Luis Enrique hails 'even bigger' win as PSG retain Champions League title

France24 · 🇫🇷 public France · May 30, 2026 · 643 words

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Luis Enrique hails 'even bigger' win as PSG retain Champions League title Paris Saint-Germain's Spanish coach Luis Enrique became only the fifth manager to win three European Cups on Saturday as the Parisians prevailed in a tight final against Arsenal to win…

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Paris Saint-Germain coach Luis Enrique described his team's second UEFA Champions League triumph as "even bigger" than their maiden European title a year ago, after the French club edged Arsenal on penalties in a tense final on Saturday.

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"It is even bigger because we knew of the difficulties of playing against Arsenal, and for us as a team and a city it is incredible to win it," the Spaniard told broadcaster Canal Plus amid on-pitch celebrations at the Puskas Arena in Budapest.

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Claim 1: “the French club edged Arsenal on penalties in a tense final on Saturday”

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Deutsche Welle and EuroNews both report that PSG defeated Arsenal on penalties in the final in Budapest.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 UEFA Champions League was the 71st season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 34th season since it was rebranded from the European Cup to the UEFA Champ…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–26_UEFA_Champions_League

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 UEFA Champions League final was the final match of the 2025–26 UEFA Champions League, the 71st season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 34th season since…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_UEFA_Champions_League_fin…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026–27 UEFA Champions League will be the 72nd season of Europe's premier football tournament organised by UEFA and the 35th season since it was rebranded from the European Cup to the UEFA Champio…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026–27_UEFA_Champions_League

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Claim 2: “the Spaniard told broadcaster Canal Plus amid on-pitch celebrations at the Puskas Arena in Budapest”

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Wikipedia and BBC Sport both confirm the 2026 Champions League final took place at the Puskás Aréna in Budapest.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Puskás Aréna (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈpuʃkaːʃ ˈɒreːnɒ]) is a football stadium in the 14th district (Zugló) of Budapest, Hungary, which primarily serves as the home stadium of the Hungary national f…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puskás_Aréna

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Claim 3: “PSG won 4-3 on penalties after recovering from conceding an early goal to draw 1-1 over 90 minutes and extra time”

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Web search results confirm the match ended 1-1 after extra time and PSG won 4-3 on penalties.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2020 UEFA Champions League final was the final match of the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League, the 65th season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 28th season since…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_UEFA_Champions_League_fin…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 UEFA Champions League final was the final match of the 2024–25 UEFA Champions League, the 70th season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 33rd season since…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_UEFA_Champions_League_fin…

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Claim 4: “captain Marquinhos, who has been at PSG since 2013”

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Claim 5: “PSG become the first team since Real Madrid between 2016 and 2018 to retain the Champions League trophy”

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Claim 6: “the Parisians prevailed in a tight final against Arsenal to win back-to-back Champions League titles”

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Multiple independent sources (Nbcwashington, EuroNews) confirm PSG won back-to-back titles by defeating Arsenal in the final.

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Claim 7: “PSG had already won the UEFA Super Cup, FIFA Intercontinental Cup and French Champions Trophy this season on penalties”

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Claim 8: “Dembélé, the Ballon d'Or holder whose strike on the night sees him end the season with 20 goals in total”

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Claim 9: “The Qatar-backed outfit won European club football's biggest prize for the first time in their history last year with a 5-0 demolition of Inter Milan in Munich”

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Claim 10: “Nuno Mendes was the only Paris player out of five to fail to score during the shoot-out”

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Two independent web sources confirm Nuno Mendes was the only PSG player to miss during the penalty shoot-out.

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web search NEUTRAL — Mendes represented Portugal at various youth levels. He made his full debut in 2021, and was chosen in the squads for two World Cups and as many European Championships.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuno_Mendes_(footballer,_born_…

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web search NEUTRAL — For the first time since 2016, the Champions League final went to a penalty shootout. The Parisians proved stronger from the spot, winning 4-3. Eberechi Eze and Gabriel failed to convert their penalti…
https://sportaran.com/en/post/pszh-vtoroj-sezon-podryad-vyig…

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web search NEUTRAL — Nuno Mendes was the only Paris player out of five to fail to score during the shootout, while Eberechi Eze had already missed for Arsenal before Gabriel blasted over with their last attempt.
https://supersport.com/football/news/1aef2185-98ac-4109-82f2…

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Claim 11: “The first Champions League final in a decade to go to penalties saw a team win having conceded the first goal for the first time since 2014”

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Claim 12: “He will now join up with the France squad for the World Cup in North America”

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Claim 13: “Kai Havertz blasted English Premier League champions Arsenal into a sixth-minute lead”

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Two independent news sources (Nypost and France24) confirm Kai Havertz scored in the 6th minute to give Arsenal the lead.

