Nasser Al-Khelaïfi (50), President of Paris Saint-Germain, confided in “C à vous” that he had no regrets about the departure of Kylian Mbappé (25), and thanked all the club’s former players. He also dedicated the Champions League victory to his recently deceased mother, underlining the personal dimension of this success.
Al-Khelaïfi “I have no regrets”.
On Kylian Mbappé and former players
“I have no regrets, I want to thank him for everything he’s given for the club. Him, Messi, Neymar, all the players, Zlatan… They’ve been very important for the club. We’ve been lucky this year without him, but I wish him all the best at Real. He’s a great star, a great player. We have a bit of a conflict (smile). But from the bottom of my heart I wish him the best. Not when he’s playing against us.
On the Champions League win and his late mother
It was her dream for us to win the Champions League. This trophy is for my mother too.”
Paris Saint-Germain’s triumph in the Champions League 2025 is the culmination of a long road marked by success, disappointment and learning. Since the arrival of QSI in 2011, the club has multiplied its investments and ambitions, but above all it has experienced many resounding failures on the European stage: cruel eliminations against Barcelona, Manchester United and Real Madrid, painful remontadas and frustrating scenarios that have forged the character of the group and its leaders.
Each setback has been a lesson, each season a further step in the construction of a stronger collective and a more mature institution. Past mistakes, whether tactical, mental or structural, have enabled PSG to question itself, adjust its strategy and strengthen its resilience. Domestic victories, though plentiful, have never been enough to erase European frustration, but they have nurtured a demanding, results-oriented culture.
In 2025, it is all this accumulated experience, these failures transformed into levers for progress, that have enabled the club to finally take the final step and win the Champions League. PSG was built through pain and failure, but it is precisely this ability to learn from mistakes and move forward that has been the source of its strength and historic victory.
