Arsenal’s bid to win the Champions League for the first time is over after they suffered a 2-1 second-leg defeat to Paris St Germain at the Parc des Princes.
Mikel Arteta’s players were already one goal down in the semi-final first leg, and, despite a strong start, they were two behind in the tie when Fabian Ruiz struck for PSG after 27 minutes.
Vitinha missed a penalty – after Myles Lewis-Skelly was adjudged to have handled the ball following a contentious VAR review – before Achraf Hakimi put the match out of sight in the 72nd minute.
But it is PSG, who have now beaten three Premier League sides in a row, with Arsenal following Liverpool and Aston Villa in succumbing to the French champions, that will play Inter Milan in the final on May 31 after a 3-1 aggregate success.
Arsenal’s sole appearance in a Champions League final came here in Paris in 2006 where they suffered a late defeat to Barcelona, and the French capital was the scene of yet more heartbreak for the north Londoners.
RESULTS
UCL
PSG 2-1 Arsenal
(PSG 3-1 agg.)
U20 AFCON
Nigeria 2-2 Kenya
(F’Eagles for Q’finals)
Tunisia 1-3 Morocco
(Morocco for Q’finals)
Europa League
Man Utd v Bilbao
Bodo/Glimt v Tottenham
Europa Conference
Chelsea v Djurgarden
Fiorentina v Betis
