The Champions League finalists Inter and PSG have never met each other before.
Luis Enrique wants to make history in Paris. José Bretón / AOP
The statistics seemed completely incomprehensible: Inter and PSG will play against each other for the first time on Saturday.
Two giants of European football have never met before the Munich Champions League finals.
A much smaller miracle is that team head coaches, Interin are not Simone Inzaghi and the PSG Luis Enriquehave not been on the opposite sides.
However, both have one of the Champions League finals behind them. Luis Enrique led Barcelona to the top of Europe in 2015 and Inzagh’s Inter fell after the brave battle in the spring of 2023 to Manchester City.
“Now the difference is that we have experience with these matches,” Inzaghi started his own press conference in the Allianz Arena press room.
– We know how to prepare for the finals, we can practice properly and have taken care of all the details. I have all the players available. The same thing has not happened during this season’s 59 matches more than three times before.
Inzaghi at the same time confirmed that the recovery was considered Benjamin Pavard Probably start as a proper pack.
– Focusing and determination without obsession, he outlined Inter into a motto.
No pressure
The advantage of Inter’s, of course, is that in club history and Helenio Herrera (twice) that José Mourinho have coached Nerazzurr’s European Cup victory.
PSG is only seeking his first attachment from Munich to the hooded giant polar.
The money of the Paris club comes from Qatar, which will surely thirst for success. Abu Dhabi (Manchester City) already won his own Champions League win.
– Hope I can convey the team to make history. For us, it means something that no one has done before. All you have to do is make sure that that feeling does not paralyze us, Luis Enrique said in his own press.
– We are definitely ready – and inter is. I hope we see the beautiful finals.
As a player, Simone Inzaghi never reached the Champions League finals. His big brother Filippo won it twice. Aop
Luis Enrique does not feel pressure on the situation. The previous Spanish coout finale of the Champions League was also played in Germany (Berlin), with an Italian team (Juventus).
– There are a lot of coincidences in football. I’m now ten years older and more experienced.
Four times in Munich, the European Cup final has been played. Every time the winner has survived the club, which had never won the Vertical one before (Nottingham Forest 1979, Olympique Marseille 1993, Borussia Dortmund 1997 and Chelsea 2012).
– Hope Taika keeps. PSG is already used to playing finals. We have resolved similar situations, and I believe that we are ready, the head coach, for example, referred to the French Cup final, for example.
To Saudi Arabia?
Inzagh is suspected of leaving Milan after tonight’s match. It is known that the Italian is trying to attract Saudi Arabia with the power of several tens of million euros.
– I will meet Inter’s club leadership on Monday or Tuesday. We only do what is best for Inter. I’m happy here, he said.
– I dreamed of this final as a kid. I never got here as a player, but now this is my second chance as a coach.
Luis Enrique will continue with certainty on PSG.
– My biggest motivation comes from the opportunity to make history in Paris. The victory would give a lot of joy to the city. And to do it first would still be particularly great.