In the Inter Milan camp, Nicolo Barella was reflecting on the rare atmosphere at moments like this. The midfielder was on this stage two years ago, of course, so has even more to dwell on. “A lot of things go through your mind on the eve of the Champions League final.”
Paris Saint-Germain manager Luis Enrique was still considering how to press Inter, but of course his daughter was somewhere in his thoughts. His boss, Nasser Al-Khelaifi, whose own ultimate boss is the Emir of Qatar, was being feted as the man of the hour in the Uefa hotel. Through his presidency of PSG, he has risen to become one of the most powerful figures in European football, and that extended here to calming the nerves of tense staff. “Under control, under control,” he smiled.
