Inter Milan Feels Pain of Another Champions League Final Defeat but Pride Remains
Inter Milan’s heroics against Barcelona make its record Champions League final defeat to Paris Saint-Germain all the more disappointing for the Nerazzurri.
Inter staged an improbable comeback to beat Barcelona 7-6 over two pulsating semifinal legs.
But there was no sign of that audacity or confidence on Saturday in Munich, where PSG romped to a 5-0 victory for the biggest winning margin in a European Cup final.
“It shouldn’t overshadow the season we’ve had. You just need to think of the journey we’ve been on in the Champions League,” said Inter president Giuseppe Marotta, whose team also knocked out Feyenoord and Bayern Munich.
Inter suffered its second defeat in the final in three years after losing the 2023 showpiece to Manchester City in Lisbon.
Inter was eyeing a possible treble after getting past Bayern in the quarterfinals. But it was beaten by city rival AC Milan in the semifinals of the Italian Cup, then lost the Serie A title by a point to Napoli last week.
