Luis Enrique’s Paris Saint-Germain have already secured their status as one of the Champions League’s greatest teams by winning the trophy in back-to-back years, and now they have their sights set on a rare treble.
“Doing the treble is the objective, but we know it’s going to be very difficult and that there will be obstacles in our way,” said PSG captain Marquinhos on the eve of the campaign.b After years of disappointment in Europe for the Qatar-owned club, PSG became the real deal after former Barcelona and Spain coach Luis Enrique was appointed in 2023.
They reached the semi-finals in his first season, then kicked on following the departure of Kylian Mbappe in 2024. No longer beholden to one or two superstar names, PSG went on to blow the rest of Europe away en route to winning a first Champions League title in 2025 as they destroyed Inter Milan 5-0 in the final. They followed that up by edging Premier League champions Arsenal on penalties in last season’s final in Budapest, becoming just the second side to retain the trophy since the inception of the modern Champions League in 1992. That is the kind of exalted company PSG are hoping to join, but the demands in Europe’s elite club competition are now greater than ever — the new Champions League format led to the Parisians playing a total of 17 games in order to win the trophy in each of the last two campaigns. Hence PSG winning their two titles, and two UEFA Super Cups, despite playing 18 matches against Premier League teams in the last two years.
