PSG join historic Champions elite where Benfica remain eternal | OneFootball

PSG secured a place in the Champions League final after eliminating Bayern Munich in the semi-finals and went straight into a very select group in the competition’s history. The French club joined the list of teams that have managed to reach consecutive finals in Europe’s premier competition, an achievement that also includes Benfica.

The side coached by Luis Enrique defeated Bayern 6-5 on aggregate over the two legs — with João Pinheiro as the referee — and will now fight for the trophy against Arsenal in the final scheduled for May 30 in Budapest. It will be the third Champions League final in PSG’s history, after their appearances in 2020 and 2025.

Last season, it should be remembered, the Parisians won the competition for the first time by thrashing Inter 5-0 in the grand final. The current European champion thus once again confirms its status among the great powers of European football, with names such as Gonçalo Ramos and João Neves in the squad.

With this new qualification, PSG became only the 12th club in history to reach consecutive Champions League finals. An extremely exclusive list in which Benfica continues to hold a place of enormous prominence thanks to its historic generation of the 1960s.

. Benfica won the first two, against Barcelona and Real Madrid respectively, immortalising one of the most remarkable eras in the history of European football.

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