PSG/Arsenal – The occasion and Luis Enrique, Marquinhos opens up

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·31 de mayo de 2026

PSG/Arsenal – The occasion and Luis Enrique, Marquinhos opens up

Paris Saint-Germain won on penalties (1-1 in regular time, 4-3 on penalties) against Arsenal (PSG/Arsenal highlights) this Saturday at the Puskas Arena in Budapest in the final of the 2025-2026 Champions League. After the victory, Paris defender and captain Marquinhos spoke in the mixed zone.

Marquinhos: “Luis Enrique showed us the way.”

“It has a different flavor, I’ll be honest, the first one was very emotional, very special because we suffered for years. This time, it was hard right until the end. But I didn’t cry beforehand (laughs). It will remain in the legend, in history. We’ll be able to talk about it among ourselves in a few years. The keys to this difficult final? We did what we had to do, we knew this Arsenal team was very strong. We were ready for every possible scenario in this match. We have a coach who pushes us all day long; from day one, last summer, he told us it was going to be even harder than last year, that we would have to work even harder to get there. He showed us the way.

Marquinhos: “do plenty more things for years to come.”

What comes next? We have players who are still very young and who can still do plenty more things for years to come.”, comments relayed by L’Equipe.

The two Champions League titles won by PSG are obviously different, even if they are part of a whole, part of a continuity. The first was, precisely, the first. It was the crazy milestone that had never been reached, the fulfillment of a dream. The second confirms this team’s place in legend and PSG’s place among the very greats, both in history and today.

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Of course, there was also a very different final. Far from the lesson they gave last season, PSG had to battle against an Arsenal side with a frustrating style. The Parisians were not always at their best, but they did not panic. Guided by Luis Enrique, the capital club’s players managed to stay confident and focused in order to find an opening. Then they won the penalty shootout again, as they always do under the Spanish coach.

He has truly managed to establish a change in mentality at PSG, in addition to his playing philosophy. Enough to hope for more great performances, even if it must be kept in mind that winning the Champions League again will be extremely difficult.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇫🇷 here.