{"id":3779,"date":"2026-05-06T22:30:47","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T22:30:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/?p=3779"},"modified":"2026-05-06T22:30:47","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T22:30:47","slug":"psg-eliminates-bayern-munich-will-face-arsenal-in-champions-league-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/?p=3779","title":{"rendered":"PSG Eliminates Bayern Munich, Will Face Arsenal In Champions League Final"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"subnav-title ff-ffc bold fs-23 lh-25 uc pd-b-10\">\n            POPULAR SEARCHES\n          <\/p>\n<p class=\"subnav-title ff-ffc bold fs-23 lh-25 uc pd-b-10\">\n            BROWSE BY\n          <\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>Defending champion Paris Saint-Germain eliminated Bayern Munich to set up the Champions League final against Arsenal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>Ousmane Demb\u00e9l\u00e9 scored early and Paris Saint-Germain eliminated Bayern Munich with a 1-1 draw to reach the <u>Champions League final<\/u> again on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>Khvicha Kvaratskhelia raced clear after playing a simple one-two with Fabi\u00e1n Ruiz in midfield, then picked out the unmarked Demb\u00e9l\u00e9 to sweep the ball in under the crossbar in the third minute of the semifinal second leg.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>By the time Harry Kane equalized in stoppage time it was too late to keep alive Bayern\u2019s dream of a Bundesliga, German Cup and Champions League treble.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>The draw gave PSG, the defending champion, a 6-5 win on aggregate after edging <u>their encounter 5-4<\/u> in the first leg in Paris last week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>The French league leader will face Arsenal in the final in Budapest, Hungary, on May 30, after <u>the Gunners defeated Atl\u00e9tico Madrid 1-0<\/u> on Tuesday to progress 2-1 on aggregate.<\/p>\n<p><span>MUNICH, GERMANY &#8211; MAY 06: Nasser Al-Khelaifi, President of Paris Saint-Germain, celebrates following his side&#8217;s progression to the UEFA Champions League Final after the UEFA Champions League 2025\/26 Semi Final Second Leg match between FC Bayern M\u00fcnchen and Paris Saint-Germain at Football Arena Munich on May 06, 2026 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by Alex Grimm\/Getty Images)<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>&#8220;It\u2019s magnificent, two finals,&#8221; PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi said. &#8220;Now we will go there and try to fetch a second star. I said to the players we are warriors.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>PSG\u2019s defense \u2014 breached four times in Paris last week \u2014 kept Bayern\u2019s much vaunted attack of Kane, Luis D\u00edaz and Micheal Olise largely in check.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>&#8220;We know how to suffer and we\u2019re ready for what we have to face,&#8221; PSG midfielder Jo\u00e3o Neves said. &#8220;We\u2019re very proud of how far we\u2019ve come.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>By the time Kane let fly for his 55th goal across all competitions, including the German Supercup for Bayern this season, PSG\u2019s substitutes were already lining up to celebrate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>Real Madrid was the last team to achieve back-to-back titles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>&#8220;Shoot us into the final,&#8221; the Bayern fans had urged their team with a huge choreography as the combatants emerged on the field.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>Bayern only needed one goal to level the tie, but it soon turned to two after Fabi\u00e1n sent Kvaratskhelia on his way.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>If the Georgia star was surprised by how much space he was offered by the absent defense, he didn\u2019t stop to question it. Desir\u00e9 Dou\u00e9 was another option queuing beside Demb\u00e9l\u00e9 to take a shot with Luis D\u00edaz the closest Bayern player back.<\/p>\n<p><span>MUNICH, GERMANY &#8211; MAY 6: \u00a0 Fabian Ruiz of Paris Saint-Germain celebrates with Desire Doue at the end of the UEFA Champions League 2025\/26 Semi Final Second Leg match between FC Bayern Munchen and Paris Saint-Germain at Football Arena Munich on May 6, 2026 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by Chris Brunskill\/Fantasista\/Getty Images)<\/span> <!--&gt;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>Bayern\u2019s players complained the already-booked Nuno Mendes should have been booked again when the ball hit his arm in the first half, but referee Jo\u00e3o Pinheiro blew instead for a handball from Konrad Laimer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>There were more protests shortly afterward when Vitinha struck teammate Jo\u00e3o Neves\u2019 arm with the ball in the penalty area with a clearance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>While Bayern dominated possession, PSG was more efficient, with Dou\u00e9 and Kvaratskhelia keeping Bayern goalkeeper Manuel Neuer alert after the break.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>PSG already had good memories of Munich. The city was the scene of <u>PSG\u2019s triumph in the final<\/u> last season when it demolished Inter Milan 5-0 to fulfill its <u>Qatari owners\u2019 quest<\/u> to become European champion for the first time. A relatively unchanged team is well-placed to deliver the second title.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6><i>Reporting by The Associated Press.<\/i><\/p>\n\n--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>POPULAR SEARCHES BROWSE BY Defending champion Paris Saint-Germain eliminated Bayern Munich to set up the Champions League final against Arsenal. Ousmane Demb\u00e9l\u00e9 scored early and Paris Saint-Germain eliminated Bayern Munich with a 1-1 draw to reach the Champions League final again on Wednesday. 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