PSG strikes first in Champions League final against Inter Milan

Paris Saint-Germain's Achraf Hakimi celebrates scoring their side's first goal of the game with teammate Ousmane Dembele (left) during the UEFA Champions League final at the Munich Football Arena, Munich, Germany. PA Images/Alamy Images

Watch: Paris Saint-Germain strikes first in Champions League final against Inter Milan

By Eric Smithling | Last updated May 31, 2025 4:12 PM ET

Paris Saint-Germain got off to a fantastic start at the Champions League final against Inter Milan on Saturday.

PSG took a 2-0 lead 20 minutes into the game as it seeks its first Champions League title in club history.

Former Inter forward Achraf Hakimi gave Paris Saint-Germain a 1-0 lead with a 12th-minute goal. Desire Doue found Hakimi, who was left open inside Inter's box, with a quick pass, and Hakimi's right-footed shot got past Inter goalkeeper Yann Sommer.

Hakimi played for Inter during the 2020-21 season and moved to PSG on a five-year deal in July 2021.

ACHRAF HAKIMI OPENS THE SCORING FOR PSG pic.twitter.com/6XhdwkegVR
— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) May 31, 2025

The goal continued Hakimi's hot streak. He also scored in the second legs of the Champions League quarters (April 15) and semifinals (May 7) and the French Cup Final on May 24.

Doue, 19, followed his assist with PSG's second goal seven minutes later. Per ESPN FC, he became the youngest player to score in a Champions League Final in 21 years, when then-18-year-old Carlos Alberto gave Porto a 1-0 lead over Monaco in the 2004 final.

19-YEAR-OLD DESIRE DOUE WITH AN ASSIST AND GOAL IN 20 MINUTES!

THE YOUNGEST PLAYER TO SCORE IN A UCL FINAL IN 21 YEARS pic.twitter.com/48L3XUKxcR
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) May 31, 2025

The goal gave PSG early breathing room as it seeks to cap a historic season.

Paris Saint-Germain is trying to become just the second French soccer club to win the Champions League and first since Marseille in 1993.

It most recently reached the Champions League final in 2020, losing to Bayern Munich, 1-0.

Eric Smithling

Eric Smithling is a writer based in New Orleans, LA, whose byline also appears on Athlon Sports. He has been with Yardbarker since September 2022, primarily covering the NFL and college football, but also the NBA, WNBA, men’s and women’s college basketball, NHL, tennis and golf. He holds a film studies degree from the University of New Orleans

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