQatar finally win the Champions League. It should be an absurd sentence, but then this was a farce of a sporting contest. It was barely a football match, but an exhibition of superior power - in multiple senses..
Paris Saint-Germain destroyed Internazionale 5-0, in what was factually and tonally the most one-sided final in history. No one, not even the great Real Madrid of 1960, had previously won by five goals before.
PSG consequently become the second club owned by a foreign state to have won the Champions League, with Inter having endured the misfortune of being beaten in both finals. If the squad felt pain after losing to Manchester City 1-0 in 2023, given they felt they should have won, there was only embarrassment here.
Read Miguel Delaney’s full piece from Munich:
PSG’s historic moment should provoke serious questions over football’s future
PSG are Champions League winners
22:26 , Luke BakerJoyous scenes in Munich as PSG can finally celebrate becoming European champions for the first time
Inter Milan’s outclassed old men left to mourn the death of a Champions League dream
22:21 , Luke BakerReach a certain age and it isn’t uncommon to develop a greater interest in history. Inter Milan’s old-timers made it: the heaviest defeat ever in a European Cup or Champions League final, a rout still greater than the spectacular scorelines in 1960, 1974, 1989 and 1994, a thrashing that removed two of AC Milan’s routs from the record books.
This was a performance that will echo through the ages. Not by them, however, but to them. Inter conceded three goals to teenagers, Desire Doue’s double followed by the historic fifth from Senny Mayulu.
Inter are old. It isn’t a secret. Barcelona and Bayern Munich probably noticed it, and Arsenal and Manchester City before them. Yet only Paris Saint-Germain succeeded in making them look old. The newest champions of Europe won a generation game so emphatically and dramatically it felt like a case of elder abuse.
Read Richard Jolly’s full piece from the Allianz Arena:
Inter Milan’s outclassed old men left to mourn the death of a Champions League dream
Inter bereft after defeat
22:09 , Luke BakerAn incredible evening for PSG but heartbreak for Inter
Vitinha: It was my dream to win it
22:03 , Luke BakerVitinha has talked to TNT Sports straight after the victory. He is understandably delighted at the win.
“It means everything,” he said. “The fans are the main reason we wanted to win the trophy but we wanted to win for a number of reasons - it's our dream, my dream to win it.
“It says a lot about the players. We’re a very good team and this result was not by magic. We’re very happy we did it like this and now we'll go and celebrate.”
PSG thrash Inter Milan 5-0 to win the Champions League
21:58 , Luke BakerA simply incredible night for PSG
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FULL-TIME! PSG 5-0 Inter
21:52 , Luke BakerWOW, WOW, WOW! It’s all over in Munich. PSG are European champions for the first time and they have completely and utterly battered Inter Milan.
It’s a record win - a five-goal margin in a Champions League final. The parties on the streets of Paris tonight will be a sight to behold
PSG 5-0 Inter, 90 mins
21:49 , Luke BakerThis is going to be a record Champions League final win. Five goals PSG are full value for it. Unbelievable - they’ve been sublime.
GOAL! PSG 5-0 Inter (Senny Mayulu, 87 mins)
21:48 , Luke BakerAnd there’s number five! What a celebration - subs on the pitch and all sorts.
Senny Mayulu, the 18-year-old, has just scored PSG’s final. He can’t believe it, off on a huge run around the pitch. Infectious joy from Mayulu!
Mayulu feeds Barcola, makes the run and gets the return pass (Acerbi playing him onside) and smashes it in at the near post, in off the post! Ha! Superb. What a moment.
PSG 4-0 Inter, 84 mins
21:45 , Luke BakerBarcola should have scored multiple goals since coming on as a sub... He gets down the right and fires across goal but wide.
Triple sub for PSG as Kvaratskhelia, Neves and Ruiz come off, with Goncalo Ramos, Senny Mayulu and Warren Zaire Emery on
MISS! PSG 4-0 Inter, 83 mins
21:42 , Luke BakerHOW HAS HE MISSED THAT? Not that it matters but Barcola is on the brink of scoring one of the greatest Champions League final goals of all-time, only to miss at the last.
He weaves past four men, sits down multiple defenders, gets six yards out, needs to just roll it into the far corner but goes for the near post and lashes it wide. Incredible miss after an unreal run!
PSG 4-0 Inter, 80 mins
21:40 , Luke BakerKvaratskhelia became the first Georgian player to score in a Champions League final with his goal. This could also now be the biggest win in the history of the European Cup/Champions League final.
The margin has been four goals on four previous occasions.
