Mbappe demons drive PSG to the 'Promised Land'

Call it spectacular failure, or spectacular misjudgement; imaginably, it might not be best feeling to be Kylian Mbappe this Sunday morning.

The superstar forward was embroiled in a bitter transfer controversy last summer before exiting Paris Saint-Germain for Real Madrid, with the aim of winning an elusive Champions League trophy.

Teenager Desire Doue scored twice to inspire PSG to their first European Champions League triumph with a crushing 5-0 victory over Inter Milan Saturday night, the biggest winning margin in the final of the continent's premier club competition.

19-year-old Doue was on target again in the 63rd minute, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia scored 10 minutes later and substitute Senny Mayulu netted three minutes from time to complete the rout in Munich.

After losing the 2020 final to Bayern Munich, Luis Enrique's PSG side, who teetered on the brink of elimination in the league phase, finally claimed the trophy their Qatari owners have craved since taking over the French capital club in 2011.

PSG's young team achieved what the likes of Lionel Messi, Neymar and Kylian Mbappe could not do in their colours as they became only the second French side to win the trophy after Olympique de Marseille in 1993.

At the beginning of this season, the PSG project looked to be on a downward spiral following Mbappe's exit but the Parisians have absolutely proven everyone, including themselves, to make history.

"Making history was a goal from the start of last season," Luis Enrique told CBS.

"I really felt a connection with the players and the fans, a very strong connection that we saw throughout the season. We were able to handle the tension and excitement in the best possible way."

PSG put on a masterclass which the more experienced Inter team had no answer to, scoring twice in the opening 20 minutes through former Inter defender Achraf Hakimi and Doue.

Enrique, visibly emotional after the final whistle and wearing a T-shirt with a tribute to his daughter Xana who died in 2019, has turned PSG from a side of superstars into a group of humble players finally playing as a team.