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00:00Let's go, let's help us.
00:30Let's go, let's go, let's go.
01:00Woven in silk, or sleek, precise lines, beautiful angles, is improvised gloriously, or planned meticulously, because it flows elegantly.
01:30Or jumps out outrageously.
01:33It's irresistible.
01:36Lift off PSG!
01:38Irrepressible.
01:39That is one heck of a save!
01:41Raising eyebrows.
01:43Fratesi! Oh, he's done it!
01:46Here's Milanese swagger.
01:49It's Parisian Vogue.
01:52It's time to stroll.
01:55Strike the powers.
01:58Good evening.
01:5930-16 started off in the revamped format back in September, and now only two remain.
02:09Will it be a fourth crown for Inter Milan, or can PSG finally get their hands on the trophy they want the most?
02:15Highlights of the 2025 Champions League final are on the way.
02:19Across all the talking points, former Aston Villa and Stuttgart midfielder Thomas Hitzelsberger, our Champions League analyst Nona Manua, and European football expert Nikki Bandini.
02:28So let's head to Munich, a youthful Paris side, hoping to become only the second French team to lift the trophy after Marseille way back in 1993 against the experience of Inter, looking to go one better than they did two years ago and emulate Jose Mourinho's class of 2010.
02:46Your commentary team is Danny Murphy alongside Steve Wilson.
02:53For the 70th time, the European Cup is there to be won, and for the very first time in a competitive game, Paris Saint-Germain meet Inter Milan, who are to be the new champions of Europe.
03:11Luis Enrique is hoping to be only the seventh coach to win the Cup with different clubs.
03:16His one big question today was Barcola or Due, and he's gone with Due.
03:22Part of a potentially devastating front three with Dembele and Kwarezcalia.
03:28For Inter, Benuin Pavard starts.
03:31He's missed their last six games with an ankle injury, but replaces Jan Bissek today in their back three.
03:37Lautaro Martinez carries so much Inter hope on his shoulders.
03:42And this XI is the first in Champions League final history to feature three players aged 36 or more.
03:50Soma, Acherbi and Mkhitaryan.
03:56Fabian Ruiz with the forward ball due over that little turn of pace, it's enough to unsettle Bastoni.
04:02And the free kick is given.
04:06Hands in the chest from Alessandro Bastoni.
04:09Thought he was a bit unlucky there, Bastoni.
04:12Referee gave it before the assistant, he was right in front of it.
04:15And Vitini is going to take the resulting free kick for Paris Saint-Germain.
04:21Vitini is making the run and he nearly got there.
04:26Fabian Ruiz here.
04:28A little glancing touch from Acherbi.
04:32Vitini carefully up towards Marquinhos again.
04:35He can get over it.
04:36The first ball across was the more dangerous.
04:39So much quality in both the starting XI's from front to back.
04:49From back to front, you could say, with Donnarumma and Soma in goal.
04:54They've both had exceptional seasons in this competition.
05:03Dembele.
05:04Dangerous this.
05:09Nice and positive.
05:10Driving inside on that left foot.
05:12Doesn't quite get a hold of it, but still of the confidence of that run.
05:22All right, Scalia.
05:25Fabian Ruiz.
05:26It's a lovely ball.
05:27It's Dewey.
05:28And Hakimi puts it in the back of the net.
05:37The man who used to play for Inter Milan.
05:41Strikes against them for Paris Saint-Germain.
05:45Ashraf Hakimi.
05:471-0.
05:49Simply outstanding goal.
05:51Clever football.
05:54Patient football.
05:56It's a phenomenal pass.
05:58Dewey doesn't panic.
06:00Could have been forgiven for trying to bend it into the corner himself.
06:04Sees Hakimi.
06:06What a brilliant decision to square that for Hakimi instead of getting carried away.
06:11Trying to score yourself.
06:13But Vitini's pass was just beautiful.
06:16Hakimi again.
06:18Just as he did in the semi-final against Arsenal.
06:25I think we'll see Inter start going a bit more direct.
06:31Nuno Mendes under a bit of pressure from Denzil Dumfries.
06:36He's handled some brilliant right-sided forward players superbly this season.
06:41Nuno Mendes at left back for Paris Saint-Germain.
06:42But Denzil Dumfries is another tricky customer.
06:47Here we go with a good old long throw.
06:52Lian Paco got a head on it.
06:54That'll be an inter-corner if Barella gets his way.
06:57He's kept in play.
06:59We've seemed unlikely.
07:01Corazcalia forward.
07:02This could be trouble, you know, because it's Isman Dembele, Fabian Ruiz to his right-hand side.
