PSG Accomplishes Feat Only AC Milan, Real Madrid Have Done Before
PSG won back-to-back UEFA Super Cups and joins AC Milan and Real Madrid as the only clubs to achieve the rare feat.
Paris Saint-Germain achieved a feat only previously accomplished by AC Milan and Real Madrid in their second UEFA Super Cup win this Wednesday in Austria. The Paris club defeated Aston Villa 2-1, with goals from Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Desire Doue. This marks the third time a club has won the competition back-to-back, an uncommon occurrence given the 51 editions of the competition since 1973.
AC Milan made history first in 1989 and 1990, followed by Real Madrid in 2016 and 2017. PSG now stands eighth in all-time rankings for the competition, alongside Ajax Amsterdam. Real Madrid has six titles and three final defeats, while PSG and Ajax have two each. Notable English clubs Liverpool and Nottingham Forest also came close but fell short, while Chelsea holds the record for consecutive defeats in the competition.
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