New-look PSG make history on emotional night for Luis Enrique

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Five prima PSG smash sorry Inter to triumph Champions League

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Luis Enrique wept tears of joyousness and emotion arsenic Paris St-Germain delivered nan capacity of a life to triumph nan Champions League for nan first clip connected a singular nighttime successful Munich.

And, arsenic PSG outclassed Inter Milan for a historical 5-0 victory, superb teen Desire Doue confirmed his position arsenic 1 half of a caller duo of young superstars - alongside Barcelona's Lamine Yamal - who person nan brilliant to predominate nan crippled for years to come.

The poignant quality communicative was PSG coach Luis Enrique, who became only nan sixth coach to triumph this tourney pinch 2 different clubs aft his triumph pinch Barcelona successful 2015.

The sporting communicative was 1 of nan finest squad displays successful nan history of this tournament, successful this and its erstwhile guise of nan European Cup, pinch generational teenage talent Doue arsenic its centrepiece.

On nan astir important nighttime of a career, Doue made nan biggest shape successful European nine shot his playground.

This was besides a triumph dense pinch value and meaning for 55-year-old Asturian Luis Enrique, beyond nan glory of nan sadistic beauty of this PSG triumph that yet brought nan elephantine Champions League trophy to The City Of Light.

The man who has transformed PSG has spoken astir really he helped his girl Xana works a Barcelona emblem successful nan centre circle aft that 2015 triumph complete Juventus successful Berlin.

He said he hoped he mightiness make nan aforesaid motion present successful her representation aft she died from a uncommon shape of bony crab aged 9 successful 2019.

In nan afterglow of victory, he pulled connected a t-shirt base an image of himself and his girl planting a PSG flag.

And then, successful a infinitesimal of earthy emotion, PSG's "Ultras" unfurled their ain tribute - a elephantine emblem emblazoned pinch an image of begetter and daughter, successful nan French club's shirt, planting a flag.

It was a awesome motion connected a joyful nighttime for PSG successful Munich, erstwhile each their agonies arsenic they chased nan Champions League were washed distant successful 1 of nan top displays immoderate squad has produced successful a European final.

"I'm very happy. It was very affectional astatine nan extremity pinch nan banner from nan fans for my family. But I ever deliberation astir my daughter," said Luis Enrique.

"Since time one, I said I wanted to triumph important trophies, and Paris had ne'er won nan Champions League. We did it for nan first time. It's a awesome emotion to make galore group happy."

PSG's fans unveiled a emblem successful tribute to coach Luis Enrique and girl Xana - who died aged 9 successful 2019 - aft nan Champions League winImage source, Getty Images

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PSG's fans unveiled a emblem successful tribute to coach Luis Enrique and girl Xana - who died aged 9 successful 2019 - aft nan Champions League win

And nan inspiration was 19-year-old Doue, now a fully-fledged superstar, a acold outcry from nan susceptible youngster who only lasted 64 minutes earlier being replaced successful nan 2-0 nonaccomplishment astatine Arsenal successful October.

It was aft 63 minutes present connected this humid nighttime successful Munich that Doue applied different flourish to a magical performance, steering location his 2nd extremity and PSG's 3rd aft making nan first for Achraf Hakimi successful nan 12th infinitesimal past adding nan 2nd 8 minutes later.

When he was taken disconnected moments aft scoring his second, shot had watched a generational talent who will grace nan crippled for years to come.

He is only nan 3rd teen to people successful a Champions League last aft Patrick Kluivert for Ajax successful 1995 and Carlos Alberto for Porto 9 years later. The guardant was besides nan first subordinate to beryllium progressive successful 3 goals successful a Champions League final, pinch an assistance and 2 himself.

And, astatine 19 years and 362 days, Doue became nan youngest subordinate to people 2 goals successful a European Cup aliases Champions League final, overtaking Eusébio who was 20 years and 97 days aged erstwhile he did nan aforesaid for Benfica against Real Madrid successful 1962.

He was portion of a complete PSG performance, their incremental betterment passim nan Champions League, erstwhile they took a swathe to nan Premier League's elite by beating Manchester City past knocking retired Liverpool, Aston Villa and Arsenal successful nan knockout stage, climaxed successful nan astir stunning, emphatic fashion.

If Inter Milan had a plan, PSG gave them nary opportunity to instrumentality it.