07:08Good ball.
07:09That's a lovely ball for Desiree Douai.
07:11And it's 2-0.
07:15Two inside 20 minutes.
07:18Paris Saint-Germain are ripping into a part in Munich.
07:24Hakimi Douai.
07:272-0.
07:29It's another brilliant move.
07:32Started actually by a wonderful tackle.
07:35Dembele taking his time again.
07:39The composure to pick out Douai.
07:41They get a bit of luck with the deflection, but DeMarco's got to get closer.
07:46He's got to get out to the ball and get a block.
07:48It's the fear.
07:50It's the fear of Douai and his pace and his skill that keeps him deep.
07:53He's got to get out there.
07:56This final isn't completely done yet.
07:59But Inter are going to have to draw upon every sinew of their experience here.
08:06Yeah.
08:07Big trouble.
08:12Hakimi with a strange one.
08:14Donnarumma couldn't catch it.
08:21The play continues.
08:22Tantrisu muscle Karatskelia out of it.
08:26And Inter have a corner.
08:28Which may not seem like much.
08:31But it's something they can cling to.
08:32They've had precious little so far.
08:37The goal he scored against Barcelona in the second leg of the semi-final was his first in over a year.
08:52Comes off a chance.
08:53That's a great ball in.
08:54Good lead from Acherbi.
08:56Just can't keep it down.
08:57They are in a very tough place at the moment.
09:05Now Tara Martinez.
09:08Barela.
09:09Now Chalinole with the chance to cross.
09:14It was a good cross too.
09:16William Pacho puts it behind for the corner.
09:21Beto from Vince Molan.
09:22A little bit of joy down that right-hand side again.
09:25Took a midfield runner.
09:26Chalinole getting in behind.
09:28It's a decent cross as well.
09:29Good defending.
09:31Hakann Chalinole with the corner kick and Turam's header is only just wide.
09:35It's as close as they've come.
09:39It's a great ball in.
09:40And also terrific lead.
09:43Just can't direct it.
09:45Turam.
09:47It's unlucky.
09:51Couldn't have wished for a better performance in this first half.
09:54Luis Enrique, that's for sure.
09:56But it is only the first half of the final.
09:58It is.
10:00Maybe 30 seconds of this half to go.
10:02Karatskelia for DSG.
10:07Oh, beautifully done.
10:08Deflected.
10:10And that was not far away.
10:11And Jan Sommer.
10:14Just was a bit of a spectator here.
10:22Dembele's corner kick.
10:23The header is just over the top.
10:26Karatskelia.
10:27Karatskelia.
10:29It's a chance.
10:31The last chance of the first half.
10:38Kinos went looking for that, didn't get there.
10:40But, uh,
10:41Jaunevez did.
10:42Due into Dembele to Ruiz.
10:45Karatskelia.
10:49Well, it's off target.
10:52But that is what they can do.
10:53In a blink of an eye.
10:55They're on you.
10:59William Tacho going to ground.
11:00Play on.
11:02Karatskelia here.
11:06And Ruiz.
11:08And Karatskelia.
11:09And wide.
11:10Oh.
11:11It probably shouldn't have been.
11:13He's disappointed, and rightly so.
11:15Inter Milan have a lot.
11:18They have to change.
11:20To have any chance of getting back into this final.
11:28Very good run that Karatskelia.
11:29Got a little boot in.
11:30Hakimi.
11:31Brilliant.
11:32He's then in again.
11:34Dwey went over.
11:36Chalinole.
11:38The judge not to have fouled him.
11:40Zareski too.
11:41Chalinole.
11:42A little deflection on that cross makes it.
11:46Into Donnarumma territory.
11:48But Bissek after that tremendous run.
11:51Is down here.
11:53Oh.
11:55After the tackle isn't it?
11:57Hobbling.
11:58Rather gingerly over to the far touchline.
12:01And his return is not a given at the moment.
12:04Hakimi.
12:07Oh.
12:08Dwey magnificent.
12:09Hakimi.
12:10What?
12:11Dembele.
12:14Hakimi.
12:16Ooh.
12:18Corner.
12:19It is a corner.
12:20It would have been an absolutely magnificent goal.
12:22What a move.
12:24Hakimi's composure in the first place to get out of the predicament.
12:27But then you have the Dwey little flick.
12:30Pass around the corner.
12:36And Bissek.
12:38Is not coming back.
12:39That's really hard on him.
12:40Seven minutes.
12:42That's tough.
12:45This game can really open up now.
12:47Even more.
12:51Nothing on target.
12:53In Inter's column.
12:55Oh my.
