Overview
- PSG reached the final on Wednesday with a 1-1 draw in Munich that closed out a 6-5 aggregate win after Ousmane Dembélé scored inside three minutes and Harry Kane struck too late to change it.
- Bayern protested key calls, including no second yellow for Nuno Mendes for handball and no penalty for a Joao Neves handball, with the latter waved away because, under the law, a ball that hits a defender’s arm off a teammate’s clearance is not penalized.
- PSG played without injured right-back Achraf Hakimi due to a thigh problem, yet Luis Enrique’s side paired an early counterattack with a composed defensive display to see the game out.
- The final is on May 30 at Budapest’s Puskás Arena, where Arsenal—through after edging Atlético Madrid 2-1 on aggregate—expect a 16,824-ticket allocation and have pencilled in a May 31 victory parade if they win.
- Post-match reaction ranged from Wayne Rooney calling Arsenal’s celebrations excessive to Steven Gerrard saying underdogs can win one-off finals, with Arsenal unbeaten in Europe this season and now preparing for PSG.