The UEFA Champions League 2024/25 final is set to be a clash of titans as Inter Milan takes on Paris Saint-Germain. Inter is gunning for its fourth European title, while PSG is eager to lift the coveted trophy for the first time. What’s striking about this matchup is that it’s the first time these two teams will face each other in official competition, despite being regulars in the Champions League.
Both teams have a history of facing opponents from each other’s countries. PSG has played Italian teams 25 times, facing off against Juventus, Milan, Napoli, Parma, Brescia, and Atalanta. Inter, on the other hand, has taken on French teams 29 times, with opponents including Lyon, Monaco, Marseille, Nantes, Lille, Saint-Étienne, Guingamp, Sochaux, and Strasbourg.
A Previous Encounter
While Inter and PSG have never met in a competitive match, they did face off in a pre-season friendly in August 2023 in Tokyo. Inter won the game 2-1, with Vitinha scoring the only goal for PSG. Notably, some players who featured in that match are no longer with PSG, including Layvin Kurzawa, now at Boavista, Ismael Gharbi, currently at SC Braga, and Cher Ndour, who has moved to Fiorentina after a stint at Benfica.