12:56Brilliant.
12:57Vicini from Dembele.
12:58Dwey is with him.
12:59Dwey.
13:01Brilliant.
13:06Desiree Dwey makes it 3-0.
13:09Magnificent.
13:11Magnifique.
13:13Paris Saint-Germain are on their way surely.
13:16To be champions of Europe for the first time.
13:21Less than half an hour to play.
13:24And no way back.
13:26For Inter.
13:28The composure from that young man Dwey.
13:31He's now on a hat-trick in the final.
13:33He's 19.
13:37And Dwey.
13:38No.
13:39Surely not.
13:40Well he's getting a standing ovation.
13:43Not sure what he makes of coming off on a hat-trick in the Champions League final.
13:50I'm so surprised.
13:51I feel for him.
13:53He looks fresh.
13:54He's full of confidence.
13:55I don't really understand that one.
14:00There it is.
14:01Barcola.
14:03Three in the middle.
14:04Oh and it went way through Nuno Mendes.
14:06It's collected by Ruiz.
14:08A chirpy got a touch.
14:13And whacked over the top of the crossbar.
14:16By Barcola.
14:19Better finishing.
14:20It could have been five by now at least.
14:24It's going to be a long 18 minutes, 19 minutes for this Inter Milan team now.
14:29So much space out there.
14:31It's given away by Dembele.
14:33But one back superbly by Nuno Mendes who then finds his man Dembele.
14:36Quarren Scali is away.
14:40Bastoni won't catch him.
14:41Can he finish?
14:42Yes he can.
14:45It's 4-0.
14:47In many ways.
14:49This final has been men against boys.
14:52And the boys are absolutely strolling it.
14:56It's a pleasure to be here to watch this team.
14:59Been absolutely sensational.
15:00Every one of them.
15:02Marvellous way for them to cap.
15:04A brilliant season.
15:07It's too much to take.
15:10It's too much to bear.
15:12Barella.
15:16Away from William Paccio.
15:18Barella.
15:19And a chance.
15:20And a great save by Donnarumma.
15:22What a save by the way.
15:24Turam denied.
15:25That Inter's first attempt on target in the game.
15:35Vitinha.
15:37Almost got it through to Dembele.
15:39Give Achebe some credit.
15:41Here's Barcola though.
15:43They never stop coming.
15:44Bradley Barcola.
15:47Away from Achebe.
15:49He's missed.
15:51Would have been goal of the night.
15:55Tries to do him in the near post.
15:57Beautiful to watch though, wasn't it?
15:59They'll take some stopping this side.
16:02They're just going to get better.
16:04Probably add a bit more quality as well if that's possible.
16:08Taya Emery getting away from a tiring Barella.
16:12It's Barcola.
16:17It's Barcola.
16:22Mayulu.
16:23Barcola.
16:24Sonny Mayulu.
16:25It's five.
16:28Another 19-year-old on the score sheet.
16:31Wow.
16:32They're doing what they want.
16:34They're running right.
16:36Brilliant finish.
16:38Barcola instrumental again.
16:40What a moment for the young man.
16:43Paris Saint-Germain are the champions of Europe.
16:49And it wasn't even close.
16:53They have blown away into Milan.
16:56With a history-making scoreline.
16:59Luis Enrique and his brilliant team celebrate.
17:04As the final, the 70th European Cup final.
17:08Finishes with its biggest ever margin of victory.
17:13PSG 5.
17:15Inter nil.
17:21And the skipper.
17:23Marquinhos.
17:25Takes the trophy to his teammates.
17:26And the dream which became an obsession has become a reality.
17:32There's a new name on the old trophy.
17:36Paris Saint-Germain are the champions of Europe.
17:39Pins of Europe.
17:40Well, my feeling now is a feeling of joy.
17:49I think we play a really serious final against a very good Inter.
17:54But we press them all the time.
17:57We create chances from the beginning.
17:59We dominate the ball.
18:01And I think we deserve to win.
18:02I cannot imagine where I am now, but I just trust that everything is possible.
18:09So I'm Champions League winner and I'm really happy.
18:12I'm really happy that I'm with these amazing guys, amazing club, amazing coaches.
18:16I'm proud man today.
18:19This team, I think, before me also deserve to be champion.
18:23But this is the football.
18:24There is hard moments that you have to pass and we did it.
18:29It's not easy to win 5-0 against Inter in the final.
18:33So I think they deserved it before me also.
18:36It means everything. It means everything to the fans.
18:39I think they are the main reason that we wanted to win this trophy.
18:46But we wanted to win this trophy for a lot of reasons.
