Paris Saint-Germain completed a dominant 2025 by defeating Flamengo on penalties in Qatar to secure the Intercontinental Cup and a sixth trophy of the year, with Warren Zaire-Emery expressing hope that
2026 brings further success after this historic haul for the French champions.
The match between the European and South American champions finished 1-1 after 120 intense minutes, before PSG prevailed 2-1 in a tense shoot-out. The victory meant PSG became only the second top-tier European side to claim six trophies within a single calendar year, matching Barcelona's achievement from 2009.
Across 2025, PSG collected silverware in every major competition available. Their haul included Ligue 1, the Coupe de France, the Trophee des Champions, the Champions League, the UEFA Super Cup and now the Intercontinental Cup, underlining a season in which the squad maintained a consistent winning rhythm.
Matvey Safonov played a decisive role in the shoot-out against Flamengo after starting instead of Lucas Chevalier. The Russian goalkeeper saved four of Flamengo's five penalties, with only Nicolas de la Cruz scoring, denying Saul, Pedro, Leo Pereira and Luiz Araujo to render misses from Ousmane Dembele and Bradley Barcola irrelevant.
Safonov's performance continued an impressive pattern in shoot-outs for PSG. The goalkeeper has now faced 10 penalties for the club in such situations and saved six of them, a 60% success rate, having already stopped two kicks in a previous Coupe de France shoot-out against Lens earlier in 2025.
Zaire-Emery featured in an unfamiliar right-back position yet still delivered a strong display. Speaking to beIN Sports, Zaire-Emery said: "We had a very clear objective, we came here to win. The coach told us not to give up, to play as usual. We played a very good match, a very good final against a team that put in lots of intensity. We hope to continue like this until the end of the season. "
The young midfielder highlighted the collective mindset that head coach Luis Enrique has tried to build within the squad. Zaire-Emery added: "This team has a lot of character; we are a collective. When the coach arrived here, this is what he wanted. He passed that on to us, it is the team above all else. I'm happy with my performance, but we have to continue like this. There is a huge margin for improvement. We'll have to continue like this because it's only the beginning of the season, the biggest part is coming. "
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Paris Saint-Germain PSG trophies listed for 2025
The scale of PSG's achievement across multiple fronts can be summarised through their 2025 trophy collection, which covered domestic and international stages and required consistent rotation and focus in league, cup and continental fixtures across the entire year.
| Competition | Trophy | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Domestic league | Ligue 1 | 2025 |
| Domestic cup | Coupe de France | 2025 |
| Domestic super cup | Trophee des Champions | 2025 |
| European competition | Champions League | 2025 |
| European super cup | UEFA Super Cup | 2025 |
| Intercontinental competition | Intercontinental Cup | 2025 |
PSG's schedule continues with one final assignment for 2025, a Coupe de France round of 64 tie against Vendee Fontenay Foot on Saturday. After that fixture, the squad are due to take a two-week break, offering recovery time before the most demanding phase of the season resumes in 2026.