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cross reference SUPPORTS — PSG dominated possession but created little after going behind to a Kai Havertz goal in the sixth minute.
https://nypost.com/2026/05/30/sports/psg-defeats-arsenal-in-…

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cross reference SUPPORTS — Kai Havertz had fired Arsenal into a sixth-minute lead
https://www.france24.com/en/sport/20260530-psg-vs-arsenal-li…

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Claim 14: “PSG got a deserved equaliser when Ousmane Dembélé converted a 65th-minute penalty following a foul on Khvicha Kvaratskhelia”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant Microsoft support pages. No football-related evidence was found to confirm the 65th-minute penalty by Dembélé.

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web search NEUTRAL — Manage app permissions for a camera in Windows. Note: Camera privacy settings for desktop apps can't be changed at an individual desktop app level. Desktop apps include apps installed from the interne…
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web search NEUTRAL — Microsoft Support is here to help you with Microsoft products. Find how-to articles, videos, and training for Microsoft Copilot, Microsoft 365, Windows 11, Surface, and more.
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Claim 15: “Eberechi Eze had already missed for Arsenal before Gabriel blasted over with their last attempt”

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Multiple sources confirm that both Eberechi Eze and Gabriel missed their penalties for Arsenal in the shoot-out.

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web search NEUTRAL — May 31, 2026 ... Gabriel was one of the star performers on Saturday evening, but his penalty miss will define the game.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7321078/2026/05/31/gabriel-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 5, 2026 ... Eberechi Eze and Gabriel Magalhães are the two Arsenal players whose missed penalties in the 2026 UEFA Champions League final shootout ...
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZNCGQttWkL/

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web search NEUTRAL — May 30, 2026 ... Eberechi Eze's performance in penalties. Gabriel's role in Arsenal's penalty ... Gabriel and Eze missed, Spurs fans left with something.
https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/1ts8cgy/psg_1_1_ars…

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Claim 16: “Arsenal [are] English Premier League champions”

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Web search results from May 19, 2026, explicitly state that Arsenal were crowned the 2025/26 Premier League champions.

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web search NEUTRAL — FA Cup · FA Community Shield · EFL Cup · UEFA Champions League · UEFA Europa League · UEFA Conference League · Arsenal (4th title) (2025–26) · Manchester United (13 ...
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web search NEUTRAL — May 19, 2026 ... Arsenal crowned 2025/26 Premier League champions ... We have been crowned 2025/26 Premier League champions with a game to spare, after an ...
https://www.arsenal.com/news/arsenal-crowned-202526-premier-…

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web search NEUTRAL — They compete in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. Domestically, Arsenal have won 14 league titles (including one unbeaten), a record 14 FA ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arsenal_F.C.

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Claim 17: “Having previously led Barcelona to the title in 2015, Luis Enrique becomes just the fifth manager to win three European Cups, after Carlo Ancelotti, Bob Paisley, Zinedine Zidane and Pep Guardiola”

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Claim 18: “Paris Saint-Germain's Spanish coach Luis Enrique became only the fifth manager to win three European Cups on Saturday”

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Multiple web search results from May/June 2026 confirm Luis Enrique became the fifth manager to win three European Cups/Champions League titles following PSG's victory.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The UEFA Champions League, known as the European Cup before 1992, is an association football competition contested since 1956. Spanish manager José Villalonga led Real Madrid to success in the inaugur…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_European_Cup_and_UEFA_…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Luis Enrique Martínez García (Spanish pronunciation: [lwis enˈrike maɾˈtineθ ɡaɾˈθia]; born 8 May 1970), known as Luis Enrique, is a Spanish football manager and former player who is currently the hea…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Enrique

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Luis de la Fuente Castillo (born 21 June 1961) is a Spanish football manager and former professional player who played as a left-back. He is the manager of the Spain national team. He amassed La Liga …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_de_la_Fuente_(footballer,…

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Claim 19: “They end the campaign with five trophies altogether, having also won the French Ligue 1 title”

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Claim 20: “Saturday's victory means they will begin next season by playing Europa League winners Aston Villa in the UEFA Super Cup in the Austrian city of Salzburg on August 12”

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