PSG beats Arsenal and reaches final against Inter

Champions League, semi -finals

The Prinzenpark Schebieb: PSG reaches final against Inter

The second leg against Arsenal begins turbulent, a PSG player is the focus. But then the game takes a different course – in the end it will be exciting again.

The dream of the Champions League title on which Seine is alive: Paris Saint-Germain has reached the final of the “premier class” against Inter Milan. In the semi-final second leg against FC Arsenal, PSG won 2-1 (1-0) and thus moved into the final on May 31.

The goals on Wednesday evening Fabian Ruiz (27th) and the former Dortmund Achraf Hakimi (72nd), Bukayo Saka scored too late for the goal for the “Gunners”. PSG had already won the first leg in London 1-0.

Arsenal started with a big impetus into the second leg in the Parisian Prince Park Stadium, but was not lucky in the end-and repeatedly failed due to the shiny PSG goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma. With increasing the course of the game, PSG got better into the game and dominated the events on the square at the latest after the lead goal. Vitinha also missed the chance of another Paris goal, failed by penalty to Arsenal keeper Raya (69.).

On the way to the first triumph in the European premier class, PSG, which had previously defeated the English clubs FC Liverpool and Aston Villa, is now only in the way in Inter Milan on May 31. The Italians had turned off FC Barcelona and coach Hansi Flick 4: 3 after extra time in a memorable game. The triple is now even possible for the team of Luis Enrique. On May 24th, the cup victory in the final against Stade Reims also waves.

Exactly a year after the semi-final co-against Borussia Dortmund in the same place there was an electrifying mood in the Parc of the Princes. This time nothing should go wrong. After the victory in the first leg, the anticipation for the French was huge, although it was only enough for the first leg goal scorer Ousmane Dembélé injured in the thigh. The striker only came into play in the second half.

It quickly became clear that the ticket for Munich would not be a sure -fire success. Arsenal presented a hellish pace, pressed very high and first tore the game itself. Star goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma alone was thanks to the initial phase that the lead was still holding. Against Gabriel Martinelli (4th) and Martin Ödegaard (8th), the European European champion from 2021, which has been outstanding for weeks, parried in a glossy manner. To this end, Declan Rice narrowly missed the goal with a header (3rd).

PSG, however, put it on attack -like counterattack – and was so dangerous. The Georgian Star Khvicha Kvaratskhelia hit the post (17th) with a long -range shot, Desiré Doué left a good opportunity with a weak degree (23rd).

Shortly afterwards it happened when Ruiz hammered the ball from the penalty area into the goal according to a standard. It was the Spaniard’s first goal in his 46th Champions League game. And with a little more cold, Bradley Barcola would then have freely made the preliminary decision in front of David Raya (36th).

Arsenal continued to ran in the second round, but Donnarumma could hardly be overcome as with the shot of Saka (64th). Immediately afterwards, the German referee Felix Zwayer was in the spotlight when he was brought to the video screen. There he subsequently punished a handball by Myles Lewis-Skelly at the shot of Hakimi. But Vitinha left the chance from the point (69.). So it finally took a few minutes before the ex-Dortmund Hakimi made the apparent decision.

But Arsenal came back through Saka. And if the English international hadn’t shot over the empty goal afterwards, there would have been a hot final phase (80th).