For the final of the Champions League, let's look back on the most important figures, goals, decisive moments and turning points in a long season, in which Inter has confronted many challenges on the way to potential glory in Munich.
After he was crowned champion of Italy in 2024, Inter this season started the status of the team to beat in the Serie A. A little more, after a summer of transfers, making the Nerazzurri even more competitive, there was an immediate conviction that the team had all the cards to compete with competitions. And so it is proven.
Take advantage of the progressive growth of some individuals and the ripening of the team, made it clear from the start that the 2024/25 season could have been for them, even if the first few weeks were not the best in the competition, with two somewhat unexpected treks in the first four games.
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A unique opportunity to respond to setbacks
A constant of this Nerazzurri team has always been to respond to the most negative moments, and refused to be sucked into dangerous negative spirals.
There were missteps in the season of Inter (the number of doubled defeats compared to the previous season), but the team has always shown that it can bounce back immediately.
That happened twice after the Derby defeated AC Milan and after the Leverkusen-Slip-up in 2024, then in 2025, in response on its way to Fiorentina and Juventus.
In particular, after poor defensive performance at the start of the season, manager Simone Inzaghi was somewhat concerned, the team responded with an enviable series of clean sheets.
The only serious signs of collapse were in April, when the team collected an incredible series of three losses without scoring (this had not happened since 2012). They have also overcome this thanks to brilliant versions in the Champions League.
Even in Europe, Inter showed an enviable steadfastness in individual competitions, so Bayern Munich and the goals of Barcelona were immediately canceled in the play -off phases with strong reactions that were anything but trivial, like a real team that fights until the end.
Steady growth in Europe
Inter Trend here and there during the season, even the Italian Super Cup in January poorly losing AC Milan, but in Europe they offered an adult and almost invulnerable version of themselves.
This continental pedigree is not built in a few weeks, but is the fruit of the work of Inzaghi for a period of three years, when Inter had to digest the defeats against Manchester City and Atletico Madrid, but also achieved valuable lessons and victories that did not consolid their self -esteem.
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This process also included overcoming difficulties and learning to deal with them. After the European campaign started with a costly 0-0-look game in Manchester, probably the most feared match of the eight that was confronted in the first phase, she ran together many victories together, both at home and road, only infected by the 1-0 loss that was suffered in Germany.
Of all the successes, the home win against Arsenal, long defensive and the collection of only 37% of the ball, and the road against young boys, who came in the 93rd minute, had the biggest consequences for the Champions League of Nerazzurri, which increased their conviction in their own way.
Moments of magic in the play -offs
Apart from the draw against Feyenoord, an inferior opponent, but one who tested Inter, the Italians had much to do to get past their other Playoff opponents, Bayern Munich and Barcelona.
Goals of Harry Kane and Lamine Yamal (three between the first stage and the second stage of the semi-final) in those tires forced inter to fight back, with the last flash of Francesco Acerbi in the semi-final second stage that Simone Verekracht proves for Mental.
Martinez's goals key to success
If scoring is the key to win, Lautaro Martinez is certainly the one who can decide the final. Bouyed by the World Cup he won in 2022, the Argentinian has raised its hunger for success by showing that he is absolutely at ease in every phase.
The South American, however, is not the only player who has won international titles in this Inter. Together with Him Are Francesco Acerbi, Alessandro Bastoni and Nicolo Barella (European Championship Winners in 2021), Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Europa League Winner in 2017 with Matteo Darmian, and Conference Winner's League), Benjamer, Benjamer), Benjamer's League), Benjamer's League), Benjamer's League), 2020), Marko Arnautovic (Champions League Winner in 2010) and Joaquin Correa (Copa America winner in 2021). It is certainly a team of winners.
But Martinez has been the constant in this Champions League season and so far scored nine goals and in five games in a row and became Inter's top scorer of all time in the competition in the process.