The curtain will fall on the 2024/25 European club season as PSG face Inter Milan in the UEFA Champions League final at Munich’s Allianz Arena on May 31, which will be the first meeting between the two sides, who have had a contrasting trajectory in this competition.
For PSG, it’s about putting an end to the trophy drought after a decade of near-misses and heartbreaks.
The French giants are seeking their maiden Champions League crown, while Inter Milan aim to clinch a fourth European title and their second since Jose Mourinho's side won in 2010.
This may not be the final, some neutrals would have thought, but it is one of the most compelling in recent memory, which pits two contrasting philosophies — PSG’s expansive, attack-minded football against Inter’s resolute and tactical discipline in a match that is genuinely too close to call.
Both clubs have taken different paths to reach this stage. Luis Enrique’s side, who looked destined for an early exit, turned their fortune and how?
Staring down the barrel after finishing poorly in the league phase and needing to go through the playoffs to stay alive; Luis Enrique side hit a top gear and defeated Brest 10-0 in the knockout round play-off.
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Since then, the Parisians haven’t looked back. They have defeated Liverpool, Aston Villa and Arsenal to book a place in the final.
Inter, by contrast, have leaned on their structure to get the job done.
While they fell short in Serie A and the Coppa Italia, Simone Inzaghi's side has shown their prowess in the Champions League after knockout wins over Bayern Munich and Barcelona, and now remain in contention to salvage their season with the biggest prize of all.
Luis Enrique’s UEFA trophy cabinet
The Spaniard, who took over PSG in 2023, is no stranger to the biggest nights in Europe, which includes his Champions League title run in 2015 with the Barcelona.
That year, he just did not win a Champions League but also claimed treble, including La Liga and Copa del Rey, a feat accomplished by only a handful of managers.
Enrique’s team, which boasted Lionel Messi, Neymar jr, and Luis Suarez, hammered Juventus 3-1 in Berlin to claim the UEFA Champions League.
Months later, he lifted the UEFA Super Cup after a 5-4 extra-time win over Sevilla.
And now, as PSG stands on the brink of history, so is Enrique. If he delivers a treble again, he would become the second manager ever to do it twice—and with two different clubs after Pep Guardiola, who delivered the same feat with Barcelona (2009) and Manchester City (2023).
That’s not a career milestone. That’s immortality.
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