Champions League final odds: Paris Saint-Germain’s youngsters can lift trophy for the first time but may need to go the distance against Inter Milan

Ousmane Dembele and PSG may need to go to extra-time to lift the Champions League trophy (Picture: Visionhaus via Getty Images)

Paris Saint-Germain’s Champions League final with Inter Milan looks an enticing, intriguing, mouth-watering affair but it may not be laden with goals.

Simone Inzaghi’s Nerazzurri reached Saturday’s blockbuster affair at the Allianz Arena in Munich by edging past Barcelona 7-6 on aggregate while Luis Enrique’s Ligue 1 winners began planning their trip to the heart of Germany after beating Arsenal 3-1 over two legs.

But when the biggest prize in European club football is at stake the showpiece occasions tend to be tentative, cautious affairs with less than three goals being scored in the last six deciders – four of them finishing 1-0 with the other pair being 2-0 at full-time.

The winners were Real Madrid, twice, Manchester City, Chelsea, Bayern Munich and Liverpool and they all had few problems whacking in the goals on their way to those finals.

An interesting factor in this box-office attraction is PSG boast the youngest squad in the competition and Inter the oldest, and both have changed their style of play in certain aspects since the group stages with the French club becoming more defensively minded after a swashbuckling start and Inter doing the reverse and being more cavalier in their approach.

This is the fourth Champions League or European Cup final to be staged in Munich and the previous winners – Nottingham Forest in 1979, Marseille in 1993, Borussia Dortmund four years later and Chelsea in 2012 – were first-time winners which augers well for PSG, who are chasing their initial success in this competition after losing to Bayern Munich in Lisbon five years ago.

Lautaro Martinez can strike for Inter in Munich (Picture: Getty Images)

Inter have lifted the trophy three times – in 1964, 1965, and 2010 – but have also suffered the agony of being runners-up in 1967, 1972 and a couple of years ago when they lost 1-0 to Manchester City.

PSG vs Inter Milan odds

Under 2.5 goals is 10/11 with bet365, BoyleSports, StarSports and others which allows for the 1-0/2-0 trend to continue but also offers the options of 0-0 and 1-1 draws after 90 minutes and Betfred have priced up the match being all square and heading into extra-time at 12/5.

Inter, fired up after losing their Serie A title to Napoli in a close finish to the season, would then be at a big disadvantage as PSG’s younger, fresher legs would help them nick victory and they are 13/20 with Unibet and BetMGM to be singing ‘Champione…’ when all’s done and dusted.

Ousmane Dembele has scored 32 times this season and is 9/5 with Betway to score for PSG inside 90 minutes. Inter striker Lautaro Martinez has been dealing with injuries but has been used sparingly since the semi-final triumph and is 12/5 with StarSports to celebrate a goal in Munich.