The PSG-Inter final in Munich breaks a 21-year "tradition", no team from Spain, England and Germany

2025-05-08 21:01:06 / SPORT ALFA PRESS

The PSG-Inter final in Munich breaks a 21-year "tradition", no team

The Champions League final between Paris Saint-Germain and Inter, which will be played on May 31 at the Allianz Arena in Munich, marks a historic moment for European football: for the first time in 21 years, no team from the three strongest championships, the Premier League, Bundesliga and La Liga, will be present in the final act of the most prestigious club competition.

To find a similar case, we have to go back in time, to May 26, 2004, when José Mourinho's Porto defeated Monaco 3-0 in the final held in Gelsenkirchen - another German city.

Since then, the Champions League finals have been dominated by Spanish, English and German teams, with Spain winning 10 trophies since 2005, England with 5, Germany with 2 and Italy also with 2 titles: Milan in 2007 and Inter in 2010.

This year's final will be a return to the elite for PSG, who are seeking their first title in history, while Inter are aiming to repeat the success of 2010, when they defeated Bayern 2-0 in Madrid.

Champions League finals from 2004 to date:

2004/05: Liverpool – Milan

2005/06: Barcelona – Arsenal

2006/07: Liverpool – Milan

2007/08: Chelsea – Manchester United

2008/09: Barcelona – Manchester United

2009/10: Inter – Bayern Munich

2010/11: Barcelona – Manchester United

2011/12: Bayern Munich – Chelsea

2012/13: Bayern Munich – Borussia Dortmund

2013/14: Real Madrid – Atletico Madrid

2014/15: Barcelona – Juventus

2015/16: Real Madrid – Atletico Madrid

2016/17: Real Madrid – Juventus

2017/18: Real Madrid – Liverpool

2018/19: Liverpool – Tottenham

2019/20: Bayern Munich – PSG

2020/21: Chelsea – Manchester City

2021/22: Real Madrid – Liverpool

2022/23: Manchester City – Inter

2023/24: Real Madrid – Borussia Dortmund

 

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