French side Paris Saint-Germain booked their ticket to the finals of the UEFA Champions League with a 2-1 triumph over Arsenal in the second leg of the semi-finals at the Parc des Princes on May 7, 2025.
The Gunners began the game by piling pressure on their French counterparts, in which Declan Rice’s header missed the post by inches across from Jurrien Timber.
Martinelli nearly opened the scoring, but goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma punched the ball away and also saved Martin Odegaard’s shot.
In the 26th minute, Fabian Ruiz took advantage of a ball that was headed away from a corner kick by Thomas Partey and struck a powerful shot to find the back of the net.
PSG kept pushing for another goal, but Vitinha missed a penalty after a handball incident involving Lewis Skelly in the box. Achraf Hakimi doubled their lead with a thunderous strike.
Bukayo Saka scored a consolation goal for the Gunners, but they were unable to score more goals to beat the French Ligue 1 champions.
PSG advanced to the finals of the Champions League with a 3-1 aggregate score, aiming to win the trophy for the first time in their history when they face Inter Milan in the finals at the Allianz Arena on May 31, 2025.
Meanwhile, the Champions League continues to elude Arsenal, as they are yet to win it and finish trophyless in the 2024/2025 season.
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