Luis Enrique ‘very emotional’ after Paris Saint-Germain secure famous Champions League triumph

Spanish coach salutes his victorious players and thanks club's fans who paid tribute to his late daughter

Paris Saint-Germain captain Marquinhos lifts the trophy after their 5-0 Uefa Champions League final win over Inter Milan at the Allianz Arena in Munich on May 31, 2025. EPA

PSG manager Luis Enrique celebrates with the trophy after their stunning win over Inter Milan. AP

PSG goalscorers Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Achraf Hakimi with the trophy. PA

PSG celebrate after the French club became European champions for the first time in their history. EPA

Desire Doue scores Paris Saint-Germain's third goal. Getty Images

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia celebrates after scoring PSG's fourth goal in Munich. AP

Substitute Senny Mayulu scores PSG's fifth goal in the 86th minute. Getty Images

Desire Doue celebrates scoring his second and PSG's third goal against Inter Milan in Munich. Getty Images

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia slots home PSG's fourth goal in the 73rd minute. Reuters

PSG's Desire Doue after scoring his team's second goal in Munich. EPA

Inter goalkeeper Yann Sommer is wrong-footed by Desire Doue's deflected shot that put PSG two up in Munich. Reuters

PSG manager Luis Enrique, left, celebrates after Desire Doue put his team 2-0 ahead. Getty Images

Desire Doue celebrates after scoring his PSG's second goal at the Allianz Arena. AP

PSG fans set off flares in the stands during the Champions League final. PA

Desire Doue scores PSG's second goal - via a deflection off Federico Dimarco (not in picture) - in the 20th minute. AP

Inter manager Simone Inzaghi during the final. EPA

Achraf Hakimi scores finishes past Inter Milan keeper Yann Sommer. Reuters

Achraf Hakimi celebrates with teammate Ousmane Dembele after putting PSG 1-0 up in the 12th minute. Getty Images

Achraf Hakimi side foots past Inter goalkeeper Yann Sommer to put PSG into an early lead. Getty Images

PSG full-back Achraf Hakimi refuses to celebrate in front of the fans of his former club Inter. Getty Images

Luis Enrique admitted he was feeling “very emotional” as Paris Saint-Germain fans paid tribute to his late daughter after the French club claimed Champions League victory for the first time.

PSG routed Inter Milan 5-0 in Munich on Saturday as Desire Doue’s double, as well as goals from Achraf Hakimi, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and substitute Senny Mayulu, secured a historic treble for the French league and cup winners.

After the game, PSG supporters unveiled a tifo paying tribute to Enrique’s daughter Xana, who died in 2019 at the age of nine from cancer.

Enrique said: “I’m very happy. It was very emotional at the end with the banner from the fans for my family. But I always think about my daughter.”

Enrique joined PSG last July and has overseen the development of a brilliant young team following the departure of star striker Kylian Mbappe to Real Madrid.

It was the 55-year-old’s second treble as a manager after winning the Champions League, LaLiga and Copa del Rey at Barcelona in 2015.

The Eiffel Tower was lit up in the red and blue of PSG to mark their first Champions League triumph, and only the second by a French club after Marseille in 1993.

Enrique said: “Since day one, I said I wanted to win important trophies, and Paris had never won the Champions League.

“We did it for the first time. It’s a great feeling to make many people happy.

A Paris Saint-Germain's supporter holds a PSG flag in front of The Eiffel Tower illuminated in the colours of the club. AFP

“I tried to keep the pressure down for a club that had never won the competition. Inter are a great side, but we were fantastic in our pressing.

“Every player improved this season, and so did the team.

“A coach needs to control their emotions – you need to deal with the pressure in order to help the players.

“We prepared the final with the necessary calm to put the excitement in the right place. Now we can enjoy it; we can take the trophy back to Paris.

“We had a great start to the game, dominating from the beginning. But I wanted them to keep pushing, scoring, to ensure we won the game.”

Inter hurt by 'heavy defeat'

Inter boss Simone Inzaghi promised his side would bounce back from their Munich mauling, when they conceded twice in the opening 20 minutes and never recovered.

“We need to learn from defeats and come out stronger,” said Inzaghi.

“This hurts like the Istanbul final (2023 defeat to Manchester City).

“It’s a heavy defeat because it comes in a final. We can come out stronger from this defeat, like we did in 2023 and then won the league the following season.

“Paris deserved to win this game and the trophy. We’re disappointed, but the path to this point was great.

“The game, of course, wasn’t good enough on our part.

“I thanked my players for what they did this season. We didn’t win a trophy, but I am proud to be their coach.”