JAKARTA - Inter Milan has an anti-limax. In the Champions League final, Inter were battered and had to admit the superiority of Paris Saint-Germain 5-0. Coach Simone Inzaghi admits PSG deserves to win and win the Champions League.
Inter failed to put up a fight. Instead of balancing PSG's game in a duel at the Allianz Arena Stadium, Munich, Sunday, June 1, 2025 in the morning WIB, Inter was even beaten.
Even PSG has mastered the final game since the first minute. PSG's first goal scored by Achraf Hakimi when the game had only been running for 12 minutes marked the collapse of the Inter defense which was previously very solid.
Evidently, PSG with an offensive and aggressive game, it only took eight minutes to add goals. The defense of the Nerazzurri is so easy to break into young people aged 19, Desire Doue. Even Doue is able to score a brace.
Furthermore, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, who has been wary of the Inter camp because of her experience in dealing with Italian Serie A players because she had been a pillar of Napoli, solidified PSG's advantage to 4-0.
Not to forget other young people, Senny Mayulu succeeded in embarrassing Inter's backline to beat goalkeeper Yann Sommer ahead of the dispersal.
Luis Enrique's team showed dominance and did not let I Nerazzurri develop the game at all. Former England and Manchester United national team defender Rio Ferdinand, who is a football committee, said PSG had recognized the ball since the first minute.
"They fully control Inter and make opponents like the team with old players who can't do anything. Paris completely dominated and pressed them from the start. And, they pressed the opponent throughout the game. I've never seen a team so dominating," Ferdinand was quoted as saying by UEFA.
Meanwhile, Inzaghi said that Lautaro Martinez et al had given everything for 90 minutes plus injury time. However, he admitted that PSG deserved to win and become a champion.
"We have given everything we have. Of course we are disappointed. Moreover, we have played 58 times this one season," said Inzaghi.
"Paris deserves to win and win. As a coach I remain proud of the players. It must only be admitted that our performance was not good enough since the beginning of the match," he said again.
Inzaghi admitted that he was devastated by the crushing defeat. Moreover, he did not expect to lose up to five goals. However, Inzaghi, who was rumored to be leaving to accept the offer of coaching in Saudi Arabia, is optimistic that Inter will rise.
"This is a very crushing defeat because it happened in the final. We certainly learn from defeat and rise to be stronger. This is indeed painful like the final in Istanbul [Inter lost 1-0 against Manchester City]," he said.
"But this is a different game. Paris is so mastery of the game and superior in possession of the ball. We really learned a lot to be better," said Inzaghi.
"As in the 2023 failure, we will rise and then win the league," said the former Lazio coach.
Inter also ended the season without winning any trophies. They failed to defend the Italian Serie A title that Napoli won. Likewise in Coppa Italia, La Beneamata only lasted until the semifinals before being eliminated by AC Milan.
"I am still grateful to the players for their achievements this season. We did not win trophies, but I am proud to be their coach," said Inzaghi again.
When Inter failed to win the trophy, PSG managed to score trebles. Previously, PSG won the French Ligue 1 and French Cup or Coupe de France. Les Parisiens then completed the treble after first lifting a wide-eared trophy.
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