18:49It's our dream. It's everyone's dream.
18:51It's my dream. And I'm glad we made it.
18:54It's incredible.
18:56The group of players, the team, it's a very good team.
18:59The result, it's not by magic.
19:02We are a very good team and we are very, very happy that we did it like this.
19:05And we know we're going to celebrate.
19:07What an incredible night for Paris Saint-Germain and their fans.
19:12They have waited for this one.
19:14Beaten finalists five years ago.
19:16This is the trophy they wanted and they won it in style.
19:20The biggest winning margin in a Champions League final ever.
19:23And Luis Enrique now joining the pantheon of managers who have won multiple Champions League finals.
19:30Reaction from our studio guests to come.
19:32But let's stay in Munich.
19:33Steve and Danny have been joined by Julien Laurent.
19:36Yeah, pitch side here at the Allianz Arena after this historic evening.
19:41Julien Laurent on one side, Danny Murphy on the other.
19:43We're closer than the game was, that's for sure.
19:46Jules firstly as a Paris Saint-Germain supporter.
19:49Let's forget your journalist hat.
19:52But as a fan, how are you feeling?
19:54Incredible.
19:55Really, I didn't think the game could turn out that way.
19:58We discussed it before with Danny as well.
20:00It's the greatest night this club has ever seen.
20:03The greatest performance that I probably have ever seen live either.
20:07And it's my team in a Champions League final with my sons in the stands.
20:11It's just wonderful.
20:12I don't think he has sunk in just yet.
20:14And from a reporter's point of view, how impressive was that performance?
20:19Unbelievable.
20:20I mean, I know you can never control a game for 90 minutes, but that was pretty close of doing it.
20:25They could have scored more goals than five.
20:27They were the best in every compartment of this game.
20:30They were incredible.
20:31The way the ball moved, the movement, the pressing, the counter-pressing.
20:35And yeah, Inter were really bad, but I think PSG made them look so bad.
20:39It was just almost the perfect performance, I thought.
20:42Danny, the maturity that they showed out there with what is still a very young side
20:45that frighteningly probably is going to get better.
20:47There was so much to admire.
20:50You know, we talk about with and without the ball.
20:52The technical plan, which was the coach.
20:55The freedom to go and express themselves the way they did on the biggest stage of all is incredible.
21:00Individual talent.
21:01But the biggest thing with a group of young players is to see them work for each other as a collective like that with the talent they have.
21:08It's scary for the other teams in Europe because this team is getting better.
21:12It really is.
21:13And they've got an amazing coach who demands the best from them.
21:16What we witnessed tonight was historic performance from a group of players who were on this journey together.
21:23And they have got some talent.
21:25There's so much to look forward to from this squad.
21:27And it was a pleasure to watch that performance.
21:29As we were saying in the commentary, it is the biggest margin of victory ever in a European Cup or Champions League final.
21:36That's remarkable in itself.
21:39But something, it felt like something in this Champions League campaign clicked for PSG somewhere in the middle of the game against Manchester City.
21:47I agree with you completely.
21:48I spoke to Vitinha just before the final and that's exactly what he said.
21:51He said that second half after City went 2-0 up and PSG just turned the game around and changed it.
21:59That's when it all clicked.
22:00It had been a long time coming.
22:02There were some good things.
22:03They were doing positive things, but there was always something missing until that point.
22:07That second half, everything, just all those pieces in the jigsaw started fitted together in midfield, defensively.
22:13The two wide players and then Vaz Kelly arrived as well.
22:17Then Belli as a force nine.
22:18Just everything started to click.
22:20And after that, they never looked back really.
22:22And of course, they sent the English contingent packing after Manchester City, Liverpool, Villa, Arsenal en route.
22:29But we've seen here tonight, you know, I think it would be churlish not to admit that Paris Saint-Germain have been in 2025 comfortably the best side in Europe.
22:38They have.
22:39They have.
22:40I think really, I didn't sit up and take notice against City as much as everyone else because City were on a downward curve.
22:45But when they played Liverpool in the two games, I think most of us went, this is a really talented side.
22:51And of course, with young players, they grow with confidence.
22:54You know, the momentum started shifting towards them.
22:57Yes, they had 20 minutes of Villa, even moments against Arsenal where Donnarumma, yeah.
23:02Yeah.
23:03And so that's normal because they're a young team.
23:05But that performance tonight on the biggest stage of all will give them so much belief and confidence.
23:11That's going to be a difficult trophy to get back.
23:13And very quickly and very finally, Jules, a wider point short.
23:18What does this do for French football as a whole?
