Paris Saint-Germain in final Champions League after victory over Arsenal

Paris Saint-Germain has penetrated club history for the second time to the final of the Champions League. The Champion of France defeated the Arsenal of Orange-international Jurriën Timber in the return match in Paris with 2-1. PSG had already won the first game in London 1-0.

Fabián Ruiz opened the score on behalf of the home team after half an hour. PSG midfielder Vitinha missed a penalty after the break, before Achraf Hakimi made the 2-0. Bukayo Saka shot the 2-1 fifteen minutes before the end, but Arsenal did not get further.

Paris Saint-Germain, losing finalist in 2020, will play against Internazionale in the final on 31 May. The team of Denzel Dumfries and Stefan de Vrij won on Tuesday from FC Barcelona after extension the return match in Milan with 4-3, after the first game ended in 3-3.

Muscle injury

Ousmane Dembélé had given PSG the victory in the first game with an early goal. The top scorer of France was struggling with a muscle injury after that match and sat on the couch for the return. Timber had recovered from his physical complaints for a base place on time.

Where PSG in London had overwhelmed the English in the opening phase, Arsenal turned things around in Paris. Declan Rice headed a pass from Timber just wide in the third minute, after which PSG keeper Gianluigi Donnarumma saved on the deployment of Gabriel Martinelli and Martin Ødegaard.

The home team only came close to Arsenal’s goal after more than fifteen minutes. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia immediately shot from the first chance of the post, after which Arsenal keeper David Raya made a bet by Désiré Doué harmless. The goalkeeper, however, had no chance in the 27th minute with a hard shot from Ruiz, 1-0. Bradley Barcola could have made it worse for Arsenal, but he waited too long.

Unfortunate handball

Paris Saint-Germain kept control for a long time after the break, although Donnarumma still had to save on a nice shot from Saka. After an unfortunate handball from Myles Lewis-Skelly, Vitinha could have increased the margin of PSG from the dot, but the Portuguese failed. Hakimi made the 2-0 before Saka returned four minutes later on behalf of Arsenal, 2-1. The attacker had a big chance of the equalizer, but he shot over the empty goal.

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