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PSG and Inter, who will face each other in the UEFA Champions League final, were not considered the main favorites of the competition at the beginning of the season.
Idman.biz reports that, in the comparison of the two teams, the Italian representative was considered to have less chance of winning the cup.
PSG even faced the danger of not qualifying for the play-offs by staying out of the top 24 during the league stage.
For example, after 5 rounds, the French representative, with three defeats, was ranked 25th, two points behind Madrid "Real" one step ahead of them.
But then, after a series of victories, PSG was even able to eliminate "Liverpool", which was considered the main favorite of the tournament, in the penalty shootout (0:1, 1:0, pen. 4:1).
When they qualified for the final, the president of the Paris club, Nasser Al-Khelaifi, also recalled that period: "If they had told us that we would reach the final three rounds before the end of the league stage, when we could have lost the play-offs... But I have always believed in the players, the head coach and the coaching staff. I felt that something special was happening this season both on and off the field. Everyone was fighting for each other, everyone was happy and ready to fight for our form."
"Inter", on the contrary, unexpectedly rose to the second place in the league stage after the 5th round with four victories and was only two points behind "Liverpool". After that, Milan, who lost to "Bayer" (0:1), continued on their way without defeat and reached the final.
Thus, the team that wins the decisive match in Munich on May 31 will be considered the most unexpected winner of the Champions League since 2003. At that time, the competition was sensationally won by "Porto" coached by Jose Mourinho.
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