Paris Saint-Germain players presented their UEFA Champions League trophies to the French Open crowd on Monday, two days after securing Europe’s premier club competition for the second consecutive season.
PSG defeated Arsenal 4-3 on penalties after a 1-1 draw at the Puskás Arena to successfully defend the title they first won last year.
“We’re bringing you the second star. We’re proud and happy,” said Désiré Doué on Court Philippe-Chatrier. “We want to thank everyone at the club. It’s a collective victory.”
Doué had earlier brought out the trophy PSG won last season following their emphatic 5-0 victory over Inter Milan in the final, before Ousmane Dembélé and Bradley Barcola carried the newly won trophy onto the court.
“We’ve experienced outstanding moments with this squad, and we want to win a third title,” Dembélé said. “But first, we have the World Cup with France.”
Dembélé, Warren Zaïre-Emery, Barcola and Doué will join France’s training camp on Tuesday as preparations begin for the FIFA World Cup.
France will face Ivory Coast in Nantes on Thursday before taking on Northern Ireland in Lille next Monday. Les Bleus will then travel to the United States for the tournament, which runs from June 11 to July 19.
France have been drawn in Group I alongside Senegal, Iraq and Norway
