João Neves, the 21-year-old Paris Saint-Germain midfielder, spoke to M6 after the penalty shootout victory (1-1 in regulation time, 4-3 on penalties) against Arsenal this Saturday at the Puskás Arena in Budapest in the 2025-2026 Champions League final.
Neves: “Only PSG wanted to play today.”
Are you feeling emotional?
Yes, the emotion is definitely there. It’s the second time I’ve been a European champion, and it makes me happy. Not the victory itself, but playing with these teammates, this staff, this management. It was the best decision of my life. I love everything about it. I think we deserved it today. Only PSG wanted to play today, and we deserved it.
Neves: “We’re part of PSG history, we’re all happy.”
A tough match, you had to fight to the very end for a historic double?
That’s true, this year was different. It was more physical, more difficult. We’re the European champions, we had to defend the title. We did it. We’re part of PSG history, we’re all happy. Now, I want to enjoy this with my teammates!
