PIX: PSG maul Inter Milan for maiden Champions League crown

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Last updated on: June 01, 2025 02:58 IST

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Images from the UEFA Champions League final between Paris St Germain and Inter Milan, at Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany, on Saturday.

Paris St Germain's players celebrate with the trophy after beating Inter Milan in the UEFA Champions League final, at Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany, on Saturday.

IMAGE: Paris St Germain's players celebrate with the trophy after beating Inter Milan in the UEFA Champions League final, at Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany, on Saturday. Photograph: Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters

Desire Doue scored twice to inspire Paris St Germain to their first European Cup triumph with an emphatic 5-0 win over Inter Milan in a totally one-sided Champions League final on Saturday.

After losing the final to Bayern Munich in 2020, Luis Enrique's PSG side, who teetered on the brink of elimination in the league phase this season, finally claimed the trophy their big-spending Qatari owners have craved.

 

Achraf Hakimi scores Paris St Germain's first goal past Inter Milan's Yann Sommer.

IMAGE: Achraf Hakimi scores Paris St Germain's first goal past Inter Milan's Yann Sommer. Photograph: Peter Cziborra/Reuters

PSG put on a masterclass which the more experienced Inter side had no answer to, scoring twice in the opening 20 minutes through former Inter defender Achraf Hakimi and Doue.

The 19-year-old Doue was on target again in the 63rd minute, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia scored 10 minutes later and substitute Senny Mayulu netted three minutes from time to seal the biggest winning margin in a Champions League final.

Achraf Hakimi celebrates with Ousmane Dembele after putting Paris St Germain ahead.

IMAGE: Achraf Hakimi celebrates with Ousmane Dembele after putting Paris St Germain ahead. Photograph: Peter Cziborra/Reuters

Before kickoff the Italian fans sang "There's Only Inter", the club's anthem, but on the pitch their side went missing and PSG ran riot to secure a richly deserved win.

PSG bossed the game from the start, maintaining possession with their slick passing, every player constantly searching for an opening, which they found in the 12th minute when Vitinha played a pass into Doue in the box.

Inter defenders appealed for offside but Federico Dimarco played the PSG man onside and the youngster kept his cool to roll the ball across goal and hand Hakimi the simplest of tap-ins.

Desire Doue fires home Paris St Germain's second goal.

IMAGE: Desire Doue fires home Paris St Germain's second goal. Photograph: Angelika Warmuth/Reuters

The second came eight minutes later from a quick PSG counter which found Ousmane Dembele on the left wing.

Dembele drove forward before floating the ball to the far side and Doue had time to control the ball on his chest and his shot took a deflection off Dimarco to beat the wrong-footed Yann Sommer.

Desire Doue breaks into celebration after scoring Paris St Germain's third goal.

IMAGE: Desire Doue breaks into celebration after scoring Paris St Germain's third goal. Photograph: Stephanie Lecocq/Reuters

PSG killed off the game with a third goal when Vitinha slid the ball through to Doue in the area and the 19-year-old coolly slipped the ball past Sommer.

Inter were shell-shocked but things only got worse.

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia scores Paris St Germain's fourth goal.

IMAGE: Khvicha Kvaratskhelia scores Paris St Germain's fourth goal. Photograph: Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters

Dembele's defence-splitting pass from his own half sent Kvaratskhelia haring away before beating Sommer at his near post, a goal which brought the PSG bench, including Luis Enrqiue, onto the pitch as they knew this game was all over.

PSG still had time for a fifth as Mayulu fired past Sommer from close range after a pass from substitute Bradley Barcola and the final whistle was greeted with huge roars from the French fans who had been singing loudly all game.