Paris Saint-Germain made history on Saturday night in Munich, crushing Inter Milan 5-0 to claim their first-ever UEFA Champions League trophy in stunning fashion. At the heart of the victory was 19-year-old Désiré Doué, who scored twice and assisted another in a dominant performance.
PSG started the final at full throttle, controlling possession and tempo from the first whistle. Just 12 minutes in, Vitinha slipped a clever pass behind Inter’s defense for Doué, who squared it perfectly for Achraf Hakimi to tap home the opener.
Eight minutes later, Doué doubled PSG’s lead. Picking up a cross-field pass from Ousmane Dembélé, he cut inside from the right before firing a deflected shot off Federico Dimarco that left Inter goalkeeper Yann Sommer rooted.
The Ligue 1 champions continued their onslaught in the second half. A brilliant backheel from Dembélé found Vitinha, who laid it into Doué’s path. The teenager slotted a composed finish into the bottom corner to make it 3-0 and effectively end the match.
Doué was booked for removing his shirt in celebration and substituted shortly afterward, but the goals kept coming. Dembélé turned provider again, setting up Khvicha Kvaratskhelia for the fourth in the 73rd minute.
Late in the game, substitutes Bradley Barcola and Senny Mayulu combined to complete the rout, securing PSG the biggest winning margin in Champions League final history.
“We're rewriting history – for the club and for French football,” said Doué, who joined PSG from Rennes last August.
“It’s magical,” added Dembélé. “Not just winning – but winning with style. We've earned this, and so have our fans.”
#Clean Sweep for PSG
The triumph completes a treble for PSG, who had already won the Ligue 1 title and French Super Cup earlier in the season. Last week, they also lifted the Coupe de France after beating Reims, with Barcola scoring twice in that final.
Manager Luis Enrique now joins an elite group of coaches who have won the Champions League with two different clubs, having previously triumphed with Barcelona in 2015.
“We’re ambitious and we’re just getting started,” said Enrique. “This is just the beginning of PSG's era in European football.”
#Inter Left Reeling
For Inter Milan, the defeat capped a frustrating season. Having lost last year’s final to Manchester City, they again fell short in Europe. Domestically, they missed out on the Serie A title to Napoli by a single point and were knocked out of the Coppa Italia by rivals AC Milan.
“This is a painful defeat,” admitted Inter coach Simone Inzaghi. “Just like Istanbul, it hurts. But defeats like these can make us stronger.”