- 1960: Real Madrid 7-3 Eintracht Frankfurt
- 1974: Bayern Munich 4-0 Atletico Madrid (replay)
- 1989: Milan 4-0 Steaua Bucharest
- 1994: Milan 4-0 Barcelona
PSG 4-0 Inter
21:39 , Luke BakerLucas Hernandez on for Mendes now. But what a night for Paris Saint-Germain
PSG 4-0 Inter, 76 mins
21:37 , Luke BakerFinally a shot on target for Inter! Donnarumma parries the shot away - he’d like to keep a clean sheet.
A couple of Inter corners follow but PSG deal with them.
GOAL! PSG 4-0 Inter (Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, 73 mins)
21:34 , Luke BakerThis is an absolute battering now. PSG slice the Inter backline apart as they carve straight through, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia is bearing down on goal and he slots past Sommer.
Brutal, simply brutal. Inter have gone and PSG are rampant - they’ve torn them apart.
CLOSE! PSG 3-0 Inter, 70 mins
21:31 , Luke BakerThuram lunges in late on Ruiz and gets booked for his troubles. The PSG fans are singing non-stop.
It probably should be 4-0. Barcola gets down the right, squares for Mendes who tries to backheel flick the ball in but can’t make contact.
It comes back to Barcola to the right of the goal and he thrashes a shot that flies wide. Should really be hitting the target.
Kristjan Asllani on for Calhanoglu for Inter before Acerbi gets a yellow card as well
PSG 3-0 Inter, 66 mins
21:27 , Luke BakerDoue won’t have the chance for a hat-trick. He got booked for taking his shirt off during the celebration and that might have been in Luis Enrique’s thinking as he subs him off for Bradley Barcola.
A standing ovation for Doue, who has scored two, created one and won this match for PSG. He’s only 19... Superstar
GOAL! PSG 3-0 Inter (Desire Doue, 64 mins)
21:25 , Luke BakerThat, I believe, is known as game, set and match. PSG swarm forward - Dembele finds Vitinha who slides in the onrushing Desire Doue.
The 19-year-old has put ona clinic tonight and he calmly slides it into the corner. Simply sublime and PSG are home and dry
PSG 2-0 Inter, 62 mins
21:23 , Luke BakerHakimi flashes a shot across the face of goal and it deflects wide. The corner then comes to nothing as Vitinha’s clipped ball back in goes out for a goal-kick.
Two more Inter changes and it’s horribly unlucky for Bisseck, who had only just come on. He’s tweaked a hamstring, so he’s straight off along with Mkhitaryan.
Carlos Augusto and Matteo Darmian on.
Inzaghi puts his faith in youth
21:21 , Richard Jolly at the Allianz ArenaIn a game when Inter have looked too old, Inzaghi's first changes were to send on players aged 23 and 24. One of them, Nicola Zalewski, promptly had a shot and got booked.
- Richard Jolly at the Allianz Arena
PSG 2-0 Inter, 57 mins
21:17 , Luke BakerZalewski booked within a minute of coming on. Neves nicks the ball away from him as he cuts inside and he lunges at Ruiz to try and get the ball back. It’s late, he catches Ruiz and it’s a clear yellow.
That was a decent attack from Inter - a couple of promising signs from them perhaps
PSG 2-0 Inter, 54 mins
21:15 , Luke BakerThe struggling Dimarco finally put out of his misery as he’s subbed off for Inter along with Pavard.
Yann Bisseck and Nicola Zalewski come on.
PSG 2-0 Inter, 52 mins
21:12 , Luke BakerPSG look dangerous every time they attack. A break down the left, the ball comes to Kvaratskhelia but he takes a split-second too long and can’t get his shot cleanly away. More warning signs for Inter.
Dembele then drives on and curls a shot at goal but it’s wide.
PSG 2-0 Inter, 50 mins
21:10 , Luke BakerBit of a miscommunication in the PSG defence and Inter earn a corner. Dimarco’s ball is into the danger area, Inter appeal for a handball but it’s given against the Italian side.
That looked like thigh from Marquinhos and a foul followed.
PSG 2-0 Inter, 48 mins
21:08 , Luke BakerInter free-kick to the right of the box. But that’s dismal from Calhanoglu. A great opportunity to put a really dangerous ball in but he overhits it, out for a free-kick.
