Champions League: Paris Saint Germain vs. Inter Milan (Preview)

BRATISLAVA. Paris Saint Germain (PSG) tried to copy Real Madrid for a few years. They took care of the two biggest transfer in football history.

The most lucrative stars such as Lionel Messi, Neymar and Kylian Mbappé came, but they failed to conquer the dream league.

Together they did not meet expectations. Did not match. They broke up.

Mbappé spent seven seasons in Paris, the best scorer in the history of the club. Last summer, however, headed to Real Madrid.

Mbappé broke individual records in Spain immediately in Spain and won a gold kick for the best shooter of Europe.

However, he is not satisfied, he also faced criticism. The most prestigious club brand in football history as a team exploded and the royal real did not win any trophy.

For this, Paris collects one cup after another this season.

He won the French Super Cup, the home league and the National Cup. It would be a paradox if PSG will dominate Europe immediately in the first season after MBAPPE’s departure. He has the most prestigious trophy that he has never won in history.

They fly on the pitch

In the Champions League he made it to the finals, where it is broadcast on Saturday (at 21.00 Nova Sport 3) in Munich is waiting for Milan Inter.

« PSG is the best team we faced, » said coach Arne Slot. His Liverpool totally dominated the Premier League, but his players acted slowly against Paris.

Young Parisians showed a living, fearless and energetic football against the reigning Premier League champion. They flew on the pitch as if they had a engine in their lungs.

In the knockout phase they were impressive in many respects. Most often they listened to praise for pressing, mainly because it represents a sharp contrast to the former style when Mbappé, Messi and Neymar practically did not exist without the ball.

Today’s PSG attacks high, organized as ferocity. It turned into the most complex team.

Paris, however, did not stop spending big money for reinforcements, but buys more strategically.

Recently, very young players came. In winter, Naples bought Naples twenty -three -year -old Chviča Kvaracchelija (Kvarathija), who immediately became an offensive weapon.

Dembélé is a trump

In the summer of 2024, the defensive midfielder Joao Neves (19 y.) From Benfica Lisbon for 60 million, his peer and Désiré Doué for 50 million, or tracker Willian Pacho (22R), cost forty million.

Osseman Dembélé became the offensive leader of Paris. He scored 33 goals this season. With 21 hits he is the best scorer of the French league. He has a sensational bean especially in this calendar year when he scored 25 goals.

Dembélé had the reputation of a lazy player who wasting his potential. Enrique is the first coach to guide him. Great support is goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma.

Coach Luis Enrique, who took over the team in the summer of 2023, is considered the main engineer of success.

« Since he came, he did an incredible job, created an amazing team. It’s a genius, » said Achraf Hakimi, one of the team leaders.

Exactly ten years ago, Enrique won all the big trophies with Barcelona. That is, the Champions League, the Spanish League and the Spanish Cup. He was declared the best coach in the world.

This season, Enrique can prove it with Paris. He can again dominate world football. It is enough to succeed in the LM final.

« The motivation for me is to win the Champions League for the first time with Paris. I want it as a gift for a team, for the club, for the city. To do something historical as the first victory with such a big club would add an extraordinary flavor, » he described Enrique.

Last time in 2010

On the other hand, the Inter Simone Insghi coach will stand.

« He is very experienced and became part of the development of football. When he started playing a set of 3-5-2, it was constantly developing it. Normally, the team in such a formation is very structured and defensive.

But for him it is only a starting line -up, rotating with it and does not look at specific positions. The defenders suddenly become midfielders, he knows exactly how to react, ”said former coach of Prague Sparta Lars Friis.

Against Inter, they faced the Champions League in January and lost 0: 1.

Inter last year won Seria A with a lead of 19 points, but now he did not defend the title. Celebrates Naples. In the last twenty years he won the Inter series and seven times, of which five times in a row from 2006 to 2010.

It was in 2010 that he won even five trophies under the famous coach José Mourinh. In addition to winning the league, he triumphed in the Champions League, the Italian Cup and Super Cup and the World Cup.

Are not obsessed

On average, more than seventy thousand spectators attend his home games, with the city rival at the same time he is the most visited league team.

« The players are determined to win. They’re not obsessed – we don’t want that. I still have some doubts about who to put on, » said insaghi according to uefa.com.

Interestingly, Inter this year’s Champions League got only 11 goals and 6 scored in the last semifinal double match against Barcelona.

« These players have done a lot for these four years. We all put everything into it. We are proud to be Inter. I dreamed of playing the Champions League final. I didn’t succeed as a player. Two years ago his team lost in the final with Manchester City.

Inter gave him everything

Inter combines defensive stability and offensive flexibility, which is deeply rooted in the history of the club with an emphasis on efficiency and pragmatism. Each match starts from a solid defensive structure, which is strengthened by a three defenders system.

The aim is intended to complete the shares with a minimum number of touches. However, the game style adapts to the opponent. Against strong, he often relies on counterattacks, while trying to dominate the weaker.

The biggest offensive trump is Lautaro Martínez. Explosive speed, excellent movement and ability to create space for yourself and teammates. This is an Argentine striker.

« Inter gave me everything from the first day and I give everything when I play for this club. We worked hard to be here, » said the Argentine. In this year he scored 22 goals, nine of which in the Champions League.