Paris Saint-Germain retained their Champions League title with a penalty shoot-out victory over Arsenal after a 1-1 draw in a cagey final in the Puskas Arena on Saturday.
Arsenal's Gabriel blazed his penalty over the crossbar to give PSG a 4-3 victory on spot kicks.
The French champions made the worst possible start after Kai Havertz fired Arsenal into the lead in the sixth minute, lashing a rising shot past PSG goalkeeper Matvey Safonov.
It looked like PSG would find no way through the meanest defence in Europe but Ousmane Dembele levelled from the penalty spot in the 65th minute after a foul by Cristhian Mosquera on Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
A scrappy period of extra time could not separate the sides but PSG held their nerve in the shootout to become the second club in the Champions League era to win the trophy in successive seasons. Read back the Champions League final LIVE below with our dedicated match blog, featuring expert insight and analysis from Matt Verri at the Puskas Arena.
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Why Gabriel took the fifth penalty
Mikel Arteta revealed Gabriel asked to take the decisive fifth penalty in Arsenal's Champions League final shootout defeat.
Viktor Gyokeres has taken ownership of penalties this season but otherwise Arsenal's three takers in recent seasons have been Martin Odegaard, Bukayo Saka and Kai Havertz.
That trio were unavailable for the shootout. Odegaard and Saka were replaced within the 90 minutes and Havertz came off before extra-time, after treatment on the touchline determined he was unable to continue.
Gyokeres, Gabriel Martinelli and Declan Rice converted from the spot, but Eberechi Eze missed the target and the pressure then fell on Gabriel's shoulders.
He stepped up to the spot knowing he had to score to extend the shootout - the centre-half lashed his penalty over the bar.
"He wanted to take number five," Arteta said.
"Obviously we have prepared and trained this moment. Normally the penalty takers would be Bukayo, Martin and Kai for sure.
"Today we knew that if we go to extra-time and penalties, the penalty takers would be different players.
"Still with the quality - when you have Ebs taking penalties in training, he doesn't miss any. But then you have to do it in this moment.
"We were unfortunate not to have the same precision and efficiency that they had and that's the reason we haven't won it."
Chelsea wasted no time poking fun at Arsenal after seeing their rivals lose the Champions League final.
It was a brutal end to a tense game between two of Europe’s best teams, and Chelsea were quick to stick the boot in.
Posting on X minutes after the game, Chelsea advertised a tour of the stadium with their Champions League trophy front and centre of the social media post.
“Come and visit London’s Home of Trophies. Book your Stadium Tour at Stamford Bridge now,” the post read.
Chelsea remain the only team in London to have won a Champions League trophy.
Paris Saint-Germain lift the Champions League trophy.
Back-to-back champions. Incredible achievement.
AFP via Getty ImagesVery, very painful for Eze and, especially, Gabriel.
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WE GO TO PENALTIES
121min: End of 120 minutes.
WE GO TO PENALTIES
121min: End of 120 minutes.
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120min: Gyokeres shot is deflected wide... time for one last corner...
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