Paris Saint-Germain retained their Champions League title with a penalty shoot-out victory over Arsenal after a 1-1 draw in a cagey final in the Puskas Arena on Saturday.
Arsenal's Gabriel blazed his penalty over the crossbar to give PSG a 4-3 victory on spot kicks.
The French champions made the worst possible start after Kai Havertz fired Arsenal into the lead in the sixth minute, lashing a rising shot past PSG goalkeeper Matvey Safonov.
It looked like PSG would find no way through the meanest defence in Europe but Ousmane Dembele levelled from the penalty spot in the 65th minute after a foul by Cristhian Mosquera on Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
A scrappy period of extra time could not separate the sides but PSG held their nerve in the shootout to become the second club in the Champions League era to win the trophy in successive seasons. Read back the Champions League final LIVE below with our dedicated match blog, featuring expert insight and analysis from Matt Verri at the Puskas Arena.
PSG vs Arsenal, Champions League final latest news
- Gabriel misses penalty to hand PSG back-to-back wins
- GOAL! Dembele levels it up from penalty spot
- GOAL! Haverz stunner gives Gunners early lead
Why Gabriel took the fifth penalty
21:38 , Alex Young
Mikel Arteta revealed Gabriel asked to take the decisive fifth penalty in Arsenal's Champions League final shootout defeat.
Viktor Gyokeres has taken ownership of penalties this season but otherwise Arsenal's three takers in recent seasons have been Martin Odegaard, Bukayo Saka and Kai Havertz.
That trio were unavailable for the shootout. Odegaard and Saka were replaced within the 90 minutes and Havertz came off before extra-time, after treatment on the touchline determined he was unable to continue.
Gyokeres, Gabriel Martinelli and Declan Rice converted from the spot, but Eberechi Eze missed the target and the pressure then fell on Gabriel's shoulders.
He stepped up to the spot knowing he had to score to extend the shootout - the centre-half lashed his penalty over the bar.
"He wanted to take number five," Arteta said.
"Obviously we have prepared and trained this moment. Normally the penalty takers would be Bukayo, Martin and Kai for sure.
"Today we knew that if we go to extra-time and penalties, the penalty takers would be different players.
"Still with the quality - when you have Ebs taking penalties in training, he doesn't miss any. But then you have to do it in this moment.
"We were unfortunate not to have the same precision and efficiency that they had and that's the reason we haven't won it."
20:55 , Alex Young
Chelsea wasted no time poking fun at Arsenal after seeing their rivals lose the Champions League final.
It was a brutal end to a tense game between two of Europe’s best teams, and Chelsea were quick to stick the boot in.
Posting on X minutes after the game, Chelsea advertised a tour of the stadium with their Champions League trophy front and centre of the social media post.
“Come and visit London’s Home of Trophies. Book your Stadium Tour at Stamford Bridge now,” the post read.
Chelsea remain the only team in London to have won a Champions League trophy.
Come and visit London’s Home of Trophies. 🏆
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) May 30, 2026
Book your Stadium Tour at Stamford Bridge now. ⭐️⭐️
20:23 , Alex Young
Paris Saint-Germain lift the Champions League trophy.
Back-to-back champions. Incredible achievement.
20:09 , Alex Young
Very, very painful for Eze and, especially, Gabriel.
20:07 , Alex Young
Gabriel has to score... and sends his shot into the PSG fans!
PSG WIN THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE AGAIN! ARSENAL HAVE BEEN BEATEN!
19:58 , Alex Young
Hakimi fires home PSG’s fourth penalty!
19:58 , Alex Young
We are all square on 2-2 after three penalties.
WE GO TO PENALTIES
19:46 , Alex Young
121min: End of 120 minutes.
WE GO TO PENALTIES
19:45 , Alex Young
121min: End of 120 minutes.
PSG 1-1 Arsenal
19:44 , Alex Young
120min: Gyokeres shot is deflected wide... time for one last corner...
