He Arsenal and the Paris Saint-Germain They were measured at the Puskás Aréna in Budapest, Hungary. After equalize 1-1 in the 90 minutes with goals from Kai Havertz and Ousmane Dembélé. Through penalties (4-3) PSG won the second Champions League in its history. The French team joins True Madrid as the only two-time champions in this new format of the tournament.
PSG came out with Matvey Safonov; Achraf Hakimi, Marquinhos, Willian Pacho, Nuno Mendes; João Neves, Vitinha, Fabián Ruiz; Désiré Doué, Ousmane Dembélé and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia. Arsenal started the match with David Raya; Cristhian Mosquera, William Saliba, Gabriel Magalhães, Piero Hincapié; Declan Rice, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Martin Ødegaard; Bukayo Saka, Leandro Trossard and Kai Havertz.
The first minutes were a lot of study between both teams. PSG and Arsenal were putting pressure on each other in the opposite field and They did not allow a simple exit. This led to the first goal of the game. An attempted clearance by Marquinhos was blocked by Leandro Trossard. The rebound went to Kai Havertz. The German took advantage of his speed and, when it seemed that he was running out of angle, he shot at Matvéi Safonov’s humanity.
This goal favored the English team. Although this may sound obvious, the reality is that Arsenal is a club that knows how to manage its advantages. It is worth remembering that The “Gunners” had only conceded six goals in this entire edition of the Champions League. With the result a preference, the English defense became more solid.
In 20 minutes of the meeting Paris Saint-Germain could not make any shots on goal. In fact, the Parisian team only made one shot without much danger away from Raya’s goal. The French team dominated possession of the ball more than 70% in this first part of the matchbut there was no offensive depth. In addition, PSG had two corner kicks, but that is a point of preference for the English team and that was noticeable.
PSG’s lack of tips and unbalance in attack is still striking. A club with players of the caliber of Désiré Doué, Ousmane Dembélé and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia He could not generate dangerous actions in the rival goal. This lack of productivity was due to Arsenal’s large defensive block and the iron pressure on the bearer. The Gunners gave up the ball, but when they had the ball at their feet they quickly went on the attack. In three or four touches they arrived near the French team’s area.
Even though PSG continued to tilt the field, The clearest play of the first half also belonged to Arsenal. PSG received many goals this season. The Parisian defense was not so solid and, in one-touch associative plays, the weaknesses were demonstrated. In a pass chase between Bukayo Saka, Martin Ødegaard and Kai Havertz They left the German in front of the goal, but on his second chance of the match he could not beat Matvéi Safonov.
Second half
It took 55 minutes of the game for the first shot to hit the Paris-Saint Germain goal. This first shot was a frontal free kick about 28 meters from the goal. The shot was from Vitinha, but the shot did not worry David Raya too much.
After so much patience, PSG had the first play of great self-confidence and quality in the match. a wall between Ousmane Dembélé and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia destabilized the English defense. Cristhian Mosquera knocked down Kvaratskhelia in an attempt to regain the lost position. In the 64th minute, Ousmane Dembélé converted the penalty into a 1-1 tie on the scoreboard.
GOOOOOAL FROM PSG! MOSQUERA COMMITS A CRIMINAL! ??
Terrible mistake by the Arsenal player, Dembélé scores from the eleven steps and makes it 1-1 pic.twitter.com/oCbtx5oY1K
— TUDN USA (@TUDNUSA) Might 30, 2026
Paris Saint-Germain’s goal made the game better. Arsenal advanced their lines a little more and began to leave more spaces in defense. The meeting gained in intensity, but also in inaccuracies. With 13 minutes remaining, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia continued to do damage on the left side. Jurriën Trees, Mosquera’s substitute, could not contain the attacks of the Georgia footballer.
In the final minutes of the match there were many more clear scoring chances. Paris Saint-Germain was more incisive in attack, but the “Gunners” were able to maintain the result and extend the match to extra time. The French took over extra time without Ousmane Dembélé in the attack. The footballer, owner of the 2026 Ballon d’Or, was replaced due to a muscle injury.
Extra time
This extra time marked the end of a long season for both teams. Paris Saint-Germain seemed much more physically complete than the England team. However, many footballers had muscle problems, cramps and other symptoms of fatigue that affected the first part of extra time.
Declan Rice and Mikel Arteta are both given yellow playing cards for dissent after the referee did now not give this as a penalty ?? pic.twitter.com/w1jOCKRnpx
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The changes in both teams were not so decisive in the game. PSG tried with better tips to finish the game before penalties. Luis Enrique’s team, now with Gonçalo Ramos on the field, produced more crosses into the area. A couple of serves required David Raya to clear.
Arsenal gave up the ball as they did throughout the game. PSG maintained long possessions, but the spaces left by the “Gunners” in defense were minimal. Arsenal only had one shot on goal in 120 minutes (Havertz’s goal). The English gave up the attack, but prioritized the defensive sector. Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal ends its participation in the 2026 edition of the Champions League with only 7 goals conceded.
Matvei Safonov vs. David Raya
The first in the penalty shootout were Gonçalo Ramos and Viktor Gyökeres. The Portuguese striker was the first to kick and did so effectively to the right side. Raya threw himself to the left side. Gyökeres did the same. The Swede also kicked to the right of the goal (1-1).
The runners-up in the penalty shootout were Désiré Doué and Eberechi Eze. The French footballer fired a shot at grass level to the right of the goalkeeper. For his part, the English footballer tried to deceive Safonov, but he sent his shot outside the goal to the left side (2-1).
Nuno Mendes He missed the opportunity to go further ahead in the penalty shootout. The Portuguese shot to the right side, but David Raya blocked the shot. Declan Ricewith great confidence, equalized the round (2-2).
Achraf Hakimi He also crossed his shot and managed to put PSG ahead in the series. David Raya could not guess the Moroccan’s intention. The Brazilian Gabriel Martinelli He converted his penalty with a good shot to the left side (3-3)
Lucas Beraldo He overtook PSG and put the Gunner team on the ropes. Gabriel Magalhães He had the responsibility in his boots to keep the penalty shootout alive. However, The Brazilian defender sent his shot over Matvéi Safonov’s goal. PSG won the Champions League on penalties (4-3).
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