The verdict fell this Wednesday evening: PSG qualified for the final of the Champions League by having Arsenal (2-1) at the Parc des Princes, after its success 1-0 in the first leg. Parisians join Inter Milan, a fall of Barça after an epic thriller (4-3 AP) the day before. Result: a completely unprecedented poster between two clubs that have never faced each other in European competition. On May 31, in Munich, the two giants will cross the iron for a place in history.
It will only be the second C1 final for the capital's club, after that lost in 2020 against Bayern. For more than a decade, Paris has been dreaming of registering its name on the list of the event. The opportunity is good, but the obstacle is high. Opposite, the Inter will seek a fifth continental crown, the first since 2010. And above all, the Nerazzurri will compete in their second final in three seasons after that lost to Manchester City in 2023.
For French clubs, this final will represent the eighth attempt in C1. So far, only OM has managed to win (in 1993 in Munich, already against an Italian club …). PSG can therefore join history or, on the contrary, prolong the curse. Seven times out of eight, French clubs have failed on the last step. The irony is cruel, but also full of hope.
PSG – Inter, an unexpected and historic poster
On the tactical level, this final will offer an enticing duel between Luis Enrique and Simone Inzaghi. Two coaches with well -soaked philosophies, two game schools. Paris has eliminated three English clubs on its way (Aston Villa, Liverpool, Arsenal). Inter, for its part, released an institution like Barça with authority. It will therefore take a PSG in full control to hope to win the Grail.
Whatever happens, this final promises to be a summit in European football. Prestige opposition, between historical training and another in search of supreme legitimacy. Paris finally targets consecration. But for that, it will be necessary to reverse a last colossus.
