Arsenal suffer penalty heartbreak as PSG win Champions League final

Paris Saint-Germain vs Arsenal. UEFA Champions League Final.

>Report as Arsenal are beaten on penalties by PSG in the Champions League final; Kai Havertz scored inside six minutes for Arsenal; Ousmane Dembele levelled from the penalty spot after Cristhian Mosquera fouled Khvicha Kvaratskhelia; the game finished 1-1 after extra-time

>Arsenal suffered heartbreak in the Champions League final in Budapest as they were beaten 4-3 on penalties by PSG after a tense 1-1 draw in 120 minutes.

>It was set to be a historic evening for whoever won the coveted trophy - Arsenal looking for their first Champions League title 20 years on from their last final appearance, while PSG were aiming to defend the title they won last summer.

>The Gunners made the perfect start too as Kai Havertz powered home inside six minutes. Marquinhos' attempted clearance hit Martin Odegaard from close range, before landing into the path of the striker.

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>His lung-busting run ended with a superb finish from a tight angle over the head of the kneeling Matvey Safonov. It was another goal for Havertz in a Champions League final after he scored the only goal in a 1-0 win for Chelsea against Man City in 2021.

>Kai Havertz is only the third player to score for two different teams in a Champions League final (Chelsea, Arsenal), after Cristiano Ronaldo (Man Utd, Real Madrid) and Mario Mandzukic (Juventus, Bayern Munich).

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>It was a defensive masterclass from Arsenal for much of the 120 minutes, with PSG's potent attack looking disjointed and void of ideas.

>They needed a penalty to level after a sloppy foul from Cristhian Mosquera on Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, going into the back of the PSG forward and catching him on the calf. Ousmane Dembele fired home a beautiful strike from the spot.

>This is the first Champions League final to see both sides score since 2018 (Real Madrid 3-1 Liverpool).

>PSG continued to see a raft of chances in normal time as tired legs allowed the game to open up. In extra-time too, Arsenal had a penalty appeal waved away in the first 15 minutes.

>Noni Madueke beat Nuno Mendes on the outside into the box, getting his body in front of the defender, before going down. Declan Rice had his arms in the air, as did the entire Arsenal bench - but the incident was not even reviewed, while Rice and Mikel Arteta were both yellow carded.

>The game then went to the lottery of penalties. Eberechi Eze missed the Gunners' second, but that was matched by a brilliant save from David Raya on the next spot-kick to keep out Mendes.

>The two teams continued to trade blows until Gabriel stepped up for Arsenal's fifth penalty - skying it into the jubilant PSG fans behind the goal.

>It was a horrible moment for a player who did not deserve it - the Gunners defender had been one of their best players at the Puskas Arena - as Arsenal fell short in Europe once again.

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