23:20I think it was long due for French football to get another European Cup or Champions League 32 years after Marseille here in Munich,
23:27but at the other stadium at the Olympic Stadium.
23:31It's great and PSG have been chasing it.
23:33This was the Holy Grail.
23:34Tonight was a meeting with history, really.
23:36And I'm so glad they achieved it the way they did.
23:38Magnifique. Merci beaucoup. Merci.
23:40And we'll get Julian down from the ceiling sometime before the beginning of next season.
23:45Try if you can, Thomas, to put into words how impressed you were tonight by PSG.
23:49You have to get me down as well because I think this was this was perfection.
23:53It's, you know, not easy to say that for a team for 90 minutes, like Julian said.
23:58But this looked like perfection to me.
24:00We've seen PSG quite often this season.
24:02And it took them probably half of the season, Luis Enrique, to tell his star players they have to work for the team.
24:07Tonight they have worked for each other.
24:10The decision making, the awareness, everything was absolutely spot on.
24:14And before the game, of course, we weren't quite sure it's a young team.
24:17Are they really up for this at the highest stage final?
24:20Will the nerves play a role?
24:21But this team just played brilliantly.
24:23And for the years to come, they're the ones to look out for.
24:26The biggest win in a Champions League final in history.
24:29And because of that, it looks very one-sided.
24:32And we've had this debate.
24:33Can you say it was a great final if it wasn't a competitive one?
24:36But it was an entertaining final.
24:38What's your biggest takeaway?
24:39Yeah, I think it was an entertaining final, as you said.
24:41I think it's a final we'll remember.
24:42Because I think, as everyone's just been alluding to,
24:44we are going to look at this Paris Saint-Germain team,
24:47we're going to watch them over the next years,
24:48continue to get better and better.
24:50And I think we're going to think about these as, I don't know,
24:53coming out moments for players like Desiree Dewey,
24:55announcing himself on the world stage.
24:57We knew he was good.
24:58We'd seen him be good in this tournament.
24:59But to be 19 years old, scoring twice and setting up another goal
25:02in a Champions League final is something else.
25:05And I think from PSG's point to view, it's clearly a historic moment.
25:10It's unfortunately slightly a historic moment for Inter as well,
25:13losing 5-0.
25:14They haven't lost a game by five goals in 25 years.
25:17So to do it in a Champions League final is not going to be forgotten
25:20quickly either.
25:21Yeah, we'll have a little chat about them shortly.
25:23But Nadam is at the screen looking at how PSG set the tone early on.
25:27Nadam.
25:28Yeah, thanks, Gabi.
25:31So this was a really, really impressive start to the game for Paris Saint-Germain.
25:34And they very much set the tone in a manner which made Inter really uncomfortable.
25:38And it's fair to say that throughout the game, Inter could never really adjust.
25:41And as we're going to see here now,
25:43it's the attackers for PSG that make the biggest difference.
25:46These are guys who are some of the best in terms of scoring goals.
25:48But look how hard they work.
25:49For Inter, they want to have a bit of time on the ball,
25:51be able to move it unopposed.
25:53But instead, you're seeing them working so, so hard.
25:55Always making sure you stay in the right position.
25:57You go to the right man.
25:58You apply the pressure as much as you can.
26:00Before you know it, the reward will be there.
26:02Maybe you can win the ball.
26:03Bang.
26:04Here it is.
26:05And I think the thing that's so impressive about PSG from my standpoint
26:07is that they were very consistent with this.
26:09They did not change the way that they played.
26:11Because they always sense there's a chance to win the ball back.
26:14And if you win the ball back in these areas,
26:15it's amazing the opportunities that can be created from it.
26:18Again here, there's a nice bit of play, but then they win it back.
26:21And they keep possession.
26:22Hakimi here, the right back.
26:23This is somebody who's going to end up scoring a goal here.
26:25He seems like he's in a very safe area.
26:27Seems like PSG have just got everything nice and calm.
26:29Just keep a bit of possession.
26:30But for what they do really well, is they find ways to inject energy.
26:34They can sense some space.
26:35And they also have the quality to be able to make a difference in these key areas.
26:38It's a great run by Douay.
26:39The ball goes to him.
26:41And Hakimi, the play we just saw in the corner.
26:43He's got a tap in.
26:44The right back has got a tap in.
26:45In the centre of the field.
26:47This is the way that PSG play.
26:49And there's so much credit that needs to go towards them.
26:51Because, yes, they set the tone in terms of going out and trying to press.
26:55But best of all, it was always for a reason.
26:57And on this day, Inter Milan stood no chance.