PSG 1-1 Arsenal
19:43 , Alex Young
119min: Wow, Timber spotted a gap between the keeper and near post and goes for it on the angle... and hits the side-netting.
Wasn’t too far away!
PSG 1-1 Arsenal
19:42 , Alex Young
118min: Gabriel is sent forward for the free kick from Raya... but the ball sails over everyone’s head and out of play.
Matt Verri at Puskas Arena
19:40 , Alex Young
Arsenal have not had a kick in the last couple of minutes. Sat deep and asking the question of whether PSG can break them down. Penalties loom...
PSG 1-1 Arsenal
19:38 , Alex Young
114min: Smart pass from Eze looks to set Havertz free, but he can’t get the right touch at all and the ball rolls through to the keeper.
PSG 1-1 Arsenal
19:35 , Alex Young
111min: Just 10 minutes left as PSG win a corner.
PSG 1-1 Arsenal
19:33 , Alex Young
110min: Rice whips it in, Safonov punches it clear and Hakimi finishes the job.
PSG 1-1 Arsenal
19:32 , Alex Young
109min: Madueke wins a foul off Doue. Out wide on the right, Rice fancies it...
PSG 1-1 Arsenal
19:31 , Alex Young
107min: Raya flies out to intercept a cross towards Ramos!
Superb goalkeeping.
Second half of extra time
19:29 , Alex Young
106min: We go again.
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Vitinha and Marquinhos are off. Beraldo and Zabarnyi are on.
Matt Verri at Puskas Arena
19:27 , Alex Young
Hincapie is not moving well at all. Gabriel signalled just before half-time that he needed to be replaced but Arsenal have no subs left.
Going to need a herculean effort from Hincapie to get through these 15 minutes.
Half-time
19:25 , Alex Young
107min: And that’s your lot. 15 more minutes and, potentially, penalties.
PSG 1-1 Arsenal
19:25 , Alex Young
105min: Two minutes added on.
Matt Verri at Puskas Arena
19:23 , Alex Young
Rice and Arteta booked for protesting about that decision. Arsenal absolutely livid.
The Arsenal fans chant: "How much are they paying you?"
NO PENALTY!
19:22 , Alex Young
102min: Arsenal players and Arteta are absolutely incensed!
Madueke and Mendes take a tumble in the area, but it’s 50-50. Madueke has himself wrapped around Mendes, if anything.
Arteta is booked and so is Rice.
A huge, huge talking point if Arsenal do not win.
VAR took a look and agreed with the referee that it was not being a penalty.
PSG 1-1 Arsenal
19:19 , Alex Young
100min: Hakimi lets fly from 25 yards, but it sails an equal distance wide.
Tempo of the game has, understandably, dropped. Nerves are heightening and no player wants to take a risk.
PSG 1-1 Arsenal
19:17 , Alex Young
99min: Free kick goes long and PSG earn a throw-in off Zubimendi.
PSG 1-1 Arsenal
19:16 , Alex Young
98min: Gyokeres with the most cynical booking you’ll see. Having been dispossessed for yet another time, he races back and fouls Vitinha.
PSG 1-1 Arsenal
19:13 , Alex Young
95min: Arsenal have started extra time well, but Timber is penalised for a hand to the face.
Zaire-Emery replaces Ruiz.
PSG 1-1 Arsenal
19:11 , Alex Young
93min: Madueke takes, towards the near post, and Ramos heads clear for another.
Madueke again takes, and this time hits the near-post side netting.
PSG 1-1 Arsenal
19:10 , Alex Young
92min: Madueke wins a corner, Arsenal’s first of the game incredibly.
Extra time
19:09 , Alex Young
91min: Back underway.
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Eze and Zubimendi are coming on for Havertz and Lewis-Skelly.
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We have not had extra time in a Champions League final for 10 years, when Real Madrid beat Atletico.
Matt Verri at Puskas Arena
19:05 , Alex Young
And breathe. For a couple of minutes at least.
