Champions League final preview | Dembele and Lautaro, who will turn the tide?

Qilu Evening News·Qilu One Point reporter Yin Chengjun

Laotaro's progress is obvious to all. (Expand piece) Xinhua News Agency reported that in the early morning of June 1, the Champions League final of this season will be held between Inter Milan and Paris Saint-Germain. For many fans, the Champions League final is incomplete without Real Madrid, Bayern, Barcelona or Liverpool, because the best stars in Europe are almost gathered among these giants, and Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Milan do not have any stars that can match those super giants.

Originally, Paris Saint-Germain had also gone through a path of building superstars. A few years ago, they gathered three superstars, Neymar, Messi and Mbappe, but the effect was not ideal. The best result was to advance to the finals in 2020 (Messi had not yet joined the team). As a result, they were defeated 1:0 by Bayern in the final and slipped down at the last moment of reaching the top.

After Mbappe defected to Real Madrid last season, Paris Saint-Germain's senior executives had a great enlightenment and updated their ideas. They pushed down their previous superstar strategy and turned to a more practical lineup to deal with the game. The biggest star in the team is Dembele, who had previously only been a substitute for Mbappe. In the first half of this season, their condition was not ideal because of the team's pillar departure. The winter transfer window opened in January this year. After the club introduced players such as Kravitz Helia, Dembele and Douai were activated, and the power of the "Trident" was revealed. Coupled with the firepower support of midfielder Vitinia and others, Paris Saint-Germain's combat power increased greatly. The team won the sincere appreciation of the fans because of its outstanding record.

In Inter Milan, the players are even more a whole. Their average age is much larger than Paris Saint-Germain, with veterans gathering in the team. The 27-year-old Lautaro, Touram Jr. and Dimarco are all among the young players. This group of veterans who don’t have much time to squander, eventually burst out with amazing combat power and reached the finals again after 2023.