Not good signs for Inter at the start of this vital second 45 minutes
KICK-OFF! PSG 2-0 Inter
21:07 , Luke BakerBack underway in Munich and PSG immediately attack. A gap opens for Kvaratskhelia and he fires not far wide
WATCH! PSG score twice in first half
21:01 , Luke BakerA great half for PSG. Here are both their goals
Quarter-final goal ✅
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Semi-final goal ✅
Final goal ✅
Achraf Hakimi gives PSG an early lead in the Champions League final, but refuses to celebrate against his former side Inter ⚽
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19-year-old Desire Doue doubles the lead for PSG 🔥
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The French side take a 2-0 lead in the Champions League final in less than 20 minutes! 😱
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Can Inzaghi change this?
20:51 , Richard Jolly at the Allianz ArenaUtterly dominant first half from PSG. Inter look overpowered and overwhelmed. What can Simone Inzaghi conjure to change this?
- Richard Jolly at the Allianz Arena
HALF-TIME! PSG 2-0 Inter
20:51 , Luke BakerLast chance of the first half as Kvaratskhelia rises in the box and heads over. He should probably do better there. That could’ve been 3-0.
Instead, it’s half-time and PSG have completely dominated in Munich. Goals from Hakimi and Doue have them in control, with one hand on the trophy.
This is going to take an epic comeback from Inter
CLOSE! PSG 2-0 Inter, 45+1 mins
20:48 , Luke BakerSuperb skill from Ruiz, with a glorious step-over to beat his man and he feeds Doue.
Shifted on to his right foot and tries to curl it into the far corner from the edge of the box but it drifts just wide.
PSG 2-0 Inter, 45 mins
20:46 , Luke BakerWe’re into two minutes of injury-time before the break.
PSG 2-0 Inter, 41 mins
20:42 , Luke BakerPacho a rock at the back for PSG, cutting out another pass. This is Inter’s best spell of the game but they could really do with a goal before half-time to get back in it.
MISS! PSG 2-0 Inter, 38 mins
20:39 , Luke BakerInter’s midfield are being completely overrun here, with PSG playing through them with ease. The Italian side have barely got a foothold in this game.
A bit better as they attack down the right and Calhanoglu fires a low ball into the box which Pacho impressively cuts out for a corner.
From that corner, Thuram gets space at the back post but heads wide! He has to score, I think, or at least hit the target - that was a great chance.
PSG 2-0 Inter, 35 mins
20:35 , Luke BakerDimarco being targeted by PSG and they go at him again, with Dembele winning the corner.
Marquinhos rises to meet the ball in by Dembele but it goes well wide.
Why Achraf Hakimi didn’t celebrate scoring the opening goal of the Champions League final
20:35 , Luke BakerAchraf Hakimi scored the opening goal of the Champions League final to put Paris Saint-Germain in front against Inter Milan - but the right back did not celebrate.
Hakimi finished Desire Doue’s clever cut-back, scoring into an empty net to round off a lovely move from the French side, to give PSG the lead in Munich.
However, Hakimi immediately raised his hands in apology to the Inter supporters who were behind Yann Sommer’s goal at the Allianz Arena.
Why Hakimi didn’t celebrate the first goal of Champions League final
PSG 2-0 Inter, 32 mins
20:34 , Luke BakerInter look shell-shocked at the moment and PSG aren’t letting up.
Mendes curls in a free-kick from the left, Marquinhos just beaten in the air and Hakimi lofts the ball back in but it’s out for a goal-kick.
PSG 2-0 Inter, 29 mins
20:31 , Luke BakerDoue is just the third teenager to score in a Champions League final and PSG are in complete control here. Seven shots, five on target, compared to Inter’s lone, off-target effort.
Hard to see how the Italians get themselves back in this
WATCH! PSG in control with two early goals
20:30 , Luke BakerWhat an opening 25 minutes this has been for PSG. Here are both their goals
Quarter-final goal ✅
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Semi-final goal ✅
Final goal ✅
Achraf Hakimi gives PSG an early lead in the Champions League final, but refuses to celebrate against his former side Inter ⚽
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19-year-old Desire Doue doubles the lead for PSG 🔥
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The French side take a 2-0 lead in the Champions League final in less than 20 minutes! 😱
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Disaster for Dimarco
20:27 , Richard Jolly at the Allianz ArenaA disastrous start for Federico Dimarco. The Inter fan let Hakimi escape behind him for the first goal and deflected in the second.
- Richard Jolly at the Allianz Arena
CLOSE! PSG 2-0 Inter, 23 mins
20:26 , Luke BakerInter have to find a way back into this. They win a corner and Calhanoglu puts it right on the head of Acerbi who puts it over.
That was a chance.
PSG 2-0 Inter
20:25 , Miguel Delaney, in MunichThis already looks like it be one of those finals where it's completely one-sided. Inter haven't been able to get near PSG, as witnessed for the amount of space their attackers had for that opening goal. Doue's decision to square it for Hakimi also showed impressive maturity. It's all the worse for Inter since you knew the one thing they absolutely had to avoid was conceding in one of PSG's fast starts. Luis Enrique's side blew them away.
