{"id":343532,"date":"2026-05-31T12:43:32","date_gmt":"2026-05-31T07:13:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=343532"},"modified":"2026-05-31T12:43:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T07:13:32","slug":"psg-edges-arsenal-on-penalties-to-retain-champions-league-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/05\/31\/psg-edges-arsenal-on-penalties-to-retain-champions-league-title\/","title":{"rendered":"PSG edges Arsenal on penalties to retain Champions League title"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Paris Saint-Germain\u2019s Brazilian defender #05 Marquinhos (C) lifts the trophy as he celebrates with teammates winning the UEFA Champions League final football match between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Arsenal FC on the Puskas Arena in Budapest on May 30, 2026. (Photo by FRANCK FIFE \/ AFP)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Paris Saint-Germain claimed back-to-back Champions League triumphs with a 4-3 shoot-out win over Arsenal following a 1-1 draw after beyond regular time on Saturday, with Eberechi Eze and Gabriel missing from the spot.<\/p>\n

Mikel Arteta\u2019s Premier League champions showed great resilience to take the sport beyond 120 minutes in Budapest, but fell to a second final defeat, 20 years after their first against Barcelona in 2006.<\/p>\n

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Luis Enrique\u2019s side became only the second besides Real Madrid to win the competition in consecutive years within the Champions League era.<\/p>\n

READ: How Paris Saint-Germain won record-extending 14th Ligue 1 title<\/h4>\n
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CHAMPIONS AGAIN \ud83c\udfc6 pic.twitter.com\/thXe0KdHDP<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_English) May 30, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u201cIt’s even larger because we knew of the difficulties of playing against Arsenal, and for us as a team and a city it’s incredible to win it,\u201d Luis Enrique told broadcaster Canal Plus.<\/p>\n

PSG\u2019s first triumph was 55 years within the making, 14 of those under Qatari ownership, the second could start what they hope is a period of dominance and dynasty-building.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt was Real Madrid and now it\u2019s us too,\u201d PSG midfielder Fabian Ruiz told Movistar.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey defended all through the sport and football is fair\u2026 today the fitting team won.\u201d<\/p>\n

As soon as the ultimate whistle blew, the Parc des Princes \u2013 packed to capability and where the match was shown on six giant screens \u2013 erupted in celebration.<\/p>\n

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Fireworks lit up the pitch as greater than 48,000 PSG supporters chanted \u201cChampions of Europe\u201d and \u201cback-to-back\u201d.<\/p>\n

READ: Paris Saint-Germain returns to Champions League final<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cheers, automobile horns and the sound of firecrackers also echoed through the streets of the French capital. Nearly 100,000 persons are expected to attend a victory parade near the Eiffel Tower on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Luis Enrique rebuilt the team swiftly and efficiently, removing the club\u2019s superstars and constructing a cohesive and committed attacking side, able to shredding opposition with terrifying pace.<\/p>\n

It was the Spaniard\u2019s third Champions League triumph, making him certainly one of only five coaches to finish a hat-trick \u2014 the primary coming with Barcelona in 2015.<\/p>\n

For some time it looked unlikely as Kai Havertz powered Arsenal ahead after six minutes but Ousmane Dembele\u2019s penalty midway through the second half took a good game to beyond regular time and ultimately spot-kicks.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s gutting, it\u2019s devastating to lose the Champions League final on penalties,\u201d Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice told TNT Sports.<\/p>\n

\u201cGiving it absolutely the whole lot up until this point, we took the sport to penalties and it\u2019s a lottery.\u201d<\/p>\n

Arsenal will still have a victory parade on Sunday after landing the English title for the primary time in 22 years, but it can be tinged with regret after defeat in Hungary.<\/p>\n

READ: \u2018Magical\u2019 Dembele brace fires Paris Saint-Germain top in France<\/strong><\/p>\n

Luis Enrique chosen 10 of the side which demolished Inter Milan 5-0 in last 12 months\u2019s final as PSG finally lifted the trophy they so badly craved.<\/p>\n

In Arsenal\u2019s only prior final 20 years ago German goalkeeper Jens Lehmann was sent off within the opening stages as they were defeated.<\/p>\n

They got off to a much better start on the Puskas Arena, with Lehmann\u2019s compatriot Havertz firing the Gunners ahead after just six minutes.<\/p>\n

Havertz, who scored the winning goal in Chelsea\u2019s 2021 Champions League final victory, couldn’t imagine his luck after Marquinhos\u2019s attempted clearance hit Leandro Trossard and bounced into his path.<\/p>\n

The forward galloped into open space behind PSG\u2019s defence and from a good angle rifled into the roof of the online.<\/p>\n

It was the worst possible start for PSG against a miserly Arsenal side who had conceded just six goals on the run to the ultimate.<\/p>\n

Their disciplined defending kept the Parisians at bay with consummate ease, as Luis Enrique\u2019s side controlled the ball but couldn’t break through Arsenal\u2019s defensive bastion.<\/p>\n

Gabriel, who later turned Arsenal\u2019s villain, made a wonderful last-ditch challenge to select Khvicha Kvaratskhelia\u2019s pocket. The dynamic Georgian was not allowed room to breathe.<\/p>\n

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PSG were reduced to frustrated pot-shots from distance and after the break moved the ball quicker to attempt to destabilise Arsenal\u2019s rearguard.<\/p>\n

Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya saved from Achraf Hakimi\u2019s free-kick before Kvaratskhelia finally had his say. After the winger\u2019s slick one-two with Dembele, Cristhian Mosquera bundled him down within the box.<\/p>\n

Dembele sent Raya the improper way with a low penalty to level \u2014 their forty fifth goal of the competition, matching the all-time record.<\/p>\n

PSG almost set a brand new one when Kvaratskhelia hurtled down the left but hit the post, certainly one of several probabilities as Arsenal drained.<\/p>\n

In beyond regular time the Gunners pleaded for a penalty of their very own when substitute Noni Madueke went down under pressure from Nuno Mendes, nevertheless it would have been harsh on the PSG defender.<\/p>\n

To a shoot-out it went, with PSG confident after already claiming three trophies on penalties this season, and winning their last five.<\/p>\n

Arsenal blinked first, with Eze firing wide but Raya then saved from PSG\u2019s Mendes. Declan Rice drilled home to level at 2-2.<\/p>\n

After Lucas Beraldo put the Ligue 1 winners 4-3 up, Arsenal defender Gabriel was left with the fifth kick for his side and lashed it high over the crossbar handy PSG the trophy.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n