French giants bid to win first European Cup glory against three-time winners in Munich
Treble-chasing Paris Saint-Germain meet Inter Milan tonight in the Champions League final.
PSG are looking to claim the biggest prize in European club football for the first time, having seen off Arsenal over two legs, winning 3-1 on aggregate following a tense 2-1 second-leg victory at the Parc des Princes earlier this month.
Their reward for toppling the conquerors of holders Real Madrid is a mouthwatering tie against Inter, who outlasted Barcelona in one of the all-time great European ties as the two giants of European football shared 13 goals over two thrilling semi-final legs.
Inter are in the final for the seventh time in their illustrious history, having won three and lost three – last lifting the trophy under Jose Mourinho in 2010 and losing on their last appearance to Manchester City in Istanbul in 2023. For PSG, it’s only their second-ever final, having been bested by Bayern Munich in Lisbon after a Covid-affected 2020 campaign.
Domestically, dominant PSG won a record-extending 13th Ligue 1 title with six games to spare this season under Luis Enrique, making it a double with an easy 3-0 win over Reims in the Coupe de France final last weekend that included an early brace from Bradley Barcola. They also won the Trophee des Champions against Monaco in Qatar in January.
By contrast, Inter relinquished their Serie A crown to Napoli by a single point on the final day last week, having also lost in the semi-finals of the Coppa Italia and in the Supercoppa Italiana in Riyadh – both against rivals AC Milan.
PSG vs Inter Milan team news
In a dream scenario for both teams, PSG and Inter Milan arrive in Munich without a single injury concern across their squads.
The expectation is that Luis Enrique will pick a similiar side to the one which beat Arsenal in the semi-finals, so Desire Doue will get the nod in the front three ahead of Bradley Barcola.
PSG named top scorer Ousmane Dembele on the bench for the second leg against Arsenal, due to a hamstring complaint; however, he has since started without issue and will be fit for the final, with Enrique having plenty of options to choose from.
Key striker Lautaro Martinez scored and played 71 minutes for Inter against Barcelona having been struggling with a knock suffered in the first leg, while Denzel Dumfries also returned.
Like Dembele, Martinez will be fully fit for the final, while Benjamin Pavard and Piotr Zielinski have also returned to Nerazzurri training. Defender Yann Bisseck has also shaken off a knock.
PSG vs Inter Milan prediction
PSG have almost felt cursed over recent years when it comes to their Champions League obsession, never managing to get over the line despite the riches they have lavished on star-studded but ultimately flawed teams featuring the likes of Lionel Messi, Neymar and Kylian Mbappe, among others.
It seems somewhat ironic therefore that surely their best-ever chance of finally ending that interminable wait comes as part of a new strategy aimed at decreasing their reliance on superstars and prioritising younger players with significant potential.
Though they finished a lowly 15th during the league phase and needed to come through the knockout play-off round, they have mostly swept all before them in 2025, though Inter will target the vulnerabilities seen at home to Liverpool in the last 16 when they lost despite dominating and away at Aston Villa in the quarter-finals, when they were almost reeled in by an epic comeback.
The two clubs’ contrasting domestic fortunes should mean that PSG have far more confidence as they hunt a memorable treble, while Inter will no doubt be reeling from the loss of their title on the final day and more links between head coach Simone Inzaghi and Saudi giants Al-Hilal.