It's eight years since a Champions League final was won by three goals and 21 years since four goals... might this trump both? It is so one-sided. Inter are so easy to press.
GOAL! PSG 2-0 Inter (Desire Doue, 21 mins)
20:23 , Luke BakerOH MY WORD! It’s 2-0 and PSG in complete control now after a strike by Desire Doue.
The French side break down the left, the ball is lofted across and comes to Doue at the edge of the area. He strikes it on the half-volley, Dimarco turns his back in front of him, it deflects off him and flies past Sommer.
A stroke of fortune for PSG perhaps but they deserved it. Dimarco having a stinker.
19-year-old Desire Doue doubles the lead for PSG 🔥
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The French side take a 2-0 lead in the Champions League final in less than 20 minutes! 😱
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PSG 1-0 Inter, 18 mins
20:20 , Luke BakerPSG are playing with confidence now. They stride forward again and Kvaratskhelia has space on the left but is surprisingly errant with his shot, which flies well over.
Just seeing the goal again - really poor from Dimarco as he played everyone onside but such composure from Doue to square it to Hakimi for the six-yard tap-in.
PSG 1-0 Inter, 15 mins
20:18 , Luke BakerIf the PSG fans were loud before, they’re deafening now. The perfect start and Inter’s gameplan of staying solid at the back and soaking up pressure is out the window.
Hakimi almost apologetic after goal
20:17 , Richard Jolly at the Allianz ArenaAchraf Hakimi had his hands up in apology then. He is a former Inter player though a Champions League final goal should be enough to make anyone celebrate.
- Richard Jolly at the Allianz Arena
GOAL! PSG 1-0 Inter (Achraf Hakimi, 12 mins)
20:14 , Luke BakerAnd PSG take the lead through Achraf Hakimi.
It’s a simple finish for the right-back as Dimarco is caught out of position, and 19-year-old Doue collects in the box, spins and lays a pass perfectly across goal on a place for the Moroccan.
Too easy and PSG lead
PSG 0-0 Inter, 11 mins
20:11 , Luke BakerFirst shot of the evening as Doue takes aim from distance but it’s easy for Sommer to collect. Marquinhos then stifles an attack at the other end after good No 9 play by Thuram.
A reminder of why Inter are wearing their (stunning) third kit this evening - a golden yellow and black number.
Inter Milan’s kit choice explained ahead of Champions League final
PSG 0-0 Inter, 8 mins
20:09 , Luke BakerPSG win a free-kick on the right and Vitinha whips in a good cross but it runs all the way through. Ball back in a couple of more times but Inter win the headers and eventually it runs dead for a goal-kick.
The French side have definitely started the stronger though.
PSG 0-0 Inter, 6 mins
20:07 , Luke BakerPSG dominating possession early on, as you might expect, although Inter look dangerous as Martinez picks the ball up and tries to feed it left but it’s cut out. If he’d gone left to Dumfries, they could’ve put a dangerous ball into the box.
PSG 0-0 Inter, 3 mins
20:04 , Luke BakerThe Allianz Arena is absolutely rocking - chants from both sets of fans ringing round.
Doue almost squeezes the ball through to Ruiz before he later drives towards the area but pulled up for a foul.
This Inter third kit, full gold, that they’re wearing is gorgeous by the way. Love it.
KICK-OFF! PSG v Inter
20:02 , Luke BakerAnd we’re underway in Munich. Who will be Champions League champions?
Odd kick-off by PSg who immediately loft the ball out of play for an Inter throw.
PSG tifo
19:59 , Richard Jolly at the Allianz ArenaA huge tifo from the PSG fans with the words "Ensemble, nous sommes Invincibles". Let's see if they are right.
- Richard Jolly at the Allianz Arena
Preparations complete in Munich
19:56 , Luke BakerWe’re only a few minutes from kick-off now
How PSG’s ‘kingmaker’ seized chance to reshape football’s future
19:50 , Luke BakerAs Paris Saint-Germain prepare to face Inter Milan in the Champions League final, Miguel Delaney examines how the French club’s president Nasser Al-Khelaifi, who pioneered the sport padel, stepped up after the fallout of the Super League:
How PSG’s ‘kingmaker’ seized chance to reshape football’s future
Born in the eighties: Inter Milan’s veterans have final chance to write Champions League history
19:45 , Luke BakerWithout cancer, Francesco Acerbi once said, he would have retired years ago. Perhaps when he was 28, which would have meant his career ended in 2016. Instead, here he is in 2025, preparing for his second Champions League final, maybe forever going to be the last footballer born in the 1980s to play in one.