Arsenal can be happy this has gone to extra-time, PSG had chances to win that late on. Bit more composure from Barcola and this would be done.
As it is, Arsenal are still alive.
END OF 90 MINUTES
19:03 , Alex Young
98min: If PSG don’t win this, Barcola will be replaying that in his head.
Extra time is on the way.
CHANCE!
19:03 , Alex Young
97min: BARCOLA HITS THE SIDE NETTING WITH THE LAST KICK OF THE GAME!
That’s two very, very, very good chances PSG have spurned.
PSG 1-1 Arsenal
19:02 , Alex Young
96min: Ramos is on for Dembele. Second left of normal time.
PSG 1-1 Arsenal
19:01 , Alex Young
95min: Joao Neves is booked for stopping an Arsenal counter, with Havertz targeted and now down with cramp.
PSG 1-1 Arsenal
18:58 , Alex Young
94min: Ramos is being readied - could be about to replace Dembele.
PSG 1-1 Arsenal
18:58 , Alex Young
93min: Dembele is hobbling a bit. Both teams may need extra time.
PSG 1-1 Arsenal
18:56 , Alex Young
91min: Six minutes added on.
CHANCE!
18:55 , Alex Young
90min: Vitinha HAS TO SCORE!
Inches away from sweeping home after Doue laid it off on the edge of the area.
Raya is now down with cramp.
PSG 1-1 Arsenal
18:54 , Alex Young
89min: Raya going long, trying to get his team-mates up the pitch, but it’s not working.
PSG 1-1 Arsenal
18:52 , Alex Young
87min: Hakimi wins another corner. He’s done so well considering he has been out for a month.
PSG 1-1 Arsenal
18:50 , Alex Young
85min: Rice throw-in causes panic in the PSG box before Mendes hoof the ball clear, and suddenly Barcola is on the break and has just Raya to beat... but the keeper just gets there in time to smother the ball.
PSG 1-1 Arsenal
18:48 , Alex Young
84min: First PSG change sees Barcola replace Kvaratskhelia, who was on his last legs.
PSG 1-1 Arsenal
18:48 , Alex Young
83min: Madueke and Martinelli replace Saka and Trossard.
PSG 1-1 Arsenal
18:47 , Alex Young
82min: PSG win another corner, just as Lewis-Skelly throws himself to the floor under pressure from Marquinhos.
Corner is taken and Pacho heads over at the near post.
PSG 1-1 Arsenal
18:45 , Alex Young
80min: Arsenal ringing the changes again. Madeuek and Martinelli are being readied. Perhaps Eze too.
OFF THE POST!
18:44 , Alex Young
78min: PSG within a whisker of taking the lead as Kvaratskhelia races through and drills a shot at goal, which takes a nick off Lewis-Skelly’s foot.
PSG 1-1 Arsenal
18:43 , Alex Young
77min: Arsenal are now pressing as the Rice bounces a ball into Timber’s pass inside the area, but Pacho gets a toe on it to clear
PSG 1-1 Arsenal
18:41 , Alex Young
76min: Into the final 15 minutes as Arsenal mount an attack from Raya, but are immediately pushed back.
PSG 1-1 Arsenal
18:39 , Alex Young
73min: Vitinha is putting.
He has a pop from 30 yards which is dipping and dipping but not quick enough as it sails over Raya’s bar.
PSG 1-1 Arsenal
18:37 , Alex Young
72min: Incredible outside-of-the-boot pass from Vitinha to get PSG out of trouble.
Arsenal look nervous as Dembele stands up Gabriel but can only direct a weak shot at goal.
Matt Verri at Puskas Arena
18:34 , Alex Young
If this goes to extra-time, Timber will be required to play an hour on his return after more than two months out.
PSG 1-1 Arsenal
18:34 , Alex Young
69min: Still no changes from PSG. All the momentum with them now.
Arsenal need to start creating.
PSG 1-1 Arsenal
18:32 , Alex Young
66min: Arteta immediately rings the changes. Timber is on for Mosquera, who gave away the penalty, and Gyokeres replaces Odegaard.
