Arsenal yesterday suffered heartbreak in the Champions League final in Budapest as they were beaten 4-3 on penalties by PSG after a tense 1-1 draw in 120 minutes.
It was set to be a historic evening for whoever won the coveted trophy – Arsenal looking for their first Champions League title 20 years on from their last final appearance, while PSG were aiming to defend the title they won last summer.
It was however Paris St-Germain that underlined their status as one of European football’s greatest ever teams by becoming only the second club to retain the Champions League.
Their nervy 4-3 win on penalties over Arsenal backed up their 5-0 win over Inter Milan in Munich 12 months ago.
In doing so they became the first side to successfully defend their title since Real Madrid’s three-peat from 2016 to 2018, and only the second to do it in the Champions League era – 1993 onwards.
