In the second leg of the UEFA Champions League semi-final last night, PSG defeated Arsenal with an aggregate score of 3-1 to secure a place in the tournament final. While PSG had won the first leg match between these two teams with a 1-0 result, they won last night’s match with a 2-1 score.
In this match played at Paris’s Parc des Princes Stadium in front of 47,000 people, both teams displayed competitive gameplay, and PSG’s goalkeeper, Italy’s Gianluigi Donnarumma, once again showed an excellent performance. Donnarumma, who had blocked many of Arsenal’s attacks in the first leg, again played superbly in last night’s match, defending against numerous dangerous attacks from Arsenal. Notably, he saved two attacks from Gabriel Martinelli and Captain Martin Ødegaard.
PSG scored the first goal of the match in the 27th minute. This goal was secured for the team when Arsenal’s Thomas Partey headed the ball away, which fell to Fabian Ruiz about 20 yards from the goal, who then shot it into the net with one touch. Shortly after PSG scored, Arsenal had a good opportunity to equalize the match result. However, Bukayo Saka’s powerful shot was once again saved by PSG’s goalkeeper Donnarumma.
PSG extended their lead in the 72nd minute of the match when Achraf Hakimi capitalized on a mistake by Arsenal’s Thomas Partey. However, four minutes later, Arsenal’s Saka scored a goal. With this goal, Arsenal’s gameplay accelerated, but the team was unable to score another goal. While PSG has secured a place in the Champions League final for the second time, this time they will face Italy’s Inter Milan, aiming to win this tournament for the first time after erasing the memories of losing to Germany’s Bayern Munich in the 2020 final.
