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Doué bags a brace as PSG annihilate Inter Milan to claim Champions League

Champions League

Désiré Doué scored twice and set up another goal as Paris Saint-Germain destroyed Inter Milan 5-0 on Saturday night in Munich to lift the Champions League trophy for the first time.

Paris Saint-Germain lifted the 2025 Champions League title after thrashing Inter Milan 5-0 at the Allianz Arena in Munich

Paris Saint-Germain lifted the 2025 Champions League title after thrashing Inter Milan 5-0 at the Allianz Arena in Munich AP - Martin Meissner

PSG exploded into the game and dominated possession.

Twelve minutes in, Vitinha pushed the ball behind the Inter defence for Doué's dart into the penalty area. He rolled it across for the unmarked Achraf Hakimi to stab into the net.

Eight minutes later, Doué, over on the right wing, collected Ousmane Dembélé's pass from the left, drove into the penalty area and his strike took a deflection off Federico Dimarco to wrong-foot the Inter goalkeeper Yann Sommer and loop into the net.

Midway through the second-half, the 19-year-old effectively ended the contest.

Vitinha, receiving a slick back heel pass from Dembélé, cushioned the ball into Doué's path and he guided his shot elegantly into the right hand corner past Sommer.

The midfielder was booked for removing his shirt in his celebration. And soon taken out of the fray.

But his departure brought no respite for Inter.

Dembélé remained and the France international set up Khvicha Kvaratskhelia for the fourth after 73 minutes.

Doué's replacement, Bradley Barcola, fed fellow substitute Senny Mayulu for the fifth in the closing stages to give PSG a record win in the final in the 70-year history of European club football's most prestigious competition.

“It is wonderful, it is magical, we are rewriting the history of this club and French football,” said Doué who moved to PSG from Rennes last August.

Prize

“It's exceptional,” Dembélé added. “It's especially good since we did it in style. We went to Liverpool, to Aston Villa, and played great games. We deserve it and so do the fans.”

The victory furnished PSG with a clean sweep of trophies.

In January, the club claimed the French Super Cup and the Ligue 1 championship followed in April.

Last Saturday, Barcola bagged a brace as PSG overpowered Reims to win the Coupe de France for a record 16th time in its 108-year history.

PSG boss Luis Enrique, who led Barcelona to the 2015 Champions League, became the seventh coach to win the trophy with two different teams, in the footsteps of Carlo Ancelotti, Pep Guardiola and Jose Mourinho.

“We are ambitious, we are going to continue to conquer the football world,” Enrique added.

Inter, who lost the 2023 Champions League final in Istanbul against Manchester City, had been seeking redemption in Munich.

Last Friday, Napoli pipped them to the Serie A title by a point. And city rivals AC Milan eliminated them from the Coppa Italia last month.

“We are extremely disappointed,” said coach Simone Inzaghi said. “Defeats can make you stronger. This defeat hurts a lot just like in Istanbul."