Paris Saint-Germain Wins Second Consecutive Champions League Title Amid Mbappé Mockery

French forward Kylian Mbappé, now with Real Madrid, was a prominent figure in the discussions during Paris Saint-Germain's celebrations after securing the 2026 UEFA Champions League title.

Paris Saint-Germain clinched the Champions League trophy for the 2026 season following a 4-3 victory on penalties against Arsenal. The final, held in Budapest, Hungary, ended 1-1 after regular and extra time.

During the celebrations, a Paris Saint-Germain supporter drew widespread attention by holding up a shirt with the phrase: "Mbappé... we watched while we won it," a sarcastic reference to the former player.

This incident occurred shortly after Paris Saint-Germain added the continental title to their achievements, marking the club as the second team to win the Champions League twice consecutively since the competition was rebranded in 1992.

The message on the fan's shirt reflected the sentiments of a large segment of Paris Saint-Germain's supporters toward Mbappé, who left the club to join Real Madrid after several years with the French side.

Interestingly, despite Mbappé's departure two years ago, Paris Saint-Germain fans continued to criticize him intensely during the trophy celebrations in the streets of Paris.

Fans believe that Mbappé chose to leave Paris Saint-Germain to pursue his greater ambition of winning the Champions League for the first time in his career, a feat he was unable to achieve while with the French club.

However, Paris Saint-Germain managed to win the Champions League twice consecutively after the departure of their former star.

Conversely, Mbappé is still chasing the dream of winning the continental title with Real Madrid, which concluded the season without securing any major trophies, intensifying comparisons between his career and the successes of his former team.

Paris Saint-Germain replicated a historical achievement previously exclusive to Real Madrid in the Champions League.

The Parisian club secured the current season's Champions League title by defeating Arsenal on penalties in the final held at the Puskás Aréna in Budapest on Saturday.

This victory marked the second consecutive season that coach Luis Enrique's team won the trophy, representing the second Champions League title in the club's history.

Before Paris Saint-Germain, Real Madrid was the only club to have won the Champions League two or more times consecutively since the competition's name change in 1992.

Real Madrid secured the title three years in a row—2016, 2017, and 2018—under the management of Zinedine Zidane.