Or one of the last, anyway, given that his Inter Milan teammates Yann Sommer, Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Marko Arnautovic were also born when the Berlin Wall was still intact and Matteo Darmian before the 1990s arrived.
Richard Jolly delves into the Inter mainstays who could be the last of a generation to play at this level:
Born in the eighties: Inter’s veterans have final chance at Champions League history
More Inter fans in Munich
19:42 , Richard Jolly at the Allianz ArenaIt has been swelteringly hot in Munich today and it's still warm now. It's not a scientific survey but I came across more Inter fans when I went for a wander and probably more on my tube to the Allianz Arena.
No real surprises in either starting 11, though Desire Doue has been preferred to Bradley Barcola. Benjamin Pavard is fit for Inter and in PSG's last Champions League final, the winner against them came from a Frenchman, in Kingsley Coman.
- Richard Jolly at the Allianz Arena
Gianluigi Donnarumma has proved that his goalkeeping kind are still in fashion
19:40 , Luke BakerFor a man out of time, it might again be the right time. Gianluigi Donnarumma has felt football’s youngest anachronism, the type of player who had fallen out of fashion.
Now he stands 90 minutes – or, given, his skill set, perhaps 120 and a penalty shootout – from a second achievement that would be out of keeping with the modern footballing world.
Miguel Delaney reflects on Donnarumma’s stunning European campaign:
Donnarumma has proved that his goalkeeping kind are still in fashion
How Inter Milan’s ‘warrior spirit’ reignited a Champions League dream
19:32 , Luke BakerMany of the Internazionale players still feel it. It is not the pride at returning to a Champions League, even after the spirit of that semi-final against Barcelona. It is really the pain from their last appearance at this stage in 2023. The Inter Milan players still remember the dejection on that Istanbul pitch.
Given that Manchester City won a treble that season, their 1-0 win has been cast as an inevitability, a translation of infinitely superior state resources into triumph. Inter have never felt that way. They thought they should have won, and were only a misfiring Romelu Lukaku away from glory.
Pride consequently isn’t enough here, as they face another state-owned club. Inter are determined to set it right, even after falling short to Napoli in a gripping Serie A title race last weekend.
There’s a fire within the squad that has driven them through this Champions League campaign. Who really thought they would get past Bayern Munich and Barcelona? Who now truly thinks they’ll beat this Paris Saint-Germain?
Miguel Delaney previews the Champions League final as Inter look to avenge 2023 heartbreak:
How Inter Milan’s ‘warrior spirit’ reignited a Champions League dream
The clash of contrasts that makes PSG vs Inter Milan a fascinating Champions League final
19:24 , Luke BakerMiguel Delaney delves into the contrasting philosophies and approaches ahead of what should be a final to remember in Munich:
Clash of contrasts makes PSG vs Inter Milan a fascinating Champions League final
Inspired by tragedy, how Luis Enrique led fearless PSG to the Champions League final
19:15 , Luke BakerLuis Enrique’s daughter died from rare bone cancer in 2019 - but as he leads PSG into the Champions League final, he says her spirit is with him.
Miguel Delaney reports:
Inspired by tragedy, how Luis Enrique led fearless PSG to the Champions League final
Inter Milan’s kit choice explained ahead of Champions League final
19:04 , Luke BakerInter Milan are set to don their third kit, a golden yellow strip, for tonight's Champions League final against Paris St Germain in Munich.
The final marks the first official encounter between the two sides, and the first time Inter have used their third kit in a Champions League final.
PSG, designated as the home team, will wear their traditional navy blue shirts and shorts with a white and red stripe.
As a result, this kit clash prevents Inter from playing in their classic black and blue.
Instead of their second strip—white shirts with blue details—the Italian side opted for the golden yellow shirt with black details and black shorts.
Inter Milan’s kit choice explained ahead of Champions League final
Champions League final team news
18:51 , Jamie BraidwoodKhvicha Kvaratskhelia starts despite being a doubt after his missed the French Cup final. Luis Enrique has gone for Desire Doué over Bradley Barcola on the right. Presnel Kimpembe is out with an Achilles tendon issue and PSG are as expected elsewhere.
Benjamin Pavard starts ahead of Yann Bisseck in the Inter defence. Inter, too, are as expected elsewhere with Lautaro Martinez passed fit to start alongside Marcus Thuram in attack.
