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PSG 2-1 Arsenal (agg: 3-1): Inter Milan await PSG Champions League in the final after they see off Gunners in Paris
Paris Saint-Germain weathered an early Arsenal storm before goals by Fabian Ruiz and Achraf Hakimi sealed a 2-1 victory to send them into the Champions League final.
The French champions' 3-1 aggregate triumph means they can now finally win the trophy they crave for the first time when they face Italian heavyweights Inter Milan in Munich on May 31.
Trailing 1-0 from last week's first leg, Arsenal dominated the early stages in the Parc des Princes with PSG keeper Gianluigi Donnarumma making vital saves. The Gunners were made to pay for not taking their chances as Ruiz then slammed home a stunning left-foot shot past David Raya in the 27th minute to double PSG's aggregate lead.
Raya saved Vitinha's poor penalty in the 69th minute, which had been controversially rewarded for a handball, but shortly afterwards Hakimi made it 2-0 on the night with a sweetly-struck shot that gave Raya no chance.
Bukayo Saka replied in the 76th minute and then blazed a glorious chance over the crossbar as the visitors fell short of reaching the final for the first time since 2006.
Relive all the action from Paris with our live blog below:
PSG 0-0 Arsenal (agg 1-0)
20 mins: First yellow card of the night goes Mendes’s way as he stands on Timber’s foot.
There could have easily been three goals in these early stages. However, we’re still yet to see an opener.
PSG 0-0 Arsenal (agg 1-0)
17 mins: OFF THE POST! It’s taken PSG 17 minutes to have a sustained period of possession in Arsenal’s half - and they very nearly score from it!
Doue plays it into Kvaratskhelia on the left, taking the ball into the box and bending it towards the far corner, as he so often loves to do.
Raya dives helplessly as the ball looks destined to hit the back of the net, but it comes off the post and Arsenal clear!
PSG 0-0 Arsenal (agg 1-0)
16 mins: Arsenal retrieve possession in their attacking final third once more as Odegaard receives it on the edge of the area.
However, he gets caught in two minds over whether to let fly or pass and the opportunity goes begging.
PSG 0-0 Arsenal (agg 1-0)
14 mins: Thomas Partey has launched five long throws into the PSG box inside the first quarter of an hour.
It’s relentless pressure on the Parisians. But I’m going to say it again - they NEED to make it count and get on the scoresheet.
PSG 0-0 Arsenal (agg 1-0)
11 mins: First chance to comeback for PSG as they break from their own half.
Hakimi gets forward and tries to find a man in the middle, but it trickles through to Raya who collects with ease.
PSG 0-0 Arsenal (agg 1-0)
10 mins: This has been one-way traffic in favour of Arsenal so far.
Those long throws from Partey are causing chaos in the box. Any delivery looks threatening.
It’s vital that they capitalise on this pressure, ensuring that PSG aren’t able to simply weather this early storm.
PSG 0-0 Arsenal (agg 1-0)
7 mins: SAVE! An ASTONISHING stop by Donnarumma!
Another long throw from Partey comes in and it bounces out to Odegaard, who fires a perfectly-struck half-volley through the crowd and towards the bottom-right corner.
Donnarumma must have seen it late and gets down to push it around the post.
He then goes down injured but, fortunately for PSG, he’s back up and looks ok.
PSG 0-0 Arsenal (agg 1-0)
4 mins: SAVE! Another huge opportunity to level things in the tie!
It’s a Partey long throw into the box which falls to Martinelli, who volleys one goalwards but Donnarumma gets down to save.
This start will go some way to encourage the Gunners early on. But they need to find the net.
PSG 0-0 Arsenal (agg 1-0)
3 mins: CHANCE! So nearly the perfect start for Arsenal!
Arsenal win it back on the edge of the PSG box and Jurrien Timber dinks it into the middle, where Declan Rice is there to meet it.
Right on the edge of the six-yard box, he leaps high but can only head wide.
A MASSIVE chance!
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