In the early morning of May 8 (Vietnam time), PSG hosted Arsenal in the second leg of the 2024-2025 Champions League semi-finals. In the first leg, the French capital team won a small advantage with a score of 1-0.
In a chasing position, Arsenal took the initiative. Goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma made some excellent saves to deny shots from Gabriel Martinelli and Martin Odegaard early in the match.
In the 17th minute, PSG responded with a shot against the post by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia. But after 10 minutes, Fabian Ruiz with a super goal from outside the box helped PSG open the score. With a total score of 2-0, the away team was even more pressured.
Arsenal have difficulty creating chances. Their sloppiness paid the price in the 66th minute, when Myles Lewis-Skelly let the ball touch his hand in the penalty area after Achraf Hakimi's kick.
The referee awarded PSG a penalty after consulting VAR. But Vitinha took a penalty kick with too much force, allowing goalkeeper David Raya to block it successfully.
However, joy still came to PSG a few minutes later, when Thomas Partey could not break the ball in time, giving Hakimi a beautiful shot into the top corner in the 73rd minute.
Three minutes later, Bukayo Saka lit up Arsenal's hopes when he scored after a pass from Leandro Trossard. Saka had a great chance in the 80th minute to balance the score to 2-2 but sent the ball out from close range in front of an open goal.
In the end, with a result of 2-1, PSG won an important ticket to the final (total score of 3-1), against Inter Milan. This is the second Champions League title in the club's history, five years after a defeat to Bayern Munich in Lisbon. Luis Enrique's team is now very close to bringing the first elephant ear trophy to PSG.
