The final of the 2025 Champions League promises to be historic in many ways. Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Milan will compete for the first time in an official match, on May 31 in Munich, with a place in history for one or the other. On Wednesday, PSG validated its ticket by dominating Arsenal at home (2-1), after having already won the first leg (1-0). Fabian Ruiz opened the scoring at the Parc des Princes, followed by Achraf Hakimi, before Bukayo Saka reduced the gap without calling into question the Parisian qualification.
The day before, Inter Milan had snatched its place in the final after a spectacular double confrontation against FC Barcelona. After a electrical allergic match concluded on the score of 3-3, the Italians won 4-3 in overtime upon the return. A semi-final of anthology that will have made an impression and offered to the Milanese club a seventh final of the Champions League in its history.
This PSG – Inter Milan shock constitutes a completely unprecedented final in the history of the C1. The two clubs have so far clashed in friendly. And the decor chosen, Munich, could inspire the Parisians: during the first four LDC finals disputed in the Bavarian capital, the trophy was systematically won by clubs that had never raised the cup before. A sign of fate for PSG, still looking for its first Champions League?
A first for 21 years
Another striking fact: this 2025 edition is an unprecedented turning point in the European landscape. For the first time since 2004, no English, German or Spanish club will play the final. At the time, Porto by José Mourinho won against AS Monaco de Didier Deschamps (3-0). Since then, the clubs of the three major powers of European football had always been represented during the last act.
It is also necessary to go up even further to find a comparable situation. In 2003, AC Milan beat Juventus on penalties during a 100 % Italian final, and in 1996, the old lady won against Ajax Amsterdam in similar circumstances. Suffice to say that this PSG final – Inter Milan, as surprising as it is prestigious, promises to be an extraordinary real event.
