Paris Saint-Germain has established a remarkable dominance over English teams in the Champions League knockout stages, eliminating them a total of six times over the past two seasons.
This season, Luis Enrique's squad clinched the trophy, defeating Arsenal in the final after a penalty shootout (1-1 in regular time, 4-3 on penalties). En route to the final, the Parisians overcame Liverpool in the quarterfinals with two clean sheet victories (2-0, 2-0) and knocked out Chelsea in the Round of 16 with an aggregate score of 8-2 (5-2, 3-0).
In the previous edition of the tournament, the French giants also lifted the cup, dispatching three English opponents along the way. In the Round of 16, PSG eliminated Liverpool via penalties (0-1, 1-0, 4-1 on penalties), then overcame Aston Villa in the quarterfinals (3-1, 2-3), and finally defeated Arsenal in both legs of the semifinals (1-0, 2-1).
At the start of the next season, PSG is set to face Aston Villa in the UEFA Super Cup.