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CLAUDE MAKELELE KNOWS WHAT IT IS LIKE TO WIN THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE, AND HE HAD A WORD OF WARNING FOR INTER MILAN AHEAD OF THEIR FINAL AGAINST PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN 08:00, 30 May 2025Updated
12:06, 30 May 2025 Claude Makelele has warned Inter Milan's old guard that the Champions League final is their last chance for European glory. Simone Inzaghi's gritty veterans had
an average age of 30.2 when they beat Barcelona (25.8) in the semis, running out 7-6 winners over two enthralling legs. Paris Saint-Germain are the young upstarts in comparison, with an
average squad age of just 23.6. They head into the Munich showdown as favourites after a blistering run to the final, including wins over Liverpool and Arsenal. But the stubborn Italians,
who felt the pain of losing this final in 2023 against Manchester City, will be able to call upon their experience, and Champions League winner Makelele reckons that could be key.
"Inter have the experience, many players, who played in the first final and lost, maybe for them this could be their last final," Makelele told _MIRROR_ _FOOTBALL_ on behalf of
Bet365. "I think they will approach this game in a different way. "PSG have built a young team with a new manager, who has built a strong team in a short period of time. Everyone
may have been surprised by the way this team are playing. I knew this manager would do a great job. But they will take Inter Milan seriously." Inter were pipped to the Serie A title by
a single point this season, with Napoli coming out on top. Boss Inzaghi already has an Italian title to his name, but the Champions League is missing from his trophy cabinet. Article
continues below PSG manager Luis Enrique won the Champions League with Barcelona in 2015 when Ivan Rakitic, Luis Suarez and Neymar tore Juventus apart to win 3-1 in the Berlin final. A
decade later, he returns to Germany with PSG, with the aim of conquering another Italian giant. PSG have dominated their domestic league, winning 11 Ligue 1 titles in 13 years, but are yet
to win the Champions League. The club's Qatari owners have spent around £1.69billion on transfers for the likes of Lionel Messi, Neymar, and Kylian Mbappe to make their dream a reality,
but they have so far fallen short. Enrique's arrival in 2023 began a new era. The Parisians abandoned their strategy of signing superstars and crowbarring them into a starting XI and
switched to signing Europe's best young talent. _WATCH OUR FULL CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL INTERVIEW WITH PAUL INCE AND CLAUDE MAKELELE HERE:_ After a slow start, their youngsters have been
mesmerising, knocking out Liverpool, Aston Villa and Arsenal on their way to the final. In Makelele's eyes, their new approach, coupled with Enrique's brilliance, is what has
brought them to Munich. He added: "I think they’ve corrected many mistakes they made before. Of course, we all dream about a team with a lot of big players, but many teams, they cannot
deal with this. Many presidents are dreaming of building these kinds of teams, but it’s difficult, different generations, different football. "I think they realised, ‘Okay, we will need
to build for longer to win these kinds of trophies and think in a different way’. Now, they are achieving success. Teams around the world are taking Paris Saint-Germain seriously.
"They are a big brand all around the world, they are starting to play proper football and they are achieving success - the only trophy waiting for them is the Champions League."
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