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INTER left-back Federico Dimarco had an absolute nightmare against Paris Saint-Germain’s lethal young guns in the Champions League final.The Serie A side were butchered 5-0 by the Parisians in Munich, with 19-year-old Desire Doue running the show in his first European final.Simone Inzaghi consoles Federico Dimarco at full-timePSG battered Inter Milan 5-0 in MunichInter’s Hakan Calhanoglu was shell-shocked by half-timePSG won the Champions League for first time – and Luis Enrique became the first manager to win the continental treble with two different teams – the other being Barcelona.But there was only one side in it. After a blistering start, Achraf Hakimi opened the scoring in the 12th minute.And while he didn’t celebrate against his former side, soon PSG doubled their lead when Doue’s back-post strike bobbled in.But after going toe-to-toe with Barca in two of the best-ever UCL semi-finals, hopeless Inter had no answers against PSG, who have now scored 152 goals this season.READ MORE FOOTBALL NEWSWith Inter pushing on for a goal, the space PSG had in attack was scary, with Doue punishing them with a composed finish for 3-0, before Khvicha Kvaratskhelia made it FOUR.At the death, 19-year-old sub Senny Mayulu celebrated like he scored a last-minute winner for 5-0.Here SunSport’s Katherine Walsh rates and slates the Inter players who left their fans in floods of tears in the Allianz Arena in Munich.Yann Sommer – 3Shell-shocked by a rampant PSG. Couldn’t have really done much about the first two goals.Most read in Champions LeagueThe 36-year-old Swiss stopper was left standing when Doue’s shot took a nick off Dimarco for 2-0.Did well to avoid 3-0 in 30 minutes when he held Fabian Ruiz’s skiddy effort. Was let down by his back-line in the second half.Benjamin Pavard – 4First start since being sidelined with an ankle injury last month.Great touches at times but was disjointed with his team-mates when it came to crossing the ball in. Not physical enough.Was caught out of position when Inter lost the ball, with PSG so lethal on the break.  First man to come off with Dimarco. Francesco Acerbi – 3Should’ve grabbed a goal back in the 23rd minute. With Inter relying on set pieces, Acerbi rose free as a bird from 10 yards but his header zoomed over the crossbar.Was booked for dissent in the 70th minute. And fell on his backside when Bradley Barcola skipped past him before denying his side 5-0.The 37-year-old kept teenage goalscorer Mayulu, who was on the pitch for two minutes, onside for 5-0. A broken man.Alessandro Bastoni – 4Told Dimarco off for ball-watching 40 SECONDS before PSG took the lead.Was part of the back three which were all over the place for Kvaratskhelia’s fourth. Threw the towel in after that.Denzel Dumfries – 5Had a tough job to do against the world’s best left back Nuno Mendes. The Dutchman couldn’t repeat his masterclass against Barca.Was completely missing throughout his 90 minutes, but not exactly his fault as Inter struggled to get him on the ball.Federico Dimarco – 2Lack of concentration cost his team. He was far too deep for PSG’s opener and kept assister Doue onside for Hakimi’s slick tap-in.The Italian’s nightmare start was made worse when he was caught napping for 2-0 before turning his back for Doue’s goal, which deflected off him.Every PSG ball went out to his side after that – the left-back was a like a deer in headlights against teenager Doue and Ousmane Dembele. Was hooked off in the 54th minute, with Paris fans doing the Poznan.Dimarco had a howler against PSGHakan Calhanoglu – 5Cut a frustrated figure as his team were utterly dominated in the first 20 minutes. The camera kept panning to his sad face.The midfielder delivered brilliant corners for Acerbi and Thuram’s big chances in the first half.But he scuffed a real opportunity with a shocking over-hit free-kick just after half-time. Lasted 70 minutes.Nicolo Barella – 5Barella tried to let the ball run out for a corner at the other end before 2-0 but he had not reckoned on the pace of this PSG side.Touch of an elephant when Dumfries’ cross ricocheted back to him inside the box on the brink of half-time.Inter Milan boss Simone Inzaghi reacts as Nicolo Barella looks onHenrikh Mkhitaryan – 4The former Manchester United midfielder appeared to have his first touch in the 35th minute – the first half just passed him by. Got a vital touch to put PSG off before 3-0. He was hauled off instantly after in the 62nd minute.Lautaro Martinez – 4Totally isolated with Inter unable to string a pass together in the first half.Kept having to come deep to get the ball, with PSG’s defence rarely threatened.Gianluigi Donnarumma made his first – and only – stop of the evening in the 75th minute.Martinez’ touch map in the first halfMarcus Thuram – 5Like