Inter Milan Captain ‘Proud This Team Has Earned Everyone’s Respect’ Ahead Of Champions League Final Vs PSG | OneFootball

Lautaro Martinez says that he’s “proud Inter Milan have earned everyone’s respect” ahead of the Champions League final against PSG.

The Nerazzurri captain spoke in the official matchday programme for the final, via FCInterNews.

Inter Milan are in the final of the Champions League for the second time in three seasons.

The Nerazzurri’s last run to the final did perhaps come against a relatively beatable pathway through the knockout rounds. They took on the likes of Porto, Benfica, and AC Milan.

However, Inter put in an excellent display in the final against Manchester City, even in defeat.

And now the Nerazzurri are here once again. They face Paris Saint-Germain in the final in Munich.

Inter have had to beat teams like Bayern Munich and Barcelona to get here.

Meanwhile, the Nerazzurri secured memorable wins against the likes of Arsenal, RB Leipzig, and Monaco in the league phase of the competition.

There is now little doubt that this is the level at which Inter belong.

Lautaro Martinez: “Proud Inter Milan Have Earned Everyone’s Respect” Ahead Of PSG Final

MILAN, ITALY – MAY 06: Lautaro Martinez of FC Internazionale celebrates scoring his team’s first goal during the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 Semi Final Second Leg match between FC Internazionale Milano and FC Barcelona at Giuseppe Meazza Stadium on May 06, 2025 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Carl Recine/Getty Images)

“I’m very proud of this team,” declared Inter captain Lautaro Martinez. “We’ve earned everyone’s respect.”

“It’s important for us to have reached this level,” added the 27-year-old.

“Now, we want to face this match at our absolute best,” Martinez said.

“We want to enjoy it, and give it our all.”

The Inter captain then commented that “we’re experiencing this final with intensity.”

“We’ve prepared ourselves for it as best as we can,” he went on. “Because this is the most important match of the season.”

“We have to be calm. And do well with every detail, be ready to play a great match against a very strong team.”

Meanwhile, of his goals in the Champions League this season, Martinez said that “of the nine goals I’ve scored, I think the one against Sparta Prague was the most important.”

“It was a tight match in a difficult away ground,” added the Argentine. “It was a hard goal to score, and a precious one.”