Désiré Doué etched his name into Paris Saint-Germain folklore with a stunning performance, spearheading a dominant 5-0 victory over Inter Milan as PSG finally claimed their long-awaited maiden UEFA Champions League title.
The final began on an odd note when Vitinha deliberately kicked the ball out of play, but the rhythm soon normalized, with the Portuguese midfielder asserting his influence early. Just 12 minutes in, Vitinha unlocked Inter’s defense with a clever pass to Doué, who unselfishly squared it for former Nerazzurri player Achraf Hakimi to open the scoring.
Doué then turned from provider to scorer, doubling PSG’s lead eight minutes later. Collecting a pass from Ousmane Dembélé, he struck a shot that deflected off Federico Dimarco and beat Yann SommerInter’s defense caught out by Dimarco dropping deeper than the line.
Despite being largely outplayed, Inter had their moments from set-pieces. Francesco Acerbi and Marcus Thuram both failed to hit the target with headed efforts, while PSG continued to threaten. Dembélé slipped behind Dimarco but couldn’t convert Doué’s crossand Doué himself fired narrowly wide. Inter’s brightest spark, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, saw one attempt deflected behind before heading the resulting corner onto the roof of the net.
Kvaratskhelia had two more chances early in the second half, both off-target, while Dembélé also spurned a chance. Inter boss Simone Inzaghi made changes in the 54th minute, bringing on Nicola Zalewski, who showed energy but had a shot blocked and was promptly booked. Inzaghi’s own frustrations earned him a yellow card soon after, reflecting Inter’s unraveling.
Things went from bad to worse when substitute Yann Bisseck limped off injured almost immediately. Before he could reach the bench, Doué struck againtiming his run to perfection and finishing first-time from another Vitinha pass, leaving Sommer no chance.
Any hope of an Inter comeback was snuffed out when Lautaro Martínez and Thuram clashed into each other in a rare attacking move. PSG punished them yet again as Dembélé threaded a pass through to Kvaratskhelia, who calmly finished to become the first Georgian to score in a Champions League final.
Chasing a record five-goal margin in a UCL final, PSG weren’t done. With four minutes left, academy product Senny Mayulu played a slick one-two with Bradley Barcola and hammered the ball off the post and in, sealing a famous night for the French giants.
The emphatic win not only delivered PSG’s first Champions League crown but also made them the first French side to win the tournament since Marseille’s inaugural triumph in 1993. It capped a historic season in which PSG completed their first-ever quadruple. In stark contrast, Inter’s campaignonce full of promiseended empty-handedand with a second Champions League final heartbreak in three years.
