Munich’s curious tradition that punished Inter and blessed PSG in Champions League
Inter and PSG faced in the grand final of UEFA Champions League 2024/25 and the story was repeated again: Munich maintained his curious tradition and, While blessing the Parisians, punished the Italians with his infallible ‘curse’.
After an incredible series against Barcelona in the semifinals, which he won in supplementary time in an epic manner, Inter knew that he had to overcome another hard testa spiritualaway from sports yields.
Yes ok Psg per was already a threat to which to fear with their front spicy and a DT willing to make history, Munich appeared as the supreme obstacleone who has many years of history behind.
UEFA designated Allianz Arena as headquarters of the great enda stadium mythical, where great matches were played and that has a fulminating statistic.
This was the fifth time What Munich It was chosen as an epicenter For the grand finale. 1979, 1993, 1997, 2012 They had already left their mark. In allwithout failing, Always a first -time champion He raised the Champions, a curious fact that did not go unnoticed in this new 2025 edition.
Who started this brand was Nottingham Forestthat currently militates in Premier after his rise but that at that time was a continental power. He beat Malmö 1-0 and raised his first Champions to conquer the two -time championship the following year.
In the year 1993, Marseillesonly French champion until today, The tradition continued and beat Milanalso 1-0.
He Third champion consecrated in Munich took four years laterin 1997: Borussia Dortmund beat Juventus by 3-1 and celebrated in Germany.
More here in time, in 2012, Chelsea hit the blow. Achievement beat Bayern Munich on penaltieswith a heroic drug, and bitter the German dream in his own home, the Allianz Arena.
With this antecedent, Inter arrived in Germany with the aim of crushing PSG but also with the ambition to break this powerful brand that seemed had anticipated the outcome in this new decisive commitment.
Hakimi, Kvararatskhelia and Doué, in duplicate, left the Inter de Inzaghi in checkthat he could not resemble anything to the semifinals. For its part, PSG finally reached the glorythat that had been elusive even when his template was made up of the best players in the world. The one that did not feel or putting Messi, Mbappé and Neymar.
Today we have to celebrate PSG. The party promises to be eternal in Parisland in which the Champions vanished until when it seemed impossible, but that today will accommodate with the Eiffel Tower as a new attraction to dazzle the eyes of premises and foreigners.
Perhaps the key was not to bring talent, nor assemble a game system that is adaptable to any rival in Europe, but The decisive factor was in Germany, in Munich.
All Champions finals played in Munich
1979: Nottingham Forest 1-0 Malmo
1993: Marseille 1-0 Milan
1997: Borussia Dortmund 3-1 Juventus
2012: Chelsea 1-1 Bayern Munich (Victoria 4-3 in penalties)
2025: PSG 5-0 Inter
