French club PSG beat Inter Milan to win the 2025 UEFA Champions League
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The French football club Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) made history by defeating the Italian football club Internazionale Milan (popularly known as Inter Milan) 5-0 in the finals to win their first UEFA Men’s Champions League title. The final of the 2024-25 UEFA Men’s Champions League was held in the German city of Munich on 31 May 2025.
The conclusion of the final match also marked the end of the 2024-25 European football season.
PSG dominated Inter Milan in the final.
The French domestic football league winner, PSG, dominated the final from the start and never allowed the Italian club to come back into the game. PSG, coached by Luis Enrique, quickly took the lead in the 12th minute of the game when Achraf Hakimi scored the goal.
The 19-year-old Desire Doue scored two goals, and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Senny Mayulu scored one each, making it 5-0 for the PSG.
Desire Doue, who won the Player of the final, also became the youngest player to score a goal in the Champions League final.
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League is the apex professional club-based tournament.
The European Champions League, originally known as the European Champion Clubs’ Cup, was started by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA )in 1955-56.
Sixteen European club football teams participated in the first European Champion Clubs’ Cup, which Real Madrid of Spain won.
In the 1992-93 season, UEFA changed the trophy's name to the UEFA Champions League.
Thirty-six teams participated in the 2024-25 UEFA Champions League.
Winners
The Champions League has been won the most times by Spanish teams. They have won it 20 times.
The English clubs, who have won the championship 14 times, are in second place, while the Italians, with 12 wins, are in third place.
Spanish football club Real Madrid has won it a maximum of 15 times.
Italian club AC Milan won it seven times, and the English football team Liverpool won it six times.
About the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA)
Established on 15 June 1954.
It is the football governing body in Europe and is affiliated with FIFA.
It organises a series of tournaments for the National as well as for club-based professional football teams.
Members: 55 countries’ National football associations of Europe, including Israel (which is an Asian country)
Israel, which is an Asian country, has been a member of UEFA since 1994
Headquarters: Nyon, Switzerland
President:Aleksander Čeferi