So, Havertz should move deeper.
GOALLLLLLLLLLLLL!
18:30 , Alex Young
64min: Dembele makes no mistake! Brilliant, into the bottom left-hand corner as Raya dives the other way.
All square in Budapest!
Matt Verri at Puskas Arena
18:28 , Alex Young
Arsenal have had plenty to argue with the referee about in the last ten minutes but that is a clear penalty. Mosquera panicked for the first time and it's proved costly.
PENALTY TO PSG!!!
18:27 , Alex Young
62min: Mosquera fouls Kvaratskhelia. Stone wall.
PSG 0-1 Arsenal
18:25 , Alex Young
60min: Saka penalised again for a foul on Joao Neves. He will need to be careful.
Matt Verri at Puskas Arena
18:23 , Alex Young
This ref is not having Havertz. Waving away his appeals for a foul every time and now blowing against the German as he challenges with Pacho.
Arsenal need to keep their cool.
PSG 0-1 Arsenal
18:21 , Alex Young
55min: Hakimi hits it and fizzes it towards Raya’s bottom right-hand corner, which the keeper smothers.
PSG 0-1 Arsenal
18:20 , Alex Young
54min: Saka is now booked for a very clumsy foul on Doue. Hakimi and Mendes fancy this, standing over the ball, dead centre, around 25 yards out.
PSG 0-1 Arsenal
18:18 , Alex Young
52min: A foul throw in a Champions League final!
Arteta applauds as PSG are penalised. Not a huge amount has changed yet in the rhythm of play.
You wonder when Luis Enrique will roll the dice.
PSG 0-1 Arsenal
18:15 , Alex Young
49min: A fantastic run from Vitinha, driving through the centre and tries to find Dembele but Rice gets in between.
PSG get the ball back, but Doue’s attempt to switch play sees the ball sail out of play on the other side of the pitch.
Matt Verri at Puskas Arena
18:13 , Alex Young
Mosquera booked for time-wasting barely a minute after the restart.
The way this referee blew up for half-time as well, I don't think these Arsenal players want to test his patience.
Won't be afraid of making a huge and potentially match-defining decision.
PSG 0-1 Arsenal
18:12 , Alex Young
47min: Mosquera has already been booked for time-wasting.
Second half!
18:10 , Alex Young
46min: Back underway. No changes.
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Joao Neves is having a quick chat with the referee ahead of the restart.
18:09 , Alex Young
Merino and Hincapie deep in conversation as Arsenal players make their way onto the pitch.
18:08 , Alex Young
PSG players are already back out for the second half.
18:00 , Alex Young
As Matt reports, Arteta wil be extremely pleased with what he’s seen.
The most fearsome attack in Europe, perhaps the world, has not had a sniff.
Even when defending for 40 minutes, Arsenal have barely broken a sweat.
Matt Verri at Puskas Arena
17:57 , Alex Young
If ever a moment summed up a half. Arsenal take too long over that corner and the referee blows for half-time as Saka is about to swing it in. Bizarre.
Arsenal players less than impressed but when they get back into that dressing room they will be very, very satisfied. That was a massive 45 minutes from those players.
Half-time!
17:54 , Alex Young
47min: Oh! The referee doesn’t even let Arsenal take the corner, with Saka standing at the corner.
That is bizarre! And the break!
PSG 0-1 Arsenal
17:53 , Alex Young
46min: A big throw-in from Rice wins an Arsenal corner. Arsenal players celebrate winning a corner. Modern football.
PSG 0-1 Arsenal
17:52 , Alex Young
49min: Straight up the other end, PSG win a corner and then send the delivery nowhere near a team-mate.
PSG 0-1 Arsenal
17:51 , Alex Young
48min: Oh my word, Arsenal should be 2-0 up!
A fine move started by Havertz, is almost rolled home by him inside the area after a one-two with Saka, but Marquinhos gets in a vital block.