Champions League final: Confirmed line-ups
18:49 , Jamie BraidwoodPSG (4-3-3): Donnarumma; Hakimi, Marquinhos, Pacho, Mendes; Joao Neves, Vitinha, Fabian Ruiz; Doue, Dembelé, Kvaratskhelia
Inter (3-5-2): Sommer; Pavard, Bastoni, Acerbi; Dumfries, Mkhitaryan, Barella, Calhanoglu, Dimarco; Thuram, Lautaro Martinez
Players to look out for in the final
18:41 , Luke BakerLionel Messi, Neymar and Kylian Mbappe have all left PSG but that doesn't mean there aren't players to watch.
Georgian winger Khvicha Kvaratskhelia has starred for the team since joining from Napoli in January. Bradley Barcola, Desire Doue and Ousmane Dembele are chipping in the goals that Mbappe's no longer scoring, and the team has one of the world's best goalkeepers in Gianluigi Donnarumma, formerly of AC Milan.
Meanwhile, Inter count on Argentina star Lautaro Martinez to lead the team with his captaincy and goals.
'In front of us we have a great team'
18:28 , Luke BakerInzaghi was asked what his team needs more than anything else in order to defeat Luis Enrique's PSG, a side which has won every trophy they have competed for so far this season.
"Aggressiveness, clarity, there could be many more because to play a match like this, to win, to win such an important match, it will take everything," Inzaghi said.
"It will take everything, along with all the details that we are trying to take care of in the best possible way, knowing that in front of us we have a great team that has deserved the final, like Inter, which has incredible strength and a great coach."
Inter out to avenge 2023 heartbreak
18:14 , Luke BakerInter Milan are determined to avenge their 2023 Champions League final loss, though manager Simone Inzaghi warned on Friday against letting determination become obsession against Paris St Germain in this year's final.
While Inter's domestic campaign ended trophyless, in Europe, Inzaghi and his players are desperate to banish the ghosts of Istanbul and their defeat to Manchester City, but they will not let their resolve turn into fixation ahead of tonight’s showdown in Munich.
"I have seen determination and not the obsession that shouldn't be there," Inzaghi told reporters.
"Instead, there should be the right concentration and determination, and this is what the guys have shown me in these days.
"I asked during the week for concentration and determination, but not obsession, we must be free, free of mind in preparing in the best possible way."
PSG hoping to battle through trauma
18:00 , Will CastleThe terms “Champions League final” and “Munich” do not spark happy thoughts for PSG when used in the same sentence.
PSG failed to win Europe’s most coveted prize at their previous time of asking, losing to Bayern Munich in an echoey final in 2020.
Five years on, they play at the home of their heartbreakers as they stand within touching distance of their holy grail.
Inter's last trip to Munich
17:45 , Will CastleSimone Inzaghi’s side fared pretty well when they visited the Allianz earlier this season.
A good omen for the Nerazzurri?
After finishing fourth in the league phase, Inter have not lost a game on their way to the final. Here’s their route to Munich:
Round of 16
Feyenoord 0-2 Inter Milan
Inter Milan 2-1 Feyenoord (agg 4-1)
Quarter-finals
Bayern Munich 1-2 Inter Milan
Inter Milan 2-2 Bayern Munich (agg 4-3)
Semi-finals
Barcelona 3-3 Inter Milan
Inter Milan 4-3 Barcelona (7-6 agg)
Road to the final: PSG
17:15 , Will CastleAfter scraping through an underwhelming league phase in 15th, PSG turned it up a gear to produce a campaign worthy of a European final. Here’s their route to Munich:
Knockout play-offs
Brest 0-3 PSG
PSG 7-0 Brest (agg 10-0)
Round of 16
PSG 0-1 Liverpool
Liverpool 0-1 PSG (agg 1-1, PSG won 4-1 on penalties)
Quarter-finals
PSG 3-2 Aston Villa
Aston Villa 2-2 PSG (agg 4-5)
Semi-finals
Arsenal 0-1 PSG
PSG 2-1 (agg 3-1)
Three hours until kick-off
17:00 , Will CastleSafe to say the mood is building in Munich!
Pre-final preparations in Munich
16:45 , Will Castle
Are the 'best team' in the Champions League... not in the final?
16:30 , Will CastleMikel Arteta will certainly believe so!
Despite crashing out to finallists PSG in the previous round, the Arsenal boss is convinced that his side was a level above the competition.
“I don't think there's been a better team [than Arsenal] in the competition from what I have seen, but we are out,” Arteta told TNT Sports after the semi-final defeat in Paris.
He later reiterated his claim, saying: “100 percent. Watching it back, watching the stats. It's very clear but its not about the winning probability, it's about making it count.”
