Paris Saint-Germain won back-to-back Champions League trophies after beating Arsenal on penalties in a dramatic final in Puskas Arena, in Hungary.
Arsenal defender Gabriel Magalhaes fired the last of his team's penalties over the bar to hand PSG a 4-3 shootout victory. The game was 1-1 at the end of regulation time and extra time, sending the game to spot kicks. Arsenal led after six minutes when Kai Havertz broke away and blasted past PSG goalkeeper Matvey Safonov.
But the defending champion dominated possession and Ousmane Dembélé levelled from the penalty spot in the 65th to take the final to extra time for the first time in 10 years. Eberechi Eze also missed an earlier spot kick, but David Raya saved from Nuno Mendes to let Arsenal stay level. Lucas Beraldo scored the last of PSG's spot kicks, meaning Gabriel had to convert to take it to sudden death.
Gabriel Magalhaes skied the decisive spot-kick as Arsenal were denied a first Champions League triumph in a penalty shootout defeat by Paris St-Germain, who won the competition for a second successive year. Mikel Arteta's side lifted the Premier League title for the first time in 22 years last weekend but missed out on a league and European double in the most heartbreaking of fashions in a hot and humid Puskas Arena.
But in a heartwarming moment, while PSG's players celebrated wildly on the pitch, the French side's captain Marquinhos immediately went to console his Brazilian team-mate Gabriel. "It's even more special because we knew before the match how difficult it would be," PSG coach Luis Enrique said.
"I think it's deserved over the course of the whole season, even if the final was very closely contested." It's the eighth time a shootout has been needed to settle the title match since the European Cup was rebranded as the Champions League in 1992. The last one was in 2016, when Cristiano Ronaldo converted the decisive kick for Real Madrid and flexed his muscles after removing his jersey.
Arsenal was bidding to become European champion for the first time on its return to the final after a 20-year wait. Mikel Arteta's side lifted the Premier League title for the first time in 22 years last weekend but missed out on a league and European double in the most heartbreaking of fashions in a hot and humid Puskas Arena.
In a heartwarming moment, while PSG's players celebrated wildly on the pitch, the French side's captain Marquinhos immediately went to console his Brazilian team-mate Gabriel. But, for the French side it's back-to-back UEFA Champions Leagie wins to cement their status as the continent's No.1 - Bar None!