Doue smiled broadly arsenic he lifted nan trophy, a profession successful its infancy but pinch aureate years ahead.

And moreover though 17-year-old Yamal was stopped astatine nan Champions League semi-final shape by Inter, it does not return a leap of nan imagination to spot nan young Barcelona guardant and Doue arsenic nan sparkling lights contesting nan game's awesome prizes successful years to come.

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'Coming of age' - Doue announces himself to nan world

As they person done passim this Champions League campaign, PSG's "Ultras" unfurled a elephantine tifo pinch a connection for nan players they hoped would yet put them astatine nan pinnacle of European football.

It read: "Ensemble, Nous Sommes Invincibles" – Together, We Are Invincible.

And they were here, nan conception that nan youngest squad successful nan Champions League mightiness falter against nan oldest was exploded from nan first whistle.

This was shot played astatine different level, gait and strength matched by nan highest quality. PSG looked younger and faster arsenic nan crippled went connected while this knowledgeable Inter broadside grew older earlier nan very eyes.

The statistic built a monument to conscionable really bully PSG were.

The five-goal triumph separator was nan biggest successful immoderate European Cup aliases Champions League final.

Even aft Doue went off, nan relentless reward continued arsenic Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and 19-year-old substitute Senny Mayulu added further goals.

PSG were nan champion squad successful nan Champions League. The title sewage fitting winners, but seldom person winners played for illustration this, sweeping speech supposedly formidable guidance successful a mode that will unrecorded everlastingly successful nan representation of each who witnessed it.

The last scoreline almost did a kindness to a bedraggled Inter, specified was PSG's power and nan sheer number of chances they created.

This was thrilling, progressive shot that will group nan modular for each broadside successful Europe who person designs connected nan Champions League.

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How PSG's 'perfect' gameplan blew Inter away

All done aft a move of strategy distant from nan "bling bling" days of France guardant Kylian Mbappe, Brazil's Neymar and Argentina's Lionel Messi.

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Luis Enrique seized his chance, convinced nine president Nasser al-Khelaifi and shot advisor Luis Campos that he could build a amended PSG broadside successful nan post-Mbappe era, and location could beryllium nary much compelling impervious than this.

"This play is champion play ever and we are truthful proud," Al-Khelaifi told CBS. "We are building nan squad for nan future. Whatever nan result was today, we are not going to change. The existent activity starts today. We request to beryllium humble and down to earth.

"I americium truthful proud, for nan fans, for France. I deliberation it is astonishing for France, not conscionable for Paris, because France deserves better. We person a bully league, bully historical clubs and we are judge it is going to beryllium getting better.

"It has been hard. We person been criticised a lot. We person been trying to activity for French shot and group were criticising what we were doing. It really hurts of course, but for maine I was focused connected our goal.

"This twelvemonth was not planned arsenic nan year. Today, acknowledgment God that nan squad proved we person nan champion head successful nan world, nan champion coach successful nan world, nan champion players and astonishing fans."

Luis Enrique joins his woman Elena Cullell and children aft PSG's Champions League triumph against Inter Milan successful MunichImage source, Getty Images

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Luis Enrique joins his woman Elena Cullell and children aft PSG's Champions League triumph against Inter Milan successful Munich

It was, rather simply, 1 of nan all-time awesome performances successful a European final.

Chris Sutton, successful Munich, told BBC Radio 5 Live: "Luis Enrique was nan last portion successful nan jigsaw to get them here. In position of apical European managers of each time, he has to beryllium successful that category.

"The property floor plan of nan team, we mentioned Doue, Vitinha, Joao Neves, Willian Pacho and Hakimi. It's wherever they spell from here.

"This is simply a squad that are conscionable astatine nan commencement of their evolution. The main point for maine is nan activity ethic. This is simply a squad who are prepared to tally and they put nan graft successful and that's why they were successful."

And erstwhile Premier League defender Nedum Onuoha told BBC Sport: "It's nan champion capacity I tin retrieve successful a Champions League final, aliases beautiful overmuch successful immoderate final."

Watch highlights of each Champions League crippled from 22:00 connected Wednesday connected BBC iPlayer and nan BBC Sport website and app.

There will besides beryllium a Champions League Match of nan Day connected BBC One connected Wednesday, from 22:40 to 00:00.