Inter win Champions League final (2-0)

Diego Milito scored both goals as Inter Milan beat Bayern Munich 2-0 in the Champions League final in Madrid, as manager Jose Mourinho engineered an historic treble.

Argentine striker Milito embarrassed each of Bayern's centre-backs in turn as the Bavarians' vulnerable defensive core was ruthlessly exposed.

In their first Champions League final since 1972, Inter won their third European title and first since 1965.

They also became the first Italian team to achieve the treble of Serie A, Italian Cup and Champions League.

Despite a bright opening, Bayern were denied their own treble hopes for the second time having also missed out at the death in 1999 when Manchester United beat them in Barcelona.

The victory was also the perfect way for Mourinho to sign off as Inter coach with the Portuguese expected to be named the new coach of Real Madrid next week.

Inter's Samuel Eto'o became only the fourth player to win the competition in successive seasons with different clubs having been on the Barcelona winning team a year ago.

Bayern came closest early on as Arjen Robben beat Cristian Chivu and Walter Samuel with some wing wizardry down the right but Ivica Olic prodded his cross wide of the near post.

Bayern had a decent penalty shout when Daniel Van Buyten's header hit Maicon's arm.

Milito's first goal on 35 minutes came against the run of play and from a defensive lapse as Inter targeted the fragile heart of Bayern's defence.

Goalkeeper Julio Cesar punted the ball upfield and Milito held off Martin Demichelis to flick it on to Sneijder.

The Argentine forward then turned and left his compatriot on the wrong side of goal before taking Sneijder's return pass and exploiting the gap behind Demichelis to clip the ball over Butt.

It took until the 70th minute for Milito to settle the match.

He beat Van Buyten one-on-one, dropped a shoulder before stroking the ball home past Butt with aplomb for his sixth goal in the tournament this season.

Bayern tried to press late on, with coach Louis van Gaal throwing on forwards Miroslav Klose and Mario Gomez.

But Inter held out with the help of late substitute Marco Materazzi, who was given two minutes so Milito could be taken off to a rousing reception from the Inter fans.

Source: foxsports