Was this pride, arrogance or just plain delusion? Miguel Delaney had his say:
Mikel Arteta comments reveal Arsenal delusion and why other clubs dislike them
Novak Djokovic scheduled to play during Champions League final as French Open request denied
16:15 , Will CastleNot everyone in Paris will be watching tonight’s final...
Novak Djokovic had his request to watch the Champions League final denied after being scheduled to play at Roland Garros on Saturday night.
A host of top players, including Paris Saint-Germain fan Arthur Fils, had pleaded with organisers to ensure their French Open third-round matches did not clash with the big game against Inter Milan in Munich.
But the Djokovic received bad news on Friday afternoon as his clash with Austrian Filip Misolic will begin at 8.15pm local time, 45 minutes before the final kicks off.
Djokovic match to clash with Champions League final as French Open request denied
Who will win Ballon d’Or 2025?
16:00 , Will CastleTonight’s result could have major ramifications on who takes home the Ballon d’Or in September.
The Independent has already narrowed the chasing pack down five top contenders:
- Mohamed Salah
- Ousmane Dembele
- Lamine Yamal
- Raphinha
- Lautaro Martinez
Here’s a deeper look at those frontrunners:
Who will win Ballon d’Or 2025? Date and contenders including Lamine Yamal
Luis Enrique issues rallying cry as PSG target Champions League glory
15:45 , Will CastleLuis Enrique has called on his Paris St Germain players to seize their chance to "write themselves into the club's history" by winning the Champions League.
Enrique told the club’s official website: “We all want to make history and to win Paris St Germain’s first-ever Champions League.
“Winning a trophy for the first time is always the hardest, but that’s what motivates me. There are only two teams and one game left, and I think that we can be proud of what we’ve accomplished, but we need to finish the job because our aim is to go down in history.
“Our team deserves to experience this final. I have no doubts about the fact that Paris St Germain’s fans and the club itself deserve to win this trophy.
“I don’t know if it’ll happen on May 31, a year later or two, three or four years later, but I hope that we’ll be the first ones to write that history because that’s what’s motivated us since we first set foot in Paris.”
Luis Enrique issues rallying cry as PSG target Champions League glory
Why Arsenal should have beaten PSG (but didn’t)
15:30 , Will CastleArsenal could have found themselves in a European final this evening if they cleared just one more hurdle of beating PSG. They didn’t.
Adam Clery delves into why and how Mikel Arteta’s should have overcame the Parisian giants:
How much does winning the Champions League earn you?
15:15 , Will Castle“Winning the Champions League probably gets you upwards of £100m,” football finance expert Rob Wilson told Plejmo. “That obviously is made up of the prize money that you've generated thus far, and it also gets you around £15m for the final itself and a share of the performance bonuses related to it.
“There's also money from the UEFA market pool that is probably another £15million to £20million, but that varies due to domestic broadcast deals.
“We know that France and Italy are much smaller in terms of their domestic broadcast deal than the Premier League. Matchday gate receipts about 10million, sponsorship activation around about £20million.”
How PSG’s ‘kingmaker’ seized chance to reshape football’s future
15:00 , Will CastleAs Paris Saint-Germain prepare to face Inter Milan in the Champions League final, Miguel Delaney examines how the French club’s president Nasser Al-Khelaifi, who pioneered the sport padel, stepped up after the fallout of the Super League:
How PSG’s ‘kingmaker’ seized chance to reshape football’s future
Born in the eighties: Inter Milan’s veterans have final chance to write Champions League history
14:40 , Will CastleWithout cancer, Francesco Acerbi once said, he would have retired years ago. Perhaps when he was 28, which would have meant his career ended in 2016. Instead, here he is in 2025, preparing for his second Champions League final, maybe forever going to be the last footballer born in the 1980s to play in one.
Or one of the last, anyway, given that his Inter Milan teammates Yann Sommer, Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Marko Arnautovic were also born when the Berlin Wall was still intact and Matteo Darmian before the 1990s arrived.
Richard Jolly delves into the Inter mainstays who could be the last of a generation to play at this level:
Born in the eighties: Inter’s veterans have final chance at Champions League history
Gianluigi Donnarumma has proved that his goalkeeping kind are still in fashion
14:20 , Will CastleFor a man out of time, it might again be the right time. Gianluigi Donnarumma has felt football’s youngest anachronism, the type of player who had fallen out of fashion.
Now he stands 90 minutes – or, given, his skill set, perhaps 120 and a penalty shootout – from a second achievement that would be out of keeping with the modern footballing world.
