PSG target historic third successive Champions League | OneFootball

PSG begin this season aiming to match European football’s rarest benchmark, a third consecutive Champions League crown.

According to L'Équipe, only three clubs have achieved three successive European Cup triumphs, Real Madrid, Ajax Amsterdam and Bayern Munich.

Paris retained the trophy on 30 May 2026, beating Arsenal after extra time, 1-1 then 4-3 on penalties, to secure back-to-back titles.

In the old European Cup, dynasties were easier to build, with one club per country, two if the holders had not been champions, and usually seven matches to win it.

Between 1956 and 1992, eight teams kept their crown, almost routine for dominant sides in that format.

Since multiple entrants from major leagues became standard, only Real Madrid under Zinédine Zidane, in 2016, 2017 and 2018, and PSG under Luis Enrique, in 2025 and 2026, have managed to retain the title.

That context frames PSG’s attempt this year and underlines how high the club climbed last spring.

Source: L'Équipe

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