PSG's players celebrate on the podium after winning the 2025 FIFA Intercontinental Cup final football match between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and CR Flamengo at the Ahmad bin Ali Stadium in Al-Rayyan on the outskirts of Doha on December 17, 2025. KARIM JAAFAR / AFP
Back-up goalkeeper Matvei Safonov saved four penalties as Paris Saint-Germain edged out Brazilians Flamengo 2-1 in a shoot-out to win the FIFA Intercontinental Cup final in Qatar on Wednesday, December 17. PSG led through Khvicha Kvaratskhelia before Jorginho's spot-kick leveled for Flamengo as the game finished 1-1 after extra time.
Copa Libertadores winners Flamengo defeated Mexicans Cruz Azul and African champions Pyramids last week to earn the right to face PSG and pushed the European champions all the way with a dogged display.
But Luis Enrique's men, who received a bye to the final, were indebted to Safonov and followed in the footsteps of Real Madrid, who lifted the inaugural title last year. "I think this year is impossible to repeat for Paris Saint-Germain. It's an unforgettable year," said Luis Enrique. "Six trophies, not bad. We must keep going. It's our mentality to keep winning and keep making history. That's what we want."