Miguel Delaney reflects on Donnarumma’s stunning European campaign:
Donnarumma has proved that his goalkeeping kind are still in fashion
How Inter Milan’s ‘warrior spirit’ reignited a Champions League dream
14:00 , Will CastleMany of the Internazionale players still feel it. It is not the pride at returning to a Champions League, even after the spirit of that semi-final against Barcelona. It is really the pain from their last appearance at this stage in 2023. The Inter Milan players still remember the dejection on that Istanbul pitch.
Given that Manchester City won a treble that season, their 1-0 win has been cast as an inevitability, a translation of infinitely superior state resources into triumph. Inter have never felt that way. They thought they should have won, and were only a misfiring Romelu Lukaku away from glory.
Pride consequently isn’t enough here, as they face another state-owned club. Inter are determined to set it right, even after falling short to Napoli in a gripping Serie A title race last weekend.
There’s a fire within the squad that has driven them through this Champions League campaign. Who really thought they would get past Bayern Munich and Barcelona? Who now truly thinks they’ll beat this Paris Saint-Germain?
Miguel Delaney previews the Champions League final as Inter look to avenge 2023 heartbreak:
How Inter Milan’s ‘warrior spirit’ reignited a Champions League dream
Luis Enrique hopes tough run so far will pay dividends
13:40 , Will CastleLuis Enrique hopes Paris Saint-Germain’s difficult journey to the Champions League final will help them make history on Saturday.
“What I tried to transmit to the players is that we have been on a very difficult journey,” Enrique told said.
“We have had to play in top-level games since the start of the Champions League. The fact that it was hard at the start could be an advantage for us now because we are used to playing in these games.”
Luis Enrique hopes ‘very difficult journey’ to CL final ends with glory for PSG
The clash of contrasts that makes PSG vs Inter Milan a fascinating Champions League final
13:20 , Will CastleMiguel Delaney delves into the contrasting philosophies and approaches ahead of what should be a final to remember in Munich:
Clash of contrasts makes PSG vs Inter Milan a fascinating Champions League final
Simone Inzaghi wants final push from Inter Milan
13:00 , Will CastleSimone Inzaghi will be hoping it is second time lucky when he sends his Inter Milan side into Champions League final battle against Paris Saint-Germain, saying: “we’ve made it this far and don’t want to stop now.”
“We have to step onto the pitch with the determination and desire to win this match,” he said. “We’ll play it our way, with the qualities that brought us here. The journey we’ve been on, full of challenges, gives us great belief. We’ve made it this far and don’t want to stop now.”
We don’t want to stop now – Simone Inzaghi wants final push from Inter Milan
Inspired by tragedy, how Luis Enrique led fearless PSG to the Champions League final
12:40 , Will CastleLuis Enrique’s daughter died from rare bone cancer in 2019 - but as he leads PSG into the Champions League final, he says her spirit is with him.
Miguel Delaney reports:
Inspired by tragedy, how Luis Enrique led fearless PSG to the Champions League final
Predicted line-ups
12:20 , Will CastlePSG (4-3-3): Donnarumma; Hakimi, Marquinhos, Pacho, Mendes; Joao Neves, Vitinha, Fabian Ruiz; Barcola, Dembelé, Kvaratskhelia
Inter (3-5-2): Sommer; Bisseck, Bastoni, Acerbi; Dumfries, Mkhitaryan, Barella, Calhanoglu, Dimarco; Thuram, Lautaro Martinez
Early team news
12:00 , Will CastleLuis Enrique has a doubt over Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, though the Georgian has returned to training after missing out on the Coup de France, despite initially being selected to start.
The major tactical doubt for Enrique could involve Desire Doué or Bradley Barcola lining up on the right. Presnel Kimpembe is out with an Achilles tendon issue.
Inter have welcomed back Lautaro Martinez, Davide Frattesi, Yann Bisseck and Benjamin Pavard to full training, though they all remain names to watch in the final hours before kick-off.
Inter Milan’s kit choice explained ahead of Champions League final
11:20 , Will CastleInter Milan are set to don their third kit, a golden yellow strip, for Saturday's Champions League final against Paris St Germain in Munich.
The final on Saturday evening, which kicks off at 8pm GMT, marks the first official encounter between the two sides, and the first time Inter have used their third kit in a Champions League final.
PSG, designated as the home team, will wear their traditional navy blue shirts and shorts with a white and red stripe.
As a result, this kit clash prevents Inter from playing in their classic black and blue.
Instead of their second strip—white shirts with blue details—the Italian side opted for the golden yellow shirt with black details and black shorts.
Inter Milan’s kit choice explained ahead of Champions League final
