PSG hold off Bayern to set up UCL final with Arsenal

Luis Enrique and Paris Saint Germain Returned to the Champions League final after a 1-1 draw with the second leg semi-final Bayern Munich Wednesday night at the Allianz Arena.

PSG won a thrilling 5-4 first leg in Paris last week and the defending champions improved 6-5 on aggregate to set up a final against Budapest. Arsenal 30 May.

Ousmane Dembele The assist goes on to blast home a first-time finish to open the scoring Khavicha covertsakhelia After the blisters move to the left side and towards the cutback France international

Bayern were up in arms just after the 30-minute mark when the referee neglected to call a handball. Nuno MendesWho was already on a yellow card, and then screamed for another potential handball Joao Neves — It’s coming into PSG’s own penalty area.

VAR did not appear to have been consulted on either decision, while replays showed the referee had already blown his whistle for Bayern’s handball. Conrad Lymer Before the perceived Mendes violation.

With the assist, Kvaratshelia became the first player to score or assist and equalize in seven consecutive Champions League knockout stage games in a season. Kylian Mbappé For most goal contribution in a UCL season with 16 (10 goals, six assists).

Try as they might, the hosts didn’t find a way back into the game until the second half why harry Scored a late consolation just before the final whistle. Bayern Munich had won five of their last seven meetings with PSG and were on course for a Champions League repeat, Bundesliga And German Cup They won three times in 2020 and 2013.

That bid ultimately fell short by one goal.

PSG and Bayern came into the second leg as the highest scoring teams in the competition with 43 and 42 goals respectively. It’s the first time two teams have scored more than 40 in the same season — with the expanded league phase format playing a role.

Arsenal booked their place in the final with a 1-0 win on Tuesday Atlético Madrid Diego Simeone’s side to go 2-1 up on aggregate.

Real Madrid will attempt to become only the second team to repeat as Champions League winners twice, having won the competition three times in a row between 2016 and 2018.

Data from The Associated Press and ESPN Global Research were used in this report.