Thuram: ‘Sad at Scudetto loss, but can tell Dad how to win Champions League’ | OneFootball

Marcus Thuram feels ‘more sad than angry’ at Inter missing out on the Scudetto, but hopes he can achieve a first for his famous football family. ‘I can explain to my Dad how to win a Champions League!’

The Final against Paris Saint-Germain kicks off in Munich on Saturday May 31 at 20.00 UK time (19.00 GMT, 21.00 CET).

The Nerazzurri already lost the Final in 2023, falling 1-0 to Manchester City, and are again considered the underdogs this time around.

Thuram spent time at Paris Saint-Germain

MUNICH, GERMANY – APRIL 08: Lautaro Martinez of FC Internazionale celebrates scoring his team’s first goal with teammate Marcus Thuram during the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 Quarter Final First Leg match between FC Bayern München and FC Internazionale Milano at Fussball Arena Muenchen on April 08, 2025 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images)

“It is extra special for me, because I am playing against the team from the city where I grew up, and I am still very good friends with some of their players,” said Thuram during his Media Day interviews.

“Ousmane Dembele is one of my best friends, we talk on the phone practically every day.”

Thuram, of course, comes from a football family, and his father Lilian is a regular in the stands to watch him play for Inter.

“The Champions League Final is a dream, the kind of match you imagine playing when you are in the back garden as a kid, and finally you get to experience it for real,” said Marcus.

“As for my Dad, I hope to be able to explain to him how you win a Champions League!”

PARMA, ITALY – APRIL 05: Lilian Thuram, former Parma Calcio player looks on from the stands prior to the Serie A match between Parma and FC Internazionale at Stadio Ennio Tardini on April 05, 2025 in Parma, Italy. (Photo by Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Images)

He had an ankle injury that stalled his progress in recent months he and fully admits this was part of the frustration at missing out on the Scudetto to Napoli.

“I was sad more than angry, because we could’ve won the title. My performances in the second half of the season weren’t as good as the first, but Inter are in the Final. We have 90 minutes to play and hope to win the trophy.

“The Scudetto is in the past now, we congratulate Napoli and move on. I think we need to learn the lessons from that, but not let it weigh on us, so remember the good and bad things we did.”

MILAN, ITALY – MARCH 11: Marcus Thuram of FC Internazionale interacts with during the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 UEFA Champions League 2024/25 Round of 16 Second Leg match between FC Internazionale Milano and Feyenoord at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on March 11, 2025 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)

While it would be the fourth Champions League trophy for Inter, the first since 2010, it is a piece of silverware that has so far eluded Paris Saint-Germain, even after spending huge amounts to amass a superstar squad.

“PSG are not a surprise, as they are among the three best teams in Europe. Gigio Donnarumma is doing incredible things too, he’s among the best goalkeepers in the world,” added Thuram.

“I might ask some of our Italian players for some advice on his weaknesses.”