Martinez, couldn’t get a sniff of the action with PSG so dominant. Had his first touch with a big chance on the brink of half-time when his powerful header skimmed past the post from six yards out.Anything on target there and Inter were back in business. Thuram booked for being late on Ruiz.SUBSYann Aurel Bisseck (for Pavard, 55 min) – N/ALasted SEVEN minutes after tweaking his hamstring after coming on.Was in floods of tears when making his way back to the bench. while PSG made it 3-0.Nicola Zalweski (for Dimarco, 54 min) – 5Get tackle to stop a potential PSG break. He was harshly booked for his efforts within minutes of coming on.Matteo Darmian (for Bissek, 62 min) – 5Was brutally asked to come on with his side being hammered.Read More on The SunCarlos Augusto (for Mkhitaryan, 62 min) – 5.5Kristjan Asllani (for Calhanogulu, 70 min) – 6 PSGPSG XI: Donnarumma; Hakimi, Marquinhos, Pacho, Nuno Mendes; Joao Neves, Vitinha, Fabian Ruiz; Kvaratskhelia, Dembele, DoueSunSport’s Dan King rated the PSG stars from the stadium. More

WITH the thrilling exuberance of youth and the vast oil wealth of Qatar, Paris St Germain were finally crowned champions of Europe last night. In a performance you could hang in the Louvre, Desire Doue staged a teenage rampage through the heart of an elderly Inter Milan defence, scoring twice and assisting once to inspire the heaviest victory margin of any European Cup Final.PSG are champions of Europe after thrashing Inter Milan 5-0 in the finalCredit: GettyInter’s defeat to PSG was the heaviest in European Cup final historyCredit: GettyDesire Doue stole the show in Munich as PSG won at a canterCredit: AFPLuis Enrique inspired his men to a rampant winCredit: GettyThe Spaniard now has two Champions Leagues to his nameCredit: GettyIt was a night to remember for Enrique and PSGCredit: GettyThe French side have been chasing victory in Europe for yearsCredit: GettyThey have now taken their rightful place as the kings of EuropeCredit: GettyLuis Enrique’s side laid waste to Inter as they had done to four Premier League clubs en route to this glorious Bavarian night. His is a team which is everything it didn’t used to be when the Galactico trio Lionel Messi, Neymar and Kylian Mbappe held sway at the Parc des Princes. PSG are the ultimate in high-class, high-octane, highly-selfless teamwork – a combination of beauty and efficiency about everything they do.Achraf Hakimi, one of two thunderous attacking full-backs, had opened the scoring.READ MORE IN FOOTBALLAnd the Georgian winger Khvicha Kvaratskhelia hammered the fourth – then typified his team’s approach by sprinting back about 70 yards to half an Inter break with his side 4-0 up in the dying minutes.   Senny Mayulu, another 19-year-old, then sealed the deal with a late strike from Bradley Barcola’s assist. Doue, the 19-year-old plucked from Rennes last summer, was the headline act but Ousmane Demebele played a major role in three goals to tighten his grip on this year’s Ballon d’Or. It has been 14 years since the Qatari state seized control of PSG and after one previous final defeat under Thomas Tuchel in 2020, this was their moment. Most read in Champions LeagueBEST FREE BETS AND BETTING SIGN UP OFFERSPSG had an average age of 23 this season, Inter were the oldest in the competition at a touch over 30. And anybody who suggested that Inter’s experience and nous would prove a match for this zestful young PSG side was made to look utterly foolish.  Inter Milan fans INVADE Munich ahead of Champions League final vs PSGAchraf Hakimi got the ball rolling in the 12th minuteCredit: AFPHe refused to celebrate against his former sideCredit: GettySo for the fifth time Munich staged a European Cup Final – and for the fifth time, we had brand-new winners – just like Nottingham Forest, Marseille, Borussia Dortmund and Chelsea. And after Marseille at the old Olympic Stadium in 1993, this was only the second time a French club had ever won Old Big Ears.  PSG had performed a demolition job on all four of the Premier League clubs in this year’s competition, while Inter had seen off final hosts Bayern before they accounted for Barcelona in a classic semi-final. So while this wasn’t the most alluring of fixtures for English audiences, these were two very worthy finalists. Doue bagged his first goal just seven minutes laterCredit: APThe forward was delighted, having assisted Hakimi’s openerCredit: ReutersInter might easily have denied Manchester City their Treble in the final in Istanbul two years ago – but this was a bridge too far for Simone Inzaghi Izaghi’s men seemed content to sit deep, soak it up, let the kids do all the running. And yet PSG are too good for that sort of passive defensive approach and, after 12 minutes, they scored a goal of gorgeous simplicity. Vitinha, the tick-tock man at the base of the Parisian defence, picked out a cute pass which released Doue, who squared for Hakimi to tap in at the far post.  