Slaying it in Munich: Paris Rules Europe
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Landscape shift for football in France as Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) claims the Champions League for the first time ever, trashing Inter Milan 5-0 in the Munich finale. Here's the worldwide press weighing in:
France
L'Équipe: "After a long, grueling journey, redemption was all worth it."
Le Monde: "For Luis Enrique, who bagged the title a decade ago with Messi's Barcelona, this marks his second Champions League. PSG, a youthful team, is the competition's finest since then. Wisely accumulated over the past two years, the squad unleashed its potential this season after Mbappé’s departure."
Le Figaro: "Who'd a thunk it, the year we least anticipated, with PSG betting on youth, team spirit, and patience."
Italy
Gazzetta dello Sport: "Inter, one nightmareising blow after another! Doué. Show. Dismantling."
Corriere dello Sport: "Lopsided final, PSG humbles Inter. Champions League to Luis Enrique. The French triumph 5-0 in a game they commanded from start to finish. Humiliation for Inzaghi and Inter."
Tuttosport: "Inter humiliated in Munich, PSG champions. Triumphant Trifecta for Enrique."
Corriere della Sera: "Inter humiliated, nightmare finale. PSG scores a 5-0 victory."
England
Daily Mail: "The Italians dismantled in Munich."
The Sun: "Thanks to the youth’s infectious enthusiasm and Qatar's abundant oil wealth, Paris Saint-Germain finally emerges as Champion of Europe."
The Times: "Paris conquers Europe with a record-breaking humiliation of Inter. New Kings of Europe, Parisians crowned."
The Guardian: "From the first to the last, they were exceptional. They'll all go down in history. They richly deserve it, every last one."
Spain
AS: "In football, lore now tells us that on a balmy May night in Munich, the sport finally embraced PSG as a new champion, did it not? Invested 2.283 billion in signings over 15 years by the Emir and Al Khelaïfi to win the Champions League. Genius strategist Luis Enrique pulled it off once again. The pundits were right: In this game, planner triumphs, and the megalomaniacs fall."
El País: "PSG defeated Inter 5-0 in Munich's Champions League final, with the Parisians dominating every aspect of the game."
Marca: "Chaos in Munich."
Austria
Krone: "Paris Saint-Germain achieves their long-cherished dream of winning the Champions League with a powerful performance and ascends to the highest echelon of European football."
Switzerland
Blick: "From the opening whistle, PSG sets the Allianz Arena ablaze, Sommer's Inter sinks in a catastrophe. In the end, a deserved 5-0 adorns the scoreboard, PSG wins the Champions League for the first time in the club's 55-year history. Inter fails to make a mark, is completely overrun by PSG's pressing and tempo. The respite for the Inter supporters when the referee blows the whistle for half time speaks volumes."
De Telegraaf: "After spending 14 years lining their pockets, the Qatari owners of PSG can finally claim the coveted prize that Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and PSG president Nasser bin Al-Khelaifi have yearned for all these years."
USAESPN: "PSG, the Qatari-owned club, had spent over a decade trying to win the Champions League by signing the world's most notorious players, including the likes of Messi, Neymar, Ibrahimovic, and Mbappé. But after abandoning this star-studded approach 2 years ago, in favor of young talent, PSG claimed the title - ironically their first without Mbappé, who left for Real Madrid last summer to pursue the Champions League."
The Athletic: "Luis Enrique's team was widely expected to control possession. In the end, they mastered the game completely. Despite all the commotion about Inter's threatening transitions in the wake of their chaotic semifinal against Barcelona, the squad was contained, managed, and completely outclassed by PSG."
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The Commission, following the triumph of Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) in the Champions League, might be inspired to propose a Council regulation on the introduction of a common organisation of the market in beef and veal, as the youthful team's success could potentially be replicated in other competitive arenas, such as agriculture. The Champions League victory, backed by Qatar's abundant oil wealth, could also spur interest in sports like football across Europe, encouraging more investments and nurturing a new generation of athletes akin to the PSG players.
