Arsenal are out of the Champions League after Mikel Arteta’s side fell to a 3-1 aggregate defeat to Paris Saint-Germain in the semi-finals.
Leading 1-0 after last week’s first leg in north London, PSG were made to weather an early storm, with Gianluigi Donnarumma making smart saves to deny Gabriel Martinelli and Martin Odegaard.
And the hosts made Arsenal pay later in the first half as Fabian Ruiz rifled a half-volley into the back of the net from the edge of the box to give PSG the lead on the night.
The hosts had a chance to double their lead when Myles Lewis-Skelly was adjudged to have handled the ball, but David Raya denied Vitinha from the resulting penalty.
But that hope was short-lived for Arsenal as, just three minutes later, Achraf Hakimi picked the pocket of Thomas Partey before curling an effort into the bottom corner.
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Bukayo Saka was able to pull one back for Arsenal four minutes later, but the Englishman then spurned a golden opportunity with ten minutes remaining to give Arsenal any chance of a remarkable late turnaround.
PSG now advance to the final in Munich later this month, where Luis Enrique’s side will take on Inter Milan in search of their first Champions League title.
Relive all action from the Champions League second leg with Metro’s matchday blog below:
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Keown: ‘PSG are hot favourites’
‘You have to hold your hands up to PSG. Hakimi, what a player he is. Arsenal can be proud of what they have done this season in our second year back in the Champions League,’ Keown told TNT Sports.
‘For PSG they have no Neymar, no Messi, no Mbappe, all out the door, but now they are a complete side. I’ve not see forward players working so hard.
‘How do you beat them? They have to be hot favourites to win this now. You have to give them credit.’
Champions League final odds:
Who do you fancy?
PSG – 11/20
Inter Milan – 13/10
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The party begins in Paris
FULL-TIME: PSG 2-1 Arsenal (3-1 agg.)
It’s the end of the road for Arsenal as PSG march on to the final.
PSG 2-1 Arsenal (3-1 agg.)
90+2 mins: White whips a ball into the box, but Merino’s glanced header drifts wide of the post.
PSG 2-1 Arsenal (3-1 agg.)
90 mins: Five minutes of added time. PSG are surely heading to the Champions League final.
PSG 2-1 Arsenal (3-1 agg.)
88 mins: Ramos on for Mendes as PSG look to wind down the clock that bit further.
PSG 2-1 Arsenal (3-1 agg.)
86 mins: A bit of pushing and shoving between Calafiori and Kvaratskhelia and the referee shows the pair of them a yellow card.
Moments later, there’s another yellow card and this time it’s Saka who goes into the book.
PSG 2-1 Arsenal (3-1 agg.)
83 mins: A late change for Arsenal as Timber makes way for White.
PSG 2-1 Arsenal (3-1 agg.)
80 mins: CHANCE! A ball if flashed across the area, but Saka can’t keep his effort down and he has his head in his hands.
A huge chance goes begging there.
GOAL! PSG 2-1 Arsenal (Saka, 76 mins)
Well, now…
Saka bundles the ball into an empty PSG net and Arsenal have one back. The Gunners the beneficiaries of a lucky deflection off the PSG leg, but they won’t care one bit.
PSG 2-0 Arsenal (3-0 agg.)
74 mins: Hernandez on for Doue as PSG look to shut up shop.
GOAL! PSG 2-0 Arsenal (Hakimi, 72 mins)
And that could be that.
Hakimi picks Partey’s pockets on the edge of the box before stroking the ball past Raya into the far corner.
A gut punch for the visitors after that penalty save just minutes earlier. Surely there is no way back for them now…
PSG 1-0 Arsenal (2-0 agg.)
70 mins: Dembele on for Barcola now as PSG make their first change.
PENALTY SAVED! PSG 1-0 Arsenal (2-0 agg.)
69 mins: It’s a tame effort from Vitinha and Raya guesses correctly, diving to his left and making the save.
Arsenal still have hope…
PSG 1-0 Arsenal (2-0 agg.)
69 mins: A double change before this penalty as Lewis-Skelly and Martinelli come off for Calafiori and Trossard.
PSG 1-0 Arsenal (2-0 agg.)
66 mins: PENALTY! Well, out of nowhere, PSG have a penalty. Play had continued for some time but VAR drags it back as it appears that Hakimi’s strike took a deflection off Lewis-Skelly’s hand.
PSG didn’t even appeal for it…
PSG 1-0 Arsenal (2-0 agg.)
64 mins: SAVE! Another superb save from Donnarumma, this time to deny Saka’s curling effort from the left edge of the box.
Even Saka shakes his head – it’s been another remarkable game for the Italian in the PSG goal.
PSG break up the other end, but Raya gets down well to his right to deny Hakimi’s low effort.
PSG 1-0 Arsenal (2-0 agg.)
61 mins: Arsenal are still searching for a way back into this match, but the visitors just seem to be rushing things a bit. Merino looks to free Martinelli inside the box but it’s a sloppy, overhit pass which drifts out for a goal-kick.
PSG 1-0 Arsenal (2-0 agg.)
56 mins: A lovely, mazy dribble from Vitinha but his eventual cross fall into the grateful clutches of Raya.
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