🏆 PSG win the Champions League again! Arsenal ❌, Gabriel-Eze 😱 | OneFootball

PSG are still champions of Europe. Luis Enrique’s side beat Arsenal on penalties after a 1-1 draw across regular time and extra time, winning their second consecutive Champions League.

The final in Budapest began with an early Gunners lead: in the 6th minute, Havertz put Arsenal ahead, becoming one of only three players to score in a Champions League final with two different shirts.

PSG struggled to respond in the first half, but shifted gears after the break. The key moment came thanks to Kvaratskhelia, who won the penalty for the equaliser after a challenge from Mosquera. From the spot, Dembélé was flawless and made it 1-1 by sending David Raya the wrong way.

Extra time brought more tension than chances, and the match was dragged to penalties.

From 12 yards, PSG were calmer and more accurate, winning 5-4 and confirming themselves at the top of Europe. Another historic night for Luis Enrique and for a team that has now established itself as one of the great powers of continental football.

🎯 PENALTIES: PSG 4 - ARSENAL 3

Gonçalo Ramos (PSG) GOAL ✅

Gyokeres (Arsenal) GOAL ✅

Doué (PSG) GOAL ✅

Eze (Arsenal) MISS ❌

Nuno Mendes (PSG) MISS ❌

Rice (Arsenal) GOAL ✅

Hakimi (PSG) GOAL ✅

Martinelli (Arsenal) GOAL ✅

Beraldo (PSG) GOAL ✅

Gabriel (Arsenal) MISS ❌

🤯 It’s going to penalties!

120 minutes are not enough to decide the champions of Europe. Penalties will be decisive.

The final between PSG and Arsenal will be decided from 12 yards.

💥 Nuno-Madueke, NO penalty and Arsenal FURIOUS

An incident that is causing debate in the first half of the final between Arsenal and PSG.

Madueke gets into the box and goes down after contact with Nuno Mendes. The Arsenal players immediately appeal for a penalty, but referee Siebert judges the challenge fair and lets play continue.

The Gunners’ protests are fierce and also lead to two bookings: Declan Rice and coach Mikel Arteta both go into the referee’s notebook, punished for their persistent complaints about the officiating.

🔛 Extra time for the 18th time!

No loser and no winner at the final whistle: it’s going to extra time.

For the eighteenth time in history, 90 minutes are not enough to decide the champions of Europe.

🚑 PSG blow: Dembélé injured and OFF

Ousmane Dembélé leaves the pitch injured in stoppage time of the second half. After a sprint, the Frenchman starts limping,

Dembélé initially stays on the pitch, but then asks to come off and throws in the towel. His final ends there.

😱 Vitinha SO CLOSE to a goal

PSG go very close to taking the lead again! Doué receives it on the right, cuts inside and lays it back for Vitinha on the edge of the area.

The Portuguese midfielder strikes it first time with great technique, looking for a powerful and accurate effort, but the ball ends up just over the crossbar of David Raya’s goal.

⚡ Kvaratskhelia hits the post!

PSG keep pushing after the equaliser and go within inches of taking the lead through their most inspired man, Kvaratskhelia.

The Georgian picks up the ball from distance, accelerates down the left, beats his opponents and reaches the edge of the Arsenal area. His shot towards Raya’s goal is slightly deflected by Lewis-Skelly and comes back off the post.

Luis Enrique can’t believe it: his reaction says it all.

⚽ One goal each... after 8 years

The one at the Puskas Arena in Budapest is the first Champions League final since the 2018 edition, Real Madrid’s 3-1 win over Liverpool, in which both teams have scored at least one goal.

🎯 Dembélé does NOT miss: Raya sent the wrong way, 1-1!

Ousmane Dembélé makes no mistake from the spot and brings the final level again.

PSG’s number 10 steps up with great composure and takes a perfect penalty: a hard, low right-footed shot close to the post, impossible for Raya to stop as he dives the other way.

🔥 Kvara-Mosquera: penalty for PSG, VAR confirms

Penalty to PSG. The key moment comes from a move between Dembélé and Kvaratskhelia: the Georgian receives the ball in the box and is brought down by Mosquera as he tries to intervene.

Referee Daniel Siebert is well positioned and points to the spot immediately without hesitation. VAR quickly checks the incident and confirms the decision: no doubt, it is a penalty for Paris Saint-Germain.

🟨 Mosquera-Doué, first yellow cards

The first bookings of the match, both for Arsenal.

Referee Siebert shows the first yellow card of the game to Mosquera, punished for time-wasting at a throw-in.

