MUNICH: Rampant Paris Saint-Germain won a first European Cup after outclassing Inter Milan 5-0 in the Champions League final, thanks in part to Désiré Doué’s double on Saturday, German Press Agency (dpa) reported.
Morocco’s Achraf Hakimi, at Inter 2020-2021, struck the opener on 12 minutes in Munich and France’s Doué scored either side of the interval after the Qatar-backed French champions produced two lightning quick counter-attacks.
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Senny Mayulu added the gloss for the biggest ever win in a European Cup final.
Inter’s Federico DiMarco had played Hakimi onside for the first, and Doué’s shot deflected in off the wing back for the second as the Parisians wrapped up an unprecedented French treble of Champions League, Ligue 1 and Coupe de France.
PSG, who lost their only other final 1-0 to Bayern Munich in 2020, have undergone a change in emphasis under Luis Enrique with big names such as Lionel Messi, Neymar and Kylian Mbappe replaced by solid performers and up-and-coming talents.
Spaniard Enrique had previously won the title as coach with Barcelona in 2015, also in Germany in Berlin. He joins an elite group of coaches to win the prize for two different clubs, including Carlo Ancelotti, Ottmar Hitzfeld, Jupp Heynckes, Ernst Happel, Pep Guardiola and Jose Mourinho. – BERNAMA-dpa
