PSG\u2019s Ousmane Dembele, right, celebrates with teammates after scoring his sides first goal throughout the Champions League semifinal second leg soccer match between Bayern Munich and Paris Saint Germain in Munich, Germany, Wednesday, May 6, 2026. (AP Photo\/Matthias Schrader)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
MUNICH\u2014 Ousmane Demb\u00e9l\u00e9 scored early and Paris Saint-Germain eliminated Bayern Munich with a 1-1 draw to succeed in the Champions League final again on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia raced clear after playing a straightforward one-two with Fabi\u00e1n Ruiz in midfield, then picked out the unmarked Demb\u00e9l\u00e9 to comb the ball in under the crossbar within the third minute of the semifinal second leg.<\/p>\n
READ: \u2018Magical\u2019 Dembele brace fires Paris Saint-Germain top in France<\/strong><\/p>\n By the point Harry Kane equalized in stoppage time it was too late to maintain alive Bayern\u2019s dream of a Bundesliga, German Cup and Champions League treble.<\/p>\n The draw gave PSG, the defending champion, a 6-5 win on aggregate after edging their encounter 5-4 in the primary leg in Paris last week.<\/p>\n The French league leader will face Arsenal in the ultimate in Budapest, Hungary, on May 30, after the Gunners defeated Atletico Madrid 1-0 on Tuesday to progress 2-1 on aggregate.<\/p>\n READ: French fans finally have capital city derby with PSG vs PFC<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s magnificent, two finals,\u201d PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi said. \u201cNow we are going to go there and take a look at to fetch a second star. I said to the players we’re warriors.\u201d<\/p>\n PSG\u2019s defense \u2014 breached 4 times in Paris last week \u2014 kept Bayern\u2019s much vaunted attack of Kane, Luis D\u00edaz and Micheal Olise largely in check.<\/p>\n PSG\u2019s Ousmane Dembele celebrates after scoring their first goal throughout the Champions League semifinal second leg soccer match between Bayern Munich and Paris Saint Germain in Munich, Germany, Wednesday, May 6, 2026. (Sven Hoppe\/dpa via AP)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cWe all know the best way to suffer and we\u2019re ready for what we have now to face,\u201d PSG midfielder Jo\u00e3o Neves said. \u201cWe\u2019re very happy with how far we\u2019ve come.\u201d<\/p>\n By the point Kane let fly for his fifty fifth goal across all competitions including the German Supercup for Bayern this season, PSG\u2019s substitutes were already lining as much as have a good time.<\/p>\n The England captain\u2019s goal ensured Bayern has scored in every competitive match this season. Bayern coach Vincent Kompany struck an optimistic tone despite the frustration.<\/p>\n \u201cWe made progress this season,\u201d Kompany said. \u201cWe now have to do it again.\u201d<\/p>\n Real Madrid was the last team to attain back-to-back titles \u2014 winning three in a row from 2016-18.<\/p>\n \u201cShoot us into the ultimate,\u201d the Bayern fans had urged their team with an enormous choreography because the combatants emerged on the sphere.<\/p>\n Bayern only needed one goal to level the tie, but it surely soon turned to 2 after Fabi\u00e1n sent Kvaratskhelia on his way.<\/p>\n If the Georgia star was surprised by how much space he was offered by the absent defense, he didn\u2019t stop to query it. Desir\u00e9 Dou\u00e9 was an alternative choice queuing beside Demb\u00e9l\u00e9 to take a shot with Luis D\u00edaz the closest Bayern player back.<\/p>\n Bayern\u2019s players complained the already-booked Nuno Mendes must have been booked again when the ball hit his arm in the primary half, but referee Jo\u00e3o Pinheiro blew as a substitute for a handball from Konrad Laimer.<\/p>\n There have been more protests shortly afterward when Vitinha struck teammate Jo\u00e3o Neves\u2019 arm with the ball within the penalty area with a clearance.<\/p>\n Kompany played down the importance of the referee\u2019s calls, though he also said more time must have been played in stoppage time.<\/p>\n While Bayern dominated possession, PSG was more efficient, with Dou\u00e9 and Kvaratskhelia keeping Bayern goalkeeper Manuel Neuer alert after the break.<\/p>\n \u201cPSG were killers with their five goals and the way they scored (last week),\u201d Neuer said. \u201cThat\u2019s what we would have liked today. I believe we were near the ultimate but couldn\u2019t finish the job.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"PSG's](\"https:\/\/sports.inquirer.net\/files\/2026\/05\/AP26126689190805-scaled.jpg\")
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