The first Classique of 2026 certainly lived up to expectations as it kept the spectators at Kuwait City's Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium on the edge of their seats until the very end. Having gone 2-1 down in the 86th minute, the capital club pulled level again in the final few moments of the match thanks to that man Gonçalo Ramos.
By scoring a sumptuous equaliser from Bradley Barcola's perfect headed pass in the 94th minute, the Portugal international once again found the back of the net in second-half stoppage time. This has become something of a habit for our no. 9, who has now scored six of his last 10 goals – as well as 12 of his total of 43 goals for Paris – after the 90-minute mark, thereby demonstrating his steely mindset and his importance to Luis Enrique's squad. In fact, Ramos's goal last night saw him break into the top 20 goalscorers in Les Parisiens' history.
As a result of this late equaliser, the two teams headed into a penalty shootout, during which Les Rouge et Bleu were able to count upon some outstanding takers as well as an unbeatable Lucas Chevalier to make it seven wins out of their last eight penalty shootouts across all competitions.
By winning its 58th title of all time yesterday, Paris Saint-Germain's men's team consolidated its domination of the French game with a 14th Trophée des Champions, which is twice as many as the seven TDCs that Olympique Lyonnais, the closest competitor in this respect, has claimed. In fact, the only trophy that Les Rouge et Bleu have taken home more often is the Coupe de France, which they have won 16 times. Meanwhile, Luis Enrique lifted the 10th trophy of his Paris career last night, leaving him just one behind the most decorated manager in the capital club's history, Laurent Blanc.
Having been halted by injury in the early part of the season, Ousmane Dembélé appears to be gradually regaining the instincts that earned him the 2025 Ballon d'Or. As well as bagging his third goal in his last three appearances, our no. 10 was virtually unplayable yesterday evening, which helped Les Parisiens to emerge victorious from a final against Les Phocéens for the fourth time in their history.
Meanwhile, Vitinha has seemingly been on top form for several months now. By setting up his side's opening goal against Marseille after winning the ball back high up the pitch, the Portugal international notched his ninth assist of the season across all competitions, which is as many as he had managed in his first two Paris Saint-Germain campaigns combined, thereby showing his ever-growing importance in the Rouge et Bleu midfield.
