Paris Saint-Germain beat Bayern Munich to reach second successive Champions League final

Paris Saint-Germain beat Bayern Munich to reach second successive Champions League final

The two sides played an all-action first leg where PSG emerged 5-4 winners, with the encounter at the Parc des Princes 90 minutes of non-stop thrills.

Wednesday night's clash threatened to follow a similar path as Ousmane Dembele opened the scoring after just three minutes.

But the defences of both teams were far more composed, and PSG kept Bayern out until the 94th minute at the end of the game, when Harry Kane found the back of the net.

It proved to be too little too late, however, and PSG secured their final place and an opportunity to defend the Champions League title they won for the first-time last season by beating AC Milan 5-0 in the final.

Luis Enrique's French treble chasers will now face Mikel Arteta's Arsenal after they overcame Atletico Madrid 2-1 over two legs.

Speaking after the game, Enrique praised his players and counterpart Arteta.

He said on Beinsports: "We are not used to defending, but we defended like angels.

"I appreciate Mikelito Arteta!" Enrique added. "We used to be team-mates when we were kids, he did a great job at Arsenal.

"It will be a difficult, hard game but we believe in our football style."

Bayern boss Vincent Kompany, meanwhile, hit out at a few decisions he felt went against his team as they bowed out of the Champions League.

"We have to look at some of the phases that were decided by the officials across the two games which, it's never an excuse for everything but it matters.

"If we look at both legs probably too much went against us. The guys gave everything and we tried against a fantastic PSG team."

Kompnay felt his team was denied a clear penalty when the ball hit Joao Neves, but as the ball was hit at him by his own teammate, then a penalty was not awarded.

"[Joao Neves’] hand is in the air, it hits it. Because it’s from his own teammate it’s not a penalty. But if you look at both [situations], a little bit of common sense and it’s just ridiculous," added the coach.

"Whatever needs to happen but it’s ridiculous. It doesn’t tell the whole game but it’s a one-goal game in the end."

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