Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) climbed to the podium after winning the Champions League by setting a series of impressive records after defeating Inter Milan, Saturday (1/6/2025) local time.
PSG achieved their dream after longing for the Champions League trophy. Les Parisiens now holds the title of champion in the European inter-club competition.
A series of special notes also colored PSG after successfully winning the Champions League:
First, PSG became Champions League champions for the first time. After years of being known as the French League champions, PSG can now be on par with legendary European clubs.Previously, PSG’s best achievement was becoming a finalist in 2020. At that time, PSG, which was still strengthened by Neymar, lost to Bayern Munich in the final match.
Second, the landslide victory against Inter Milan made PSG the holder of the biggest winning score in history in the Champions League final. The 5-0 score beat the four-goal margin that Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, and AC Milan had ever recorded in the final.
Third, Luis Enrique also made history by winning the treble twice at different clubs. Before joining PSG this season, the Spanish coach had won three titles in one season when he coached Barcelona in the 2014/2015 season.The only coach who preceded Luis Enrique was Pep Guardiola who won the treble with Barcelona in 2008/2009 and Manchester City in 2022/2023.
Fourth, Desire Doue performed brilliantly. At nearly 20 years old, Doue is the youngest player to score two goals in a Champions League final. Doue is the first player to be involved in three or more goals in a Champions League final.However, Doue has not been able to break Patrick Kluivert’s record as the youngest player to score a goal in a Champions League final.
Fifth, the average age of PSG players is 25 years and 96 days. This figure is five years and 146 days younger than the average Inter Milan starter (30 years and 242 days. It is also the biggest difference in the starters of the two clubs in the Champions League final.
PSG is also recorded as playing the youngest starter in this century, while Inter is the first team to play three players over the age of 35 in a title match.
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