26:59Because PSG's game plan was perfect.
27:01Yeah, it was flawless, wasn't it?
27:03And you're going to have a look, Thomas, at that first goal.
27:06Hakimi's goal.
27:07Through the kind of lens of defence.
27:09Through Inter's eyes.
27:10Well, we will focus on Federico Di Marco.
27:13Because at the back five, they've been so solid all season.
27:16But tonight, it started.
27:17When we see Di Marco here, he kept on looking over his left shoulder.
27:20He saw Dembélé and Hakimi.
27:22And of course, we all know how great these two players are.
27:24But he kept on looking over his left shoulder.
27:26And he got to see his teammates on his right.
27:29Because at some point, Achebe, he was pushing everyone up.
27:32Di Marco, he's so far back.
27:34Obviously, this is not an offside position, as we can all see.
27:37And then Hakimi, as we heard before from Nadam,
27:40this is a full-back who ends up scoring a goal in the box.
27:44And here we see again, obviously, everybody trying to push up.
27:47They're doing the right thing.
27:49But apart from only one player, Di Marco, who does not do that.
27:52But even the gap between Achebe and Benji Pavard is way too big.
27:56And Di Marco tried to recover.
27:58And it was all too late.
28:00And that's why Luis Enrique has got every reason to celebrate.
28:03And we've kind of waxed lyrical about the full-backs from PSG all season long, haven't we?
28:07But Hakimi personifies everything that is good
28:11and what Luis Enrique wants from his players in terms of his energies.
28:14His stats are incredible, aren't they, for a player in that position?
28:17He's had an astonishing tournament.
28:18He really has.
28:19Most touches of any player in the tournament,
28:21most chances traded from open play, scoring a goal in the final,
28:24scoring a goal in the second leg of the semi-final and the quarter-final.
28:28You don't expect that from any player, let alone from a full-back.
28:31But, you know, Inter knew him.
28:33You see that non-celebration, I should say, after he scored the hands-up.
28:36Of course, he spent a year there, won the league under Antonio Conte,
28:39and he scored seven goals that season as well.
28:41So, he's been doing this for a minute,
28:43but I think definitely he's a...
28:45I suppose he's almost a veteran in that young team.
28:47He's really stood out right back this season.
28:49And Nicky said before, Nadam, that Douay was kind of like,
28:52tonight was almost a coming of age.
28:53It was that he announced himself to the world
28:55if you hadn't already noticed him,
28:56and now he's the youngest player in Champions League history
28:58to score two goals in a final.
29:01There's a lot to be said about him.
29:03Try and kind of distill it down for us.
29:05Well, it's going to be very, very difficult to do that,
29:06but I think what I loved was the maturity in his performance.
29:09This is such a big stage.
29:10It's the Champions League final, and at 19 years of age,
29:12he played in a manner as if he's been here
29:14for, like, so many occasions already.
29:16I loved the patience that he had in certain areas.
29:18I loved the skill that he had,
29:19and I loved the desire that he had
29:20to go and try and make a difference for his side.
29:22As you saw throughout the game,
29:23there were so many opportunities where,
29:25firstly, he has to be in a defensive area.
29:26That's great.
29:27He understands the necessity for that.
29:29But it's the way he could read attacks,
29:31read the game, read the moment,
29:32understanding when to go all out,
29:34when to hold your position,
29:35because this is really impressive for me,
29:36because he could just go centrally,
29:38but he understands that there's more space to that side.
29:40Ends up being a great ball across the room from Dembele,
29:42and he's got a bit of good fortune here with the shot.
29:45But, you know, five seconds earlier,
29:46he was in his own box, basically.
29:48And again, with this, it's the timing of the runs.
29:50It's the understanding of where to be.
29:52And then when you get the chance,
29:53can you go and try and affect play?
29:54Can you look for the right sort of pass?
29:55Of course he can.
29:56That's such a good ball.
29:57Most people don't even see that,
29:58let alone get the chance to play it.
30:00But it's a normal part for him,
30:01and the working hard nature is there again.
30:04And here, coming short, trying to link up.
30:06On this bit of skill here, ask yourself,
30:08have you done that before?
30:09Will you ever try that?
30:10Probably not.
30:11But it sets up this opportunity here,
30:13and this has given it to Dembele,
30:14given it to Hakimi,
30:15two key players, again, for Paris Saint-Germain.
30:17It's like this entire run.
30:18And the quality that he shows, you know,
30:20he believes he should be here in these moments.
30:22And the way that he plays, you know,
30:23very much speaks for itself.
30:25I want to take issue with that there,
30:26because I think he has done that before,
30:27and he will do it again.
