Allianz Arena in Munich is ready to host the last few expected, but every football romantic desire: Paris Saint-Germain vs Inter Milan. France against Italy – two proud football nations, two clubs that rewrote their identity, and two managers who rebuilt the debris now chase the same elusive price. For all glitz promised by the Champions League, this final is not about the tradition of versus ambitions – it is about trust, ideas, rediscovery and above all redemption.
In one excavation Luis Enrique – a purist, a professor, a man who once led MSN to immortality in 2015 – finds a youthful, hungry side of PSG, which dared to look more than out. On the other hand, Simone Inzaghi – an alchemist, a pragmatic artist, a tactic who rebuilt interbut not with gold, but with gravel. Both men who chase their second champions’ league titles come to Munich with one mission: Write a new chapter in European elite history.
The finals are rare and this one is the most precious of all
French and Italian clubs have found little joy for all their wealth and reputation. Ligue 1 did not celebrate the European glory since the 1993 triumph – ironically over the Italian team. Since then, the French parties have come across the last obstacle: Monaco in 2004, PSG in 2020. Serie and, as soon as the gold standard of club football, watched the shadows. No Italian team raised the trophy from the historical height of Inter Pod Mourinho in 2010 – long, quiet drought of 15 years and counting.
This is changing now. One way or another.
Both teams have won their place. PSG ruptured the royal rank of Premier League and eliminated Liverpool and Arsenal with the work of the group already on the reputation. Inter, in the meantime, knocked Barcelona and Bayern Munich – two Juggernauts with the DNA of the Champions League. There were no accidents. They were plans to move.
Enrique: From the brink to the brilliance
Enrique: It is easy to forget how close the PSG was to climb this season in the first round. PSG let PSG flirt with disaster. The whispering of the release began to cover. But three direct victories, an increase in faith and the Spaniard – armed with beliefs and a bold vision – led their team to knockouts.
Now he stands again on the brink of something special.
Unlike its Barcelona in 2015, PSG is not under Enrique Galaxy Galctico – it’s a constellation of the promise. Owners of Qatar, once obsessed with the names of awnings and marketing buzzing, took a step back. The era of Neymar-Mesi-MBAPPE is over. Instead, a team based on youth, cohesion and positional discipline. French core – elegant, agile, fearless – is now identity. Enrique’s imprint is visible: control the ball, dictate pace and strike when it matters. It is a PSG that prevents one, attacks as one and plays such a kind of structured football France has long demanded since its richest club.
