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05/30 14:13 CDT PSG wins back-to-back Champions League titles after shootout
victory against Arsenal
PSG wins back-to-back Champions League titles after shootout victory against
Arsenal
By JAMES ROBSON
AP Soccer Writer
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) --- Paris Saint-Germain won back-to-back Champions
League trophies by beating Arsenal on penalties in a dramatic final in Puskas
Arena on Saturday.
Arsenal defender Gabriel Magalhaes fired the last of his team's penalties over
the bar to hand PSG a 4-3 shootout victory.
The game was 1-1 at the end of regulation time and extra time, sending the game
to spot kicks.
Arsenal led after six minutes when Kai Havertz broke away and blasted past PSG
goalkeeper Matvey Safonov. But the defending champion dominated possession and
Ousmane Dembl leveled from the penalty spot in the 65th to take the final to
extra time for the first time in 10 years.
Eberechi Eze also missed an earlier spot kick, but David Raya saved from Nuno
Mendes to let Arsenal stay level.
Lucas Beraldo scored the last of PSG's spot kicks, meaning Gabriel had to
convert to take it to sudden death. But he blasted high over the bar to spark
celebrations from PSG players and fans inside Puskas Arena.
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