PSG beat Arsenal 4-3 on penalties to retain Champions League title

⚽️ UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL 2026 French side Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) retained the UEFA Champions League title after beating English Premier League champions Arsenal 4-3 on penalties in the final on Saturday in Hungary's capital Budapest.It was a dream start for Mikel Arteta's side as Kai Havertz fired the Gunner into a sixth-minute lead.But midway through the second half, Ousmane Dembele equalised for the reigning European champions from the penalty spot to eventually force the contest into extra time after 90 minutes with both sides tied 1-1.Arsenal thought they should have been awarded a penalty during the first half of extra time when midfielder Noni Madueke went down inside the PSG area under close attentions from Nuno Mendes, but German referee Daniel Siebert was firm in his initial decision and ignored the appeals from Arteta and co.After neither side could find the winner in the 30 minutes of extra time, the contest was pushed into a penalty shootout.With both sides missing one penalty, it all came down to Arsenal's defender Gabriel to keep the Gunners in it. But the Brazilian blasted his penalty over the bar to send PSG into wild celebrations.Luis Enrique's PSG are now only the second team — after Real Madrid — to successfully defend the Champions League title._________________________📸 PICTURES FROM THE FINAL Former Arsenal's French footballer Thierry Henry (R) and former French PSG footballer Presnel Kimpembe presented the trophy during the opening ceremony of Saturday's final PSG's defender Nuno Mendes battled for the ball with Arsenal's defenders Gabriel Magalhaes and William Saliba The contest saw PSG's midfielder Joao Neves and his Arsenal counterpart Leandro Trossard in an aerial fight for the ball Arsenal's midfielder #07 Bukayo Saka was shown yellow amid protests from his teammates Arsenal's defender William Saliba and PSG's midfielder Desire Doue faced off PSG's defender Marquinhos reacted next to teammate Desire Doue Arsenal's goalkeeper David Raya produced brilliant saves The final was watched by millions across the world, including these fans at the public viewing at Heroes’ Square in Budapest Arsenal's midfielder Bukayo Saka rose to battle for the ball with opponent Nuno Mendes Arsenal's midfielder Martin Odegaard argued with German referee Daniel Siebert after a yellow card for teammate Cristhian Mosquera (not pictured) This closeup of Arsenal's defender Gabriel Magalhaes heading the ball illustrated the intensity of the contest PSG's forward Ousmane Dembele rallied his teammates before the second half kicked off PSG's defender Willian Pacho, seemingly hurt, remained down inside Arsenal's final third for a long time but the referee was not interested The atmosphere inside the Puskas Arena in Budapest Dembele restored parity from the penalty spot The equaliser sparked celebrations in the PSG camp Arsenal's midfielder Noni Madueke went down inside the PSG area under close attentions from Nuno Mendes