Overview
- PSG enter the Champions League final in Budapest as the holders and will face Arsenal for the title.
- Coach Luis Enrique reworked the club after the exits of Neymar, Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappé, prioritizing team pressing and intensity over individual stars.
- Ousmane Dembele has emerged as the public face of that shift by setting PSG’s pressing tone and driving their transition threat.
- PSG’s route to the final included dominant knockout wins and a semi-final victory over Bayern, and last season’s 5-0 final against Inter changed how European rivals view the club.
- If PSG retain the trophy it would likely cement their status as a sustained European power, reshape the club’s transfer and identity strategy, and raise expectations for the younger players who now carry the team.