Overview

• PSG defeated Arsenal 2-1 in the second leg of the semi-final, with goals from Fabian Ruiz and Achraf Hakimi, clinching a 3-1 aggregate win.
• Luis Enrique credited a team mentality overhaul and high training standards for the club’s transformation after a poor start to the Champions League campaign.
• This marks PSG’s first Champions League final appearance since 2020, where they will face Inter Milan on May 31 in Munich.
• PSG’s youthful squad, featuring six starters aged 24 or under, has eliminated four Premier League teams—Manchester City, Liverpool, Aston Villa, and Arsenal—on their path to the final.
• Arsenal’s defeat highlighted their lack of clinical finishing and reliance on makeshift striker options due to injuries, with captain Martin Odegaard calling for sharper play in decisive moments.