PSG beat Inter Milan 5-0 to win the Champions League for the first time
PSG thrashed Inter Milan 5–0 to win the Champions League in emphatic fashion. It was a dominant display from the Parisians, who set a new record for the biggest winning margin in a Champions League final.
Desire Doué scored on either side of halftime, while Achraf Hakimi, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, and academy graduate Senny Mayulu also found the net at the Allianz Arena, sealing PSG's first-ever Champions League triumph.
Doue celebrates his second goal in the final. Photo by NurPhoto/Getty images
It didn't take long for PSG to take the lead, with Hakimi tapping into an empty net inside the first 12 minutes.
The move began with Vitinha, who split the Inter Milan defence with a brilliant pass to Doué. The winger unselfishly squared it to Hakimi, who made no mistake in finishing the move.
Less than 10 minutes later, the Parisians doubled their lead after Doué's strike took a deflection off Federico Dimarco and found the back of the net.
It was a textbook counter-attack from PSG, who had been defending their own goal just moments earlier. Kvaratskhelia picked up the ball inside his own half and found Ousmane Dembélé ahead of him. The Frenchman drove into open space before delivering a low cross to Doué, who calmly finished from close range.
Inter struggled to get a foothold in the game and were constantly outplayed by a young and energetic PSG side. It took 38 minutes for the Italian team to get a sight of goal, with Hakan Çalhanoğlu drilling a low cross into the box that was blocked by Willian Pacho.
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From the resulting corner, Marcus Thuram rose higher than everyone else in the box, but the forward couldn't find the target.
The second half began slowly, with PSG content to pass the ball around their own half. Inter Milan started better than they had in the first, but they were still yet to trouble Gianluigi Donnarumma.
Doué was involved once again, producing a brilliant piece of trickery to send Dembélé through on goal, but the Frenchman's shot flashed across the face of goal.
The 19-year-old was at the heart of all of PSG's attacking play, and he added to his tally by finishing off a well-worked move from the French side. However, that marked the end of the night for Doué, who would have been hoping to complete his hat-trick but was substituted shortly after.
The youngster's departure didn't affect the momentum, and PSG added a fourth in the 72nd minute. Dembélé played in Kvaratskhelia, and the Georgian made no mistake, tucking his strike into the bottom corner.
PSG were relentless, and substitute — as well as academy graduate — Mayulu smashed in the fifth to leave Inter Milan in ruins.
It was an incredible performance from PSG, who lifted their first-ever Champions League trophy. As the final whistle blew, the Parisian players fell to their knees — the emotion and the long wait for the trophy had finally come to an end.