Shortly after, Arsenal get another booking: Bukayo Saka goes in hard on Désiré Doué and is shown a yellow card.

PSG flashes: Nuno Mendes and Fabian Ruiz ❗

PSG finish the first half strongly and go close to scoring twice late on.

First it is Nuno Mendes who creates the danger: the Portuguese full-back gets to the byline after beating an opponent and sends a precise ball into the middle. Fabian Ruiz gets ahead of Kvaratskhelia too and heads it, but cannot keep it on target.

Moments later, in stoppage time, PSG register their first shot on target. Fabian Ruiz tries again from a tight angle, but Raya reacts sharply and gathers the ball in two attempts without allowing a rebound.

😦 Henry SUPER TENSE

There is a special Arsenal fan in the stands: Gunners legend Thierry Henry, who is watching the final with great tension.

💥 Saka handball: PSG protests

PSG appeal after a handball by Bukayo Saka, but for referee Siebert there is nothing in it. 

The Gunners attacker clears the ball from a corner for the French side: the ball ricochets onto his arm, but the referee sees nothing wrong.

🔝 Havertz like CR7 and Mandzukic

Kai Havertz enters a special list: the German joins Cristiano Ronaldo and Mario Mandzukic among the players who have scored in a Champions League final for two different clubs.

The German is the only one to have done it while staying not just in the same country, but even in the same city.

💥 The man for finals: Havertz opens the scoring, CRAZY xG

MINUTE 5 - The man for finals. He had already decided a Champions League final in Porto with Chelsea against City and a Club World Cup final, again with the Blues.

Kai Havertz opens the scoring at the Puskas Arena: the German takes advantage of a ricochet - from Marquinhos’ clearance hitting Trossard - and gets into the penalty area before unleashing a deadly left-footed strike that flies in under the bar and beats Safonov.

There is one particular stat that shows the difficulty and quality of Havertz’s goal: as reported by Opta, the German’s shot had an xG value of 0.08.

🤩 The PSG-Arsenal choreographies

A show in the stands before kick-off in PSG-Arsenal, with choreographies from both sets of fans.

The Killers SHOW, 2 LEGENDS bring the 🏆

Everything is ready for the Champions League final: performing at the Puskas Arena in Budapest just minutes before kick-off is American band The Killers. 

Two legends from the two teams, PSG and Arsenal, Henry and Kimpembe, bring out the ‘big-eared cup’ just a few steps from the pitch.

🔥 "Together": the PSG fans’ response

🎥 "North London Forever": Arsenal fans 🔥

Kick-off in the Champions League final between PSG and Arsenal is getting closer and closer.

The Gunners fans are getting ready for the final act of the competition: the atmosphere is red-hot and there is a party mood just minutes before kick-off.

Inside the stadium, the chant of "North London forever" rings out loudly.

👑 Lewis-Skelly and Doué after TAA

At 19 years and 246 days old, Myles Lewis-Skelly is the second-youngest Englishman to start a Champions League final, after Trent Alexander-Arnold for Liverpool in 2018 (19 years and 231 days).

Desiré Doué matches TAA himself: the PSG Frenchman is the second player in history to start two Champions League finals before turning 21.

❌ Calafiori, Gyokeres and Zubimendi on the bench! Hakimi is in

Arteta’s choices for the final are surprising. Up front, Kai Havertz starts, with Gyokeres and Gabriel Jesus initially on the bench. 

In midfield, there is room for Myles Lewis-Skelly, preferred to Zubimendi, alongside captain Martin Ødegaard.

In defence, the pairing of Gabriel and Saliba is fully confirmed, while Hincapie is preferred to Calafiori out wide. No surprises, however, for Luis Enrique.

✅ The OFFICIAL line-ups

PSG (4-3-3): Safonov; Hakimi, Marquinhos, Pacho, Nuno Mendes; Joao Neves, Vitinha, Fabian Ruiz; Doué, Dembelé, Kvaratskhelia. Coach: Luis Enrique.

Bench: Chevalier, Marin, Beraldo, Zabarnyi, Goncalo Ramos, Kang-in Lee, Hernandez, Mayulu, Dro Fernandez, Barcola, Zaire-Emery, Mbaye.

ARSENAL (4-3-3): Raya; Mosquera, Saliba, Gabriel, Hincapie; Rice, Lewis-Skelly, Ødegaard; Saka, Havertz, Trossard. Coach: Arteta.

Bench: Arrizabalaga, Jesus, Eze, Martinelli, Timber, Gyökeres, Norgaard, Madueke, Merino, Calafiori, Zubimendi, Dowman.

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