PSG's Triumph & Inter's Challenge in Champions League

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00:00Tell me why you saw potential in PSG and what you see going forward.

00:04What's their recipe for success, Marcel?

00:06That was a crazy game.

00:09Arsenal was clearly out of range.

00:11I think after the defeat of Real Madrid, they had nothing in the tank.

00:17Now, for the first time in a long time, no British teams, no German teams,

00:21and no Spanish teams are in the final of the Champions League.

00:25PSG has proven that a collective style of football is something that you prefer

00:32over the celebrity status of someone like Mbappé.

00:36Finally, Luis Enrique is able to put a cohesive team with a lot of people doing the work.

00:42We saw Hakimi doing one of the most exceptional second legs.

00:46We saw players like Dembele.

00:51Although he didn't play that much in this game, he was able to make a difference.

00:55The moment that he came in on the second leg, it was clear that he's one of the most dangerous players

01:01and a candidate for the Ballon d'Or this year.

01:05Against Inter de Milan, that's going to be a different story.

01:07Tell me, I know that you probably are very, very happy that Inter is straight up to the final,

01:14just like you predicted from even from the stage group of this tournament.

01:19Well, it was a semi-final for the ages against Barcelona.

01:23They barely squeaked it by 7-6 aggregate win for Inter Milan.

01:28I mean, it was a ping-pong match of absolutely stunning golosos.

01:32I'll run you through it really quick.

01:33So Inter comes out swinging, Lautaro Martinez, as he always does, opening up the scoring in the 21st minute.

01:38By halftime, Inter's up 2-0.

01:40They scored again from the penalty spot.

01:42So at this point, you're like, whoa, Inter's looking good, right?

01:44But Barcelona's Barcelona.

01:45They roar back in the second half, scoring two goals back-to-back.

01:48Eric Garcia, Dani Olmo, leveling the match.

01:51Only for Rafinha to come in in the last minute, almost the last minute, in the 87th minute,

01:56to score a beautiful screamer of a goal.

01:58And now Barcelona's up 3-2.

02:00Yet Inter, refusing to fold.

02:02In stoppage time, their veteran defender of all people, Francesco Acerbi,

02:06finding the net, pushing the game into extra time.

02:08By this point, my head is just exploding.

02:10I'm like, what's going on?

02:12And then in extra time.

02:13Davide Fratesi, the homegrown Italian man, in the 99th minute,

02:17curls this beautiful shot into the bottom of the corner,

02:20securing Inter's place in the final, where they will meet, yes, PSG.

02:25They played great in attacking, but in the back, they were strong.

02:27Jan Sommer was an absolute wall between the posts for Inter Milan,

02:31making eight crucial saves in this match,

02:33including two promising, beautiful-looking curls

02:36from Barca's young sensation, Mr. Lamine Jamal.

02:41This felt a lot like watching underdogs Arsenal dismantle Real Madrid,

02:45where we watched the Spanish giants sort of get caught flat-footed

02:49by a rival from another league that plays completely different from them.

02:52Look, all credit, though, goes to Inter.

02:54I don't want to make this about what Barca did wrong.

02:57Barca played great, but Inter deserved this.

02:59They had a blend of tactical discipline,

03:01that mental strength to not give up when all hope was lost.

03:03They capitalized on Barcelona's defensive lapses.

03:06They remained composed under that pressure I'm talking about.

03:09And they just seized on critical moments with clinical precision.

03:13It was beautiful to watch.

03:14And now, yeah, Inter faces PSG in the final.

03:16We're going to have to see.

03:17PSG is going to present a whole different set of challenges for Inter Milan.

03:21Of course, they're not Barcelona.

03:23They'll have to adapt.

03:24And adaptation is the name of the game if you want to be a champion.

03:27So on May 31st, we'll know.

03:28Was Inter Milan this great team that made it to the finals,

03:33but couldn't adapt to the final challenger, the final foe, PSG?

03:37Or will they go down as this team,

03:39which didn't look so outstanding on paper,

03:41but managed to go all the way?

03:43I'm really excited to see.

03:45You know, I got my money on Inter, though.

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