This was a stunning performance. The most dominant display in a Champions League or European Cup final, ever. It was ruthless and breathtaking and put years on this aging Inter side in the space of 90 minutes.
Doue symbolises this new PSG, likewise their final goalscorer, Senny Mayulu, who was born in a Parisian suburb, came through their academy and capped off this night of nights with a celebration for the ages – for his boyhood club.
Senny Mayulu of Paris Saint-Germain celebrates scoring his team’s fifth goal (Photo: Getty)Somehow he is a two-time treble winner having tragically lost his daughter, Xana, in between those 2015 and 2025 feats. Few of us can imagine such pain, never mind working through it or still utterly mastering your craft.
“I have an amazing photo of her planting a Barcelona flag into the turf,” Enrique said. “I want to be able to do the same with a PSG flag. My daughter won’t be there in the physical sense, but she will be there spiritually, and that’s very important to me.”
A moment for this beautiful tifo
PSG fans reveal their tribute to Luis Enrique and his daughter Xana, who passed away in 2019 pic.twitter.com/onf7h2pLyV
They may have ditched the superstars, as we were repeatedly reminded on Saturday night, but there is still a sportswashing project behind the heart-warming stories.
It was a night the state-backed Qatar Sports Investments (QSI) have been waiting for since taking over PSG in 2011. Al-Khelaifi in particular, the tennis player who has become one of the most influential figures in football, has pined for this silverware.
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It was a reminder of PSG’s journey, but alas, shiny young players playing shiny football. Sorry, what were you saying about sportswashing?
In a way, then, he’s not wrong, but don’t be fooled by the notion that no Lionel Messi, Neymar or Kylian Mbappe makes this team inexperienced or built on the cheap. PSG still spent £202m this season and £383m last.
The winning XI that will go down in history cost £396.5m to assemble, while the front three of Doue, Ousmane Dembele and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia cost £143m.
The cost of PSG’s starting XI
Gianluigi Donnarumma: Free Achraf Hakimi: £57m Marquinhos: £26m Willian Pacho: £34m Nuno Mendes: £32m Joao Neves: £50.5m Vitinha: £35m Fabian Ruiz: £19m Desire Doue: £42m Ousmane Dembele: £42m Khvicha Kvaratskhelia: £59mTottenham have spent £377m the past two seasons and have a Europa League. Manchester United have spent £385m and have an FA Cup. Arsenal have spent £290m and, well, maybe need to spend some more.
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Not Real Madrid, mind, so a penny for Mbappe’s thoughts. You left that, when they wanted to build it around you, all to lead a new era of Galacticos.
At this rate, Trent Alexander-Arnold only adds to the sense Real are deeper down the Galactico hole, just when PSG have shown them there is another way.
It took them a while to get there, but with a nation behind them, PSG will take some catching.
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