PSG: Lizarazu hails the double, eyes the next peak already

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·2 June 2026

PSG: Lizarazu hails the double, eyes the next peak already

Two-time European champions, Paris Saint-Germain are now moving up another level. In L’Equipe, Bixente Lizarazu praised Paris’s performance while already opening up a new prospect: a European treble that would take the club into an even rarer dimension.

Lizarazu: “It’s exceptional”

“It’s exceptional, especially since the season was particularly exhausting. There was the Club World Cup and very little preparation. The team suffered quite a few injuries. The staff did a very good job and showed great thinking in helping the players recover. PSG really hit their stride from February onward. It’s not easy to win twice in a row after a first trophy, when you can relax, start thinking you’re something else, but there was continuity.”

Lizarazu does not stop at the trophy. He points to what gives real weight to Paris’s double: management, wear and tear, injuries, and the ability to stay serious after a first peak. For PSG, that is essential. The club is no longer judged only on its talent, but on its maturity.

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Lizarazu: “That’s the thing to go after now”

“What they’ve done is already exceptional. Very few teams have managed to win two Champions Leagues in a row. Ah yes, there was Zizou’s treble with Real (2016, 2017, 2018). That’s the thing to go after now, right?”

The challenge has been laid down without any harshness, but it is clear. By citing Zinédine Zidane’s Real Madrid, Lizarazu puts PSG up against an almost untouchable benchmark. It is flattering, but also demanding: after proving they can win, Paris must now show whether they can reign.

This change in perspective says a lot. PSG are no longer merely invited to dream of Europe. They are now expected to be a team capable of building a dynasty.

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