Paris Saint-Germain’s victory in the Intercontinental Cup will not go down as the most memorable match of the season, but it serves as the end point to a historic year for the capital club. In Doha, the evening ended with the Parisian victory against Flamengo (1-1, 2-1 on the tabs) will remain special. Luis Enrique’s team took the opportunity to set records and continue good streaks. Back in figures on this international final.
6
This is PSG’s sixth title this season. Paris has never won so many trophies. It must be said that few clubs have had so many coronations during the same financial year. According to Opta, the European champions are only the second European team playing in the first division to win six titles in a calendar year.
With its victories in the Champions Trophy, Ligue 1, the Champions League, the French Cup, the European Super Cup and this Intercontinental Cup, the capital club imitates the 2009 version of FC Barcelona, one of the most iconic teams in the history of the game. Bayern Munich also achieved a sextuplet in 2020, but the Bavarians had to wait until the beginning of 2021 to win the World Cup. clubs.
4
The series continues. Since Luis Enrique took the bench at PSG, his team has never lost a penalty shootout. However, Paris has still played four exercises of this type in high-stakes matches since the arrival of the Spanish coach. In December 2024, he first defeated RC Lens in the round of 32 of the Coupe de France (1-1, 4-3 on the tabs). The following ones also took place during the current season, against Liverpool in the round of 16 second leg of the Champions League (1-0, 4-1 on the tabs), against Tottenham in the European Super Cup (2-2, 4-3 on the tabs) and finally in front of Flamengo on Wednesday evening.
4
The evening was doubly historic for Matvey Safonov. The Parisian goalkeeper made four saves during the final session. No other PSG goalkeeper had achieved such a performance in the 21st century, reports Opta. Services of this type are rare on an international scale. During the last CAN, Ronwen Williams propelled South Africa to the quarter-finals by disgusting Cape Verde.
In 1986, Helmuth Duckadam stopped four FC Barcelona attempts. The last Romanian rampart achieved this feat on one of the most important stages: he offered his first Champions League to Steaua Bucharest.
Related reading
