Paris Saint-Germain narrowly beat Bayern Munich to reach Champions League Final

Arsenal will face Paris Saint-Germain in the 2026 UEFA Champions League final after the French giants narrowly took down Bayern Munich with a 6-5 aggregate win.

Having watched Ballon d'Or holder Ousmane Dembélé net twice in Paris, Bayern would have been eager to keep a close eye on him on home soil. Yet he slipped their attention as early as the third minute.

Fabián Ruiz's incisive pass released Khvicha Kvaratskhelia down the left, and the Georgian squared for Dembélé, who rifled the ball home, as per The Mirror.

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Bayern kept generating chances, though. Michael Olise came close on two occasions, while Matvéi Safónov was forced to thwart Jamal Musiala.

The home side were also left furious after two handball calls went against them. Following an early caution, Nuno Mendes clearly handled the ball, but the official ruled that Konrad Laimer had committed a similar infringement earlier in the move.

Vincent Kompany and his team then protested for another ruling as Vitinha's clearance struck João Neves, but the referee remained unmoved. According to the laws of the game, a touch is not deemed a handball if the ball has been unintentionally played by a teammate.

Bayern kept pressing throughout the second half, with both Lennart Karl and Konrad Laimer watching powerful attempts deflected wide. England captain Harry Kane fired home in added time, but Kompany's team exit having participated in one of the most thrilling two-legged semifinals in European history.

This means Bayern has now gone six years without lifting a European trophy. PSG, meanwhile, have the opportunity to claim back-to-back titles just 12 months after ending their lengthy wait for a first European crown,

Focus will now shift to the Champions League Final on May 30, where Arsenal will face PSG. It will either be a consecutive champion or a first-time victor celebrating in Budapest.