Paris Saint-Germain coach Luis Enrique just laughed when asked whether back to back Champions League titles with the French club and a third overall for him now made him a legend.
"I am not a legend, I am not interested in that," Enrique said after PSG's dramatic 4-3 win over English champions Arsenal.
Others may think differently as the Spaniard was lifted on the players' shoulders after the trophy presentation.
And French president Emmanuel Macron was among those quick to congratulate the team, saying on X: "A new star shines over Paris! Bravo to PSG for making all of Europe dream. France is proud."
PSG are only the second team in the Champions League era to retain the title, joining record winners Real Madrid whose president Florentino Perez was in attendance on Saturday in Budapest.
The victory was not as emphatic as last year's 5-0 demolition of Inter MIlan in the Munich final but even though it took a penalty from Ballon d'Or winner Ousmane Dembélé to cancel out Kai Havertz' early opener for Arsenal the French champions were the better team.
PSG had shown plenty of flair in previous rounds where they eliminated Chelsea, Liverpool and Bayern Munich after a stuttering league stage which forced them into a play-offs detour.
The 5-4 first leg win over Bayern was a match for the ages and helped PSG equal the competition scoring record of 45 goals from the 1999-00 Barcelona team.
Enrique won the Champions League with Barca in 2015 and took over at PSG in 2023. That coincided with the end of the superstar era at the club which included Lionel Messi, Neymar and Kylian Mbappé, the last of them to leave in 2024.
Enrique and club president Nasser Al-Khelaifi oversaw a new approach in which the team comes first and home-grown players got a chance.
That led to the maiden European title last year - five years after they lost their first final against Bayern - and Saturday's game featured the same 10 outfield starters as in the 2025 decider.
Defender Achraf Hakimi said the players are told that "the team is more important than a player" and that "we are a family on and off the pitch."
Substitute Gonçalo Ramos said: “Everybody believes in each other, every player can help. We are very confident. Now we’ll have the best time.”
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said "I want to congratulate Paris, Luis in particular, because they are, in my opinion, the best team in the world."
The Gunners' midfielder Declan Rice said: "Fair play to them, they're a great team with a great manager and great individuals. They've lost loads over the years and now they're having their time."
For Enrique, the streak could continue as PSG can now three-peat like Real did 2016-2018.
"The way we played the whole season, I think we deserve to win the Champions League. We are very happy and trying to be there next year – why not?" he said.