30:28No, I say that many times, would we do it?
30:30We've done it in training.
30:31We've done it in training, for sure.
30:32But the audacity to do it in a final.
30:34Yeah, but this is one of the fascinating things about him.
30:36He's obviously always been precocious.
30:38You hear about the story of when he first went to Ren as a kid,
30:41and actually it was a trial for his older brother,
30:43but they saw him kicking a ball around,
30:44and they were like, actually, we're interested in you as well.
30:46But you listen to his youth coaches at Ren,
30:48there was this one comment that stuck with me,
30:50which was saying that most players at that age,
30:53you know, they're interested in playing the ball,
30:55they're interested in how they're going to play the pass.
30:57And this coach was saying, with doing it,
30:59it was right away about the opponent.
31:00He was all about playing the opponent.
31:02And I think you see it there.
31:03He has so much fun when he's out there.
31:05And I think that was what stood out for me in this final.
31:07Every time he gets the ball,
31:08he is ready to go at someone and put them on the back of their heels.
31:11And Kravitzkelia, the January signing probably of history, maybe.
31:15We can debate that.
31:16But he is also another player that embodies and personifies
31:19everything that Enrique wants in terms of energy.
31:21All the great stuff going forwards,
31:22but the hard stuff going back as well.
31:24Absolutely.
31:25You just mentioned the January transfer window.
31:27This guy is proof that you can sign really good players in January.
31:30And he's also been so influential in getting this team up to where they are now.
31:35But, of course, you'd expect a player of his quality to go forward and score goals.
31:38But his work rate today is just incredible.
31:41He's chasing Bissek down.
31:43Unfortunately, Bissek gets injured here.
31:45But he gets the ball, makes sure he wins the ball back.
31:48And, of course, going forward, we've seen it over and over again.
31:51He makes that run, gets great ball in from Dembélé and scores.
31:54But then again, this was the 3-0 for PSG.
31:58But he doesn't stop there.
31:59And that's what I mean.
32:00The front three, all of them, they keep working so hard.
32:03He keeps chasing Dumfries here, but he never lets go.
32:06He doesn't say to his teammates, you take over.
32:08And this is a 4-0.
32:09Yeah, it's a 4-0 already.
32:10And that's why you think, where has he got the energy from?
32:13Why does he not stop there?
32:14Why does he not tell his teammate to help him out?
32:16He wants to do it himself.
32:17And this is the best example of any striker.
32:20He's not just there to score goals.
32:22He's the first line of defence and tonight was absolutely excellent.
32:25And he's done a quadruple this season because he's not just won the league in France.
32:29He's also won it in Italy with Napoli.
32:32So his winner's medal, presumably, is in the post.
32:34Yeah, it's extraordinary, isn't it?
32:3617 appearances for Napoli before he makes his switch across.
32:38And exactly as Thomas was just saying, I think he's just the perfect embodiment
32:42of what Luis Enrique wants from a player.
32:44The fact that he is tenacious enough to keep going even when the scores are 4-0.
32:48The fact that he is defending from the front.
32:50I think he's been the perfect example.
32:52I can't think of a better one of someone signed in mid-season and what they can do.
32:55And definitely a nice moment for him getting his goal as well.
32:58I was hearing his mum saying in the days before they had an interview with his mother
33:02and she was saying he didn't celebrate enough after the semi-final and she was annoyed at him for that.
33:06So hopefully this time he made sure he made the most of it.
33:08A word on Inter and where they go next.
33:11Because obviously Inzaghi has an aged group of players and it was all about the last chance saloon.
33:16And after that incredible match and the two legs against Barcelona, this is written in the stars.
33:22This is destiny for this group of players to get redemption after what happened to them two years ago.
33:26Because there was an inevitability that they're going to be disbanded and go on their way.
33:30And they're going to have to regroup and either build again with Inzaghi or somebody else.
33:34Yeah, this is a real low.
33:36Like I was saying before, I think it was actually the heaviest loss since 2001.
33:40So just under a quarter of a century.
33:42And we've been hearing in the days before this, Simone Inzaghi has got a pretty substantial offer from Al-Hilal in Saudi Arabia.
33:48And it did cross my mind during this game.
33:50Is that in his head? Do I have the energy to come back and do it again?
33:53But it's crazy when you think about it.
33:55They had not, in this whole tournament, they had trailed for a total of 16 minutes.
33:59And they played Barcelona over two legs.
34:01They played Bayern Munich over two legs.
34:02They played Manchester City and Arsenal in the group stage.
34:04This is not a bad team.
