Crowned champions of the 2025-2026 Champions League final, played this Saturday in Budapest, Paris Saint-Germain have written a new chapter in their history and in that of European football. By winning the most prestigious continental competition for the second consecutive season, the capital club confirms its status at the pinnacle of European football.
Fueled by the 18,000 Rouge & Bleu supporters at the Puskás Arena, as well as millions of passionate fans gathered in Paris, across France, and around the world, Paris Saint-Germain added a 60th title to their trophy cabinet. With this latest triumph, Paris Saint-Germain became the first French club to win the Champions League twice, and the second European club to achieve a back-to-back victory in the competition's modern era.
Nasser Al-Khelaïfi, President of Paris Saint-Germain, reacted to this latest success: "This second consecutive Champions League title is more than a historic moment. It's the writing of a legend.""For our club, for French football, and for our city. This is the culmination of remarkable teamwork, led by Luis Enrique, the players, and the coaching staff. I am extremely proud of our team, its maturity, its character, and the way it represented Paris Saint-Germain throughout this European campaign. I also thank Luis Campos and all the club's teams, who work tirelessly behind the scenes every day to make all of this possible. Tonight, our thoughts are with our supporters: the 18,000 people who traveled to Budapest, those gathered at the Parc des Princes in Paris, and all the Rouge & Bleu fans across France and around the world. We share this title with them."
Paris Saint-Germain still at the top of Europe
After eliminating Monaco in February (3-2, 2-2), Chelsea in March (5-2, 3-0), Liverpool in April (2-0, 2-0), then Bayern Munich in May (5-4, 1-1), the Paris Saint-Germain players dominated Arsenal at the end of an intense final, which ended in a 1-1 draw and was won 4-3 on penalties.
Led by their captain Marquinhos, the club's all-time leading European international with 122 appearances, the Rouge & Bleu capped off a historic season by winning their second Champions League title. This trophy brings the club's total number of titles since its inception to 60, 42 of which have been won since the arrival of Qatar Sports Investments in 2011.
Having already secured their fifth consecutive French championship, Paris Saint-Germain also became the second team of the 21st century to reach two Champions League finals in a row while also winning their national championship, after Manchester United in the 2008 and 2009 seasons.
Under the guidance of Luis Enrique, now the club's most decorated manager with 12 trophies, Paris Saint-Germain made their mark on this European campaign with their attacking prowess. With 45 goals scored in the Champions League, an average of 2,8 goals per game, the Parisians equaled FC Barcelona's performance in 1999-2000, the only team to have achieved such a total in a single edition of the competition.
The triumph of a collective
This historic season confirms the strong identity of Paris Saint-Germain: ambitious, demanding, spectacular and collective football.
Paris Saint-Germain has notably distinguished itself through the variety of its attacking assets. With Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, who scored 10 goals, Ousmane Dembélé, 8 goals, Vitinha, 6 goals, and Désiré Doué, 5 goals, the reigning two-time European champions have the most players who have scored at least five goals in the 2025-2026 Champions League.
The capital club was also able to rely on the depth of its squad. Across all competitions, substitutes scored 29 goals, the highest total among teams from the top five European leagues.
Youth and training at the heart of the project
With an average age of 24 years and 221 days, Paris Saint-Germain this season became the third youngest winner in the history of the Champions League, behind the Parisian team crowned the previous year.
The capital club also confirmed the importance of its youth academy in its sporting project. Four players developed at the club – Quentin Ndjantou, Senny Mayulu, Ibrahim Mbaye, and Warren Zaïre-Emery – took part in this Champions League campaign, a record for Paris Saint-Germain in a single European edition since the 2018-2019 season.
Winners of five trophies this season, the UEFA Super Cup, the Intercontinental Cup, the Trophée des Champions, the French Championship and the Champions League, Luis Enrique's players are having one of the greatest seasons in the club's history.
This new continental title adds to the Champions League victory in 2025 against Inter Milan (5-0), as well as the Cup Winners' Cup won in 1996 against Rapid Vienna (1-0). It confirms more than ever Paris Saint-Germain's place among the greatest clubs in world football.
