Article by Maria Olteanu – Published on Sunday, 31 May 2026, 07:37 / Updated on Sunday, 31 May 2026 07:37
Designate “Man of the match” in the UEFA Champions League finalVitinha (26) spoke directly from the Puskas Arena pitch and made no secret of the fact that PSG had to “suffer a lot” to beat Arsenal 4-3 on penalties after being 1-0 down from the 6th minute.
“To win twice in a row… It's a pleasure to play in this team, I've already thanked them and I'll do it again: the staff, the coach, the president, the sporting director… We deserved it, we had to suffer a lot to win, especially on penalties,” said the Portuguese international at the end of a match he'll never forget.
Vitinha, the best player of the final, opened up after the match
He recalled the moments when the Parisians were led, after the extremely quick goal scored by Arsenal.
“When they scored early, we knew straight away that we were going to have a very difficult task ahead of us, but we were patient, we waited for the right moment. We were incredible.”continued Vitinha, quoted by abola.pt.
Regarding the family's presence in the stands, Vitinha was adamant: “They mean everything. They are the reason why I do this and the reason that allows me to do this,” he concluded.
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Vitinha was a starter in Luis Enrique's team and partnered in midfield with Joao Neves and Fabian Ruiz. The Portuguese was on the field until the 106th minute, when the Spanish technician replaced him with Beraldo;
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Vitinha is one of the most important footballers of the Parisians. He played 50 games this season. Even if he is not an attacking player, his numbers are not bad at all: he managed 7 goals and 10 assists;
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He was brought by PSG from Porto in 2022, in exchange for the sum of 42 million euros. He still has a contract with the French until 2029.