Doue then netted his second goal in the 63rd minuteCredit: GettyHe ripped off his shirt in wild celebrationsCredit: GettyIt shouldn’t have been so easy to baffle a bunch of brutish Italian defenders with two straight-line passes but that was what Enrique’s men did. And on 20 minutes, it was 2-0. At the opposite end, Inter staged a set-piece long throw and then got caught with their pants down within seconds. Willian Pacho stopped the ball going out of play behind Gianluigi Donnarumma’s goal, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia released Dembele, who sprinted down the left and picked out Doue with a crossfield pass. Doue chested down and rifled a shot which deflected off Federico Dimarco to leave Yann Sommer motionless on his knees. Khvicha Kvaratshkelia got involved 10 minutes laterCredit: ReutersThe winger only joined PSG from Napoli in JanuaryCredit: ReutersEnrique’s chief selection call had been over whether to choose Doue or Bradley Barcola. Within 20 minutes, Doue had one assist and one goal. It hadn’t been a bad shout to pick him.    Inter had some enterprising moments themselves but, the thing is with PSG, they can defend as well. Pacho is one hell of a defender. From Ecuador via Belgium and Frankfurt, he is such a gem that you just assumed that Brighton would have bought him and sold him for an immense profit years ago. Still, Franceso Acerbi and Marcus Thuram were both off-target with headers.Sub Senny Mayulu came off the bench to net PSG’s fifthCredit: GettyThe teen secured history for PSG in the 86th minuteCredit: ReutersYet before, Paris ought to have tucked this match in and kissed it goodnight – Doue centring for Dembele, who somehow shot in entirely the wrong direction. Then Doue tested Sommer and Kvaratskhelia was narrowly wide with a deflected shot, before he headed wide from the resulting corner. It was extremely one-sided stuff. After the break, Kvaratskhelia squandered a glaring close-range chance but it didn’t matter.  Inter Milan players appeared distraught after the disastrous resultCredit: GettySimone Inzaghi’s future will be under the spotlight amid links to Saudi ArabiaCredit: EPADoue had just executed a sumptuous pirouette on the touchline to embarrass Alessandro Bastoni when he netted his second. This time it was Dembele who conjured the sorcery, with a back-heel to Vitinha who fed the teenager for a firm, well-placed finish. Enrique decided enough was enough and replaced Doue with Barcola, perhaps out of clemency. But Kvaratskhelia soon rifled home at the near post from a Dembele pass before Mayulu rubbed salt in the wounds. Read More on The SunAlan Hansen once said that you can’t win anything with kids.But then he’d never seen this bunch of youths.  More

SIR ALEX FERGUSON is preparing for a new chapter in his life – by watching Paris Saint-Germain attempt to write the greatest one in their history.The legendary ex-Manchester United boss arrived at Bayern Munich with Gary Neville as PSG bid to finally win the Champions League.Sir Alex Ferguson and Gary Neville are in Munich for the finalCredit: GettyThe French giants are taking on Inter Milan, just as 83-year-old Fergie bows out of his special role as United’s global ambassador.So far it’s not been the final flourish the Red Devils’ most famous ever manager would have liked.He was in Bilbao to see United’s 1-0 loss to Tottenham in the Europa League showpiece on May 21.And that’s after he lost his £2million-a-year position at Old Trafford – as part of huge cost-cutting from United’s minority owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe.READ MORE MAN UTD NEWSHowever, it certainly wasn’t personal as Ratcliffe and his company unveiled nearly 500 redundancies in all.Meanwhile, there’s major investment planned for the future, most notably a new £2billion 100,000-seat stadium.But Ferguson’s glittering 26 years in charge contrasts with everything that has followed since his managerial retirement in 2013.Fergie guided United to 13 Premier League titles and two Champions League crowns.Most read in FootballBEST ONLINE CASINOS – TOP SITES IN THE UKUndoubtedly the peak was the Treble in 1998-99, which was three years before fellow club icon Neville arrived.But since Ferguson’s departure 12 years ago, United have regularly dipped out of the Prem elite.’What did he expect?’ – Sir Alex Ferguson looks ‘absolutely disgusted’ in new footage from Man Utd Europa League lossNow ex-England defender Nev, 50, is a TV pundit – while it’s unclear if Fergie will have another direct job in football. The duo beat traffic mayhem to arrive at Saturday night’s final in good time.It follows chaos at a Munich station amid fighting between rival groups of fans. More