The final was on the line then!
PSG 0-1 Arsenal
17:49 , Alex Young
47min: Dembele and Kvaratskhelia again try to carve open space, this time is it Lewis-Skelly with the boot in the right place.
Then Doue had a pop from distance, which is nowhere near.
PSG 0-1 Arsenal
17:47 , Alex Young
46min: Six minutes added on.
PSG 0-1 Arsenal
17:46 , Alex Young
43min: Arsenal almost breached for the first time as Nuno Mendes gets past Mosquera and fizzes in a cross, which Hincapie doesn’t deal with and almost puts it on a plate for a PSG forward.
Matt Verri at Puskas Arena
17:44 , Alex Young
Arsenal doing everything to make this as frustrating as possible for PSG.
Hakimi lost his head for a second there, throwing his arm out across Havertz's neck. Lucky for him it wasn't a bit higher or VAR might have had a look.
PSG 0-1 Arsenal
17:42 , Alex Young
40min: Havertz tries to buy a foul off Hakimi as the ball goes out for a throw in. Nothing doing.
PSG 0-1 Arsenal
17:42 , Alex Young
39min: Arsenal fans in huge voice as PSG try, and fail, to mount another attack.
PSG 0-1 Arsenal
17:39 , Alex Young
37min: Brilliant block from Gabriel on, you guessed it, Dembele cutting in for the right.
Not a sniff for the Ballon d’Or winner.
PSG 0-1 Arsenal
17:38 , Alex Young
36min: A reprieve for Arsenal as Saka is fouled on the right-hand side.
Rice whips in a cross towards Gabriel and Havertz, but the defender is penalised for crashing into PSG players.
PSG 0-1 Arsenal
17:36 , Alex Young
34min: Dembele again struggling to find any space to work his magic. Another aimless, floated cross into the area, another easy header clear.
PSG 0-1 Arsenal
17:34 , Alex Young
32min: Nuno Mendes went down and stayed down - for a long time - after a collision with Gabriel. His team-mates didn’t kick the ball out and, eventually, he gets up.
PSG 0-1 Arsenal
17:32 , Alex Young
30min: Dembele gets on the ball on the right but is immediately fronted up by two red shirts.
He goes again, gets a cross in but it’s aimless and easy for Gabriel to head clear.
PSG 0-1 Arsenal
17:30 , Alex Young
28min: Safonov getting ice to the back of his head. Looks like he will continue though.
PSG 0-1 Arsenal
17:29 , Alex Young
26min: Brilliant low cross from Saka, which PSG keeper Safonov dives into bodies to palm away and has come off badly.
He may not be able to continue.
PSG 0-1 Arsenal
17:27 , Alex Young
25min: We restart with an Arsenal throw-in.
Arteta will be very happy with how this game has gone so far, with a quarter done.
PSG 0-1 Arsenal
17:25 , Alex Young
23min: Time for a drinks break.
Matt Verri at Puskas Arena
17:25 , Alex Young
Been a better little spell for Arsenal, getting on the ball and just taking the sting out of PSG's pressure.
PSG 0-1 Arsenal
17:24 , Alex Young
22min: Hincapie gets a warning from the referee for time-wasting.
It’s going to be a long game.
PSG 0-1 Arsenal
17:23 , Alex Young
21min: There is absolutely nothing in the box for PSG.
No target man to aim at. Saliba and Gabriel loving life.
PSG 0-1 Arsenal
17:21 , Alex Young
18min: Pass, pass, pass, pass from PSG.
Arsenal getting a boot in when it matters, though.
Matt Verri at Puskas Arena
17:17 , Alex Young
Pattern of the match has been cemented now. PSG will dominate possession - can they break down the red wall?
A long, long way out for Arsenal to just rely on their defence though. Have to keep offering a threat at the other end.
PSG 0-1 Arsenal
17:17 , Alex Young
14min: Wave after wave of PSG attacks, but Arsenal are as yet not too bothered.
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