The Parisian team drew 1-1 with the German team in Munich and, thanks to the victory in the first leg, advanced to the final of the Champions League, where England's Arsenal awaits them on May 30 in Budapest.

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PSG and Arsenal, who eliminated Atlético de Madrid on Tuesday, will play next Saturday, May 30, in an unprecedented final of the Champions League at the Puskas Arena in Budapest.

It is the second final in the history of the London team, which already played the decisive duel in 2006 and has never won the most important competition in Europe.

For their part, the Parisians will play their third European final, and will go in search of the two-time championship after the title won last year against Inter Milan by 5-0.

After a legendary first leg with 9 goals, the return match between Bayern Munich and PSG promised a spectacle this Wednesday, May 6 at the Allianz Arena. And it was Paris Saint Germain who won the series overall (6-5) after drawing 1-1 in the second leg in Munich, which secured their ticket to the final, where they will face Arsenal on May 30.

A week after the incredible 5-4 in the first leg, both teams began the game without speculation. And in that context, the Parisians struck on their first occasion. After a good one-two with Fabián Ruiz, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia overflowed on the left and sent a back pass for Ousmane Dembélé. The lethal French striker scored first with his left foot to make it 1-0 after 3 minutes of play and thus reached his seventh goal in 12 Champions League games this season.

On the Bayern side, Michael Olise was very active, as usual, but he found a tough opponent in Nuno Mendes. The Portuguese avoided several attempts by the French international and even managed to deflect his shot a few meters from the goal defended by Matvéi Safonov to maintain the Parisian lead. In the other sector, Luis Díaz had a discreet performance at the beginning, although he always generates danger, as in a play in which he left Warren Zaïre-Emery behind before taking a cross shot that went just wide of the PSG goal. Michael Olise also tried a spin shot, but with the same result.

When the Germans began to sharpen their aim, Bayern claimed a penalty, but referee João Pinheiro did not interpret it that way: João Neves touched the ball with his hand after a clearance by Vitinha, Bayern asked for the maximum penalty, but the judge did not sanction the action after 31 minutes of play. Shortly after, the Portuguese came close to scoring PSG's second after a free kick from Vitinha, but goalkeeper Manuel Neuer responded with a spectacular point-blank save to keep his team alive.

Several chances wasted by PSG, but the objective was secured

Like their goalkeeper, Bayern Munich did not give up. Jamal Musiala tried his luck with two shots in less than a minute: first he found Safonov and then failed to finish. The Parisians went into the break with a two-goal lead on aggregate.

At the beginning of the second half, PSG controlled the game and was very solid defensively. Bayern moved the ball like a handball team, but without finding spaces. Paris Saint Germain was waiting for the right moment to go on the counter and had several opportunities to close out the semi-final.

First, Désiré Doué took a surprise shot that Neuer cleared with both fists at 57'. A minute later, the German goalkeeper again intervened with his foot against a dangerous shot from Kvaratskhelia. On the other hand, Bayern barely got there with a weak shot from Stanisic that Safonov controlled without problems. Much more dangerous was the great individual action of Désiré Doué, who left four rivals behind before demanding another great save from Neuer with a cross shot.

But Bayern still did not give in: a single goal could reactivate the end of the match. However, Safonov responded again to a shot by Luis Díaz after a cross from Alphonso Davies in the 68th minute. Shortly after, Michael Olise managed to find space, but his low shot ended up in the arms of the Paris goalkeeper.

In the following minutes, PSG had several more opportunities to increase the difference, but neither Désiré Doué, nor Kvaratskhelia, nor Nuno Mendes managed to hit the goal.

It looked like PSG might rue all those wasted chances, especially when striker Harry Kane finally tied the game in the fourth minute of added time. But it was already too late: despite that agonizing equality, Paris Saint Germain won the series 6-5 and will play in its second consecutive final, this time against Arsenal on May 30. In addition, they will have the opportunity to win the second Champions League in their history.

This article was adapted from its original French version

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