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·7 May 2025
Heartbreak for Arsenal as PSG reach Champions League final

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·7 May 2025
Arsenal's hopes of making it to the Champions League final came to an end after a 2-1 defeat to PSG at the Parc des Princes.
Having lost the first leg 1-0, the Gunners started brightly in Paris and looked up for it.
Gianluigi Donnarumma had to be at his best early on, pulling off top saves to stop Gabriel Martinelli and Martin Odegaard from levelling the tie.
But the Gunners couldn’t make their chances count, and they were punished just before the half-hour mark when Fabián Ruiz smashed in a brilliant left-footed strike to put PSG two up on aggregate.
In the second-half, the game stayed lively, with Donnarumma again stepping up to deny Bukayo Saka.
The French side had a huge chance to double their lead midway through the second half from the spot after a handball by Myles Lewis-Skelly, but Vitinha's penalty was weak, and David Raya saved it comfortably.
Just moments later, though, Achraf Hakimi made sure the tie was over, curling a lovely finish into the far corner to make it 2-0 on the night and a 3-0 advantage on aggregate.
Mikel Arteta's side didn’t give up, and Saka managed to pull one back just minutes after Hakimi’s strike, but it was never enough.
PSG held firm to seal their place in the final, where they will face Inter Milan in Munich on May 31.