34:06But it feels like one right now because they have blown everything.
34:09They've blown the league title that was in their hands.
34:11And they even had a chance to win on the penultimate round.
34:13They got clobbered in the Coppa Italia semi-final by a Milan team.
34:16They're rivals who are much worse than them.
34:19And it does feel a bit, unfortunately, that this season, a bit like Icarus, they went for everything.
34:24They flew for the sun.
34:25And at the last minute, the wax melted and they fell.
34:28And conversely, Luis Enrique's side have won everything.
34:32However, they have an easier league to navigate, you can argue.
34:36A league that were quite happy to move fixtures to make sure that their semi-finals were accommodated.
34:41And they won that league back in April as well.
34:44So, you know, the floor was set, wasn't it, in terms of the space they needed to prepare for this one.
34:49But, you know, that is taking absolutely nothing away from what Luis Enrique has achieved.
34:52No, not at all.
34:53But when you look at it, this young team, you know, for the next few years you think if they stay together as a group,
34:58if they keep the hunger, they will be the team to beat.
35:01But, of course, they go home now, they'll have a break, some of them, or play the Club World Cup.
35:06But they'll get a break and see how they come back.
35:08You know, we can't, it's not guaranteed.
35:10Tonight was absolutely excellent, it was perfect.
35:12But, you know, there's a lot of talent there, Luis Enrique will get them going.
35:15And I'm sure the hunger will still be there from the owners.
35:17And the fans, the PSG fans, who we've mentioned so much through the season,
35:20produced the most incredible Tifo tonight.
35:22And I'm sure if you've been watching all season, you know the story of Luis Enrique losing his daughter, Zana,
35:29who was nine years old, and they planted a flag when Barcelona won the Champions League.
35:35And he talked about doing it tonight with her in his memory.
35:39And their fans have been fantastic, haven't they?
35:41Yeah, absolutely incredible.
35:42I think that's when you know you are part of that family, you are really part of that group.
35:46And obviously it's a sad memory for him as such, but what a thing to sort of commemorate that moment.
35:50OK, thank you so much, guys.
35:52For more reaction, head to the BBC Sport website and app and check out the Football Daily Podcast.
35:56There's a brand-new documentary offering a fascinating insight
35:59into the life and career of England's Euro 2022 winning girlkeeper Mary Earp's Queen of Stops.
36:03That's available on iPlayer.
36:05All I've got to do is thank you guys, Thomas, Nedham and Nicky, for tonight,
36:09and all the rest of our amazing guests throughout this season.
36:12So after eight months, a new format delivered a brand-new name on the famous old trophy.
36:16Congratulations, Paris Saint-Germain.
36:18Vive la différence. Bonsoir.
36:26Here we go again.
36:36Found to be a few butterflies, a few nerves.
36:43As a new campaign is about to get underway in the Champions League.
36:56I just can't deny.
36:59They jumped around and score fast together.
37:02I don't know anything.
37:06Belling him.
37:08Oh, what a goal!
37:09Oh, he goes!
37:10We found love in the first place.
37:15He goes for a goal! Sensational!
37:18Oh, brilliant!
37:20Oh, that's incredible!
37:22We find Haaland!
37:25There's Kanga!
37:26Oh, stunner!
37:27Spectacular!
37:28From Michael Elisa.
37:30Jokic!
37:35Mbappé!
37:37Matches the city have done for.
37:39Home beat for Siltic!
37:44Liverpool's Champions League journey ends.
37:47Aston Villa into their last eight.
37:49Inter are in to the Champions League semi-finals!
37:59It is Declan Reyes!
38:00Oh, my word!
38:01No way!
38:03No way!
38:04No way!
38:07But I gotta let it go.
38:11We found love in all this place.
38:14We found love in all this place.
38:16We found love in all this place.
38:18What a brilliant finish that is from Deng Vernais.
38:24PSG are on their way to the Champions League final.
38:32Feeds it to the top.
38:33They've done it.
38:35Into Milan.
38:37On Munich bound for the seventh European Cup final.
38:43So here we go.
38:45That's a lovely ball.
38:46It's Dewey and Hakimi puts it in the back of the net.
38:52Paris Saint-Germain are ripping into a part in Munich.
38:59Dewey, magnifique.
39:03It's five.
39:04There's a new name on the old trophy.
39:07Paris Saint-Germain are the Champions of Europe.
39:16There's a new one.
39:22We shall wait a bit.
39:24From Y-ftändern.
39:26There are stars in Munich.
39:28May whenever the moon academy.
39:30Our goal is to schneller.
39:32Do not I?
39:33To be Engagement.
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