Long time no see! Ashraf met his old club in the Champions League final. Selling him made Inter Milan unhappy

In the early morning of May 8, the second leg of the 2024/25 Champions League semi-finals continued. Paris Saint-Germain beat Arsenal 2-1 at home, and the two-legged scored 3-1 to advance to the finals. In this game, Paris Saint-Germain counter-team Ashraf started the game and scored his second goal in Paris Saint-Germain, performing very well. It is worth mentioning that Paris Saint-Germain's final opponent Inter Milan is Ashraf's former boss. I guess no one would have expected to meet again on this occasion. In the first leg of the two teams, Paris Saint-Germain won 1-0 away. Returning to home in this game, the number one scorer Dembellein is on standby for the bench with physical problems. After the opening, the Gunners launched a fierce attack on the go, which once caused panic in Paris's defense. Fortunately, goalkeeper Donaluma performed bravely to ensure the goal was not lost. Fabian Ruiz's exciting world wave in the 27th minute gave Paris Saint-Germain the lead. In the 69th minute of the second half, Vitinia missed a penalty. At this time, Paris Saint-Germain led only 2-0 with a total score, and Arsenal still had hope of a comeback.

At the critical moment, Ashraf stepped forward. In the 72nd minute, he scored the ball at the front of the penalty area and knocked on the goal guarded by Raya, expanding the total score to 3-0. This goal also made Arsenal unable to make the situation come true. Saka's subsequent goals were at most to save the Gunners' face. Ashraf also became one of the biggest contributors to Paris Saint-Germain's advance to the Champions League final. In the early morning of May 31, the Champions League final of this season will be held between Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Milan. This is also the first time Ashraf has played against his old club as an opponent after leaving Inter Milan. By the way, this is also the first time that Inter Milan and Paris Saint-Germain have encountered a formal match. In an interview after the game, Ashraf said that he has been waiting for this moment for four years since joining the franchise, and he hopes to make history with Paris Saint-Germain. Against his old club Inter Milan, Moroccan Feiyi thinks this is special, but he will do his best to help Paris Saint-Germain win the championship.

26-year-old Ashraf was from Real Madrid's youth training. During this period, he joined Dortmund on loan for two seasons and formed the most powerful wing offensive partner in the Bundesliga with Sancho. In the summer of 2020, Inter Milan, which is aiming to revive, brought the Moroccan supercar to the Meazza Stadium with a transfer fee of 43 million euros. In the 2020/21 season, Ashraf played in 45 games and contributed 7 goals and 9 assists, including 7 goals and 8 assists in 37 games in Serie A, and averaged 1.43 steals, 0.59 interceptions and 0.41 clearances per game, sending 1,211 passes and 36 key passes.

In Conte's 3-5-2 tactical system, Ashraf guarded the right side with good offense and defense. Ashraf is one of the undisputed heroes of Inter Milan's successful victory in Serie A after 11 years. However, no one expected that his fate with the Nerazzurri only lasted for one season.

In the summer of 2021, Inter Milan broke out in a serious economic crisis. In order to balance the accounts, Inter Milan reluctantly sold Ashraf to Paris Saint-Germain for 68 million euros. However, shortly after Ashraf left the team, main center Lukaku applied for a transfer application and returned to his old club Chelsea for 113 million euros. If Inter Milan knew in advance that Lukaku was leaving the team, they would not let Ashraf go to Paris Saint Grande if they beat him to death. This deal has also become the most unsatisfactory deal in the Nerazzurri in the past 10 years.

During his days in Paris Grande, Ashraf did not forget his old club Inter Milan. "Inter Milan is always in my heart, always with the Blue and Black Army." This sentence has become a classic quote from Moroccan supercars. Of course, after Ashraf left, Inter spent 15 million euros to sign Dutch international Dumfries. The strong right-lane flying wing rushed around the side like a mud truck, in sharp contrast with Ashraf's light acumen. In the two-round match between Barcelona in the Champions League semi-finals, Dumfries scored 1 shot, 4 passes and made 5 goals, becoming the biggest contributor to the team's advance to the Champions League final. In the final, his head-on battle with Ashraf will definitely become a topic of relish for the media and fans.