Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday, as he welcomed the
players of Paris Saint-Germain to the Élysée Palace, that the club, which
defeated Arsenal on Saturday to win the UEFA Champions League for a second
consecutive season, was "a source of great pride for the entire
nation."
Macron, who is scheduled to meet with the French
national football team on Tuesday at Clairefontaine-en-Yvelines ahead of its
departure for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, and which includes several Paris
Saint-Germain players, said: "Paris Saint-Germain has added two stars to
French football. Now, I expect our national team to add a third star to its
jersey."
The French president added: "In any case, this
evening we are immensely proud of Paris Saint-Germain - its president, its
coach, the entire technical staff, its captain and all its players. They
achieved what many of us thought was impossible. They did it with heart and
passion. They did it while making Paris and the whole country vibrate with
joy."
