Paris Saint-Germain 2-1 Arsenal (3-1 agg): Fabian Ruiz and Hakimi punch ticket to Munich

Spain ace Fabian broke the deadlock in the first half and Hakimi's well-taken effort with a little under 20 minutes remaining took the tie away from Arsenal.

PSG, who also saw Vitinha squander a contentiously awarded penalty, had a few late nerves when Bukayo Saka reduced the arrears then missed a golden chance shortly after.

But ultimately, Luis Enrique's men were the ones celebrating, and they can now turn their attentions to the Munich showpiece against Inter on May 31.

Parisians, you are in the final of the CHAMPIONS LEAGUE! #PSGARS I #UCL pic.twitter.com/5seXYzET6W

— Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_English) May 7, 2025

A series of Gianluigi Donnarumma saves kept Arsenal at bay in the early exchanges. Declan Rice had already nodded wastefully wide from six yards by the time the Italy goalkeeper denied Gabriel Martinell and forced a fierce strike from Martin Odegaard around the post.

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, though, struck the woodwork with a sensationally curled attempt as PSG offered a reminder of the threat they carry, even without Ousmane Dembele, who started on the bench.

And for all Arsenal's early pressure, PSG made the breakthrough when Fabian latched onto a poor Thomas Partey clearance, evaded Martinelli and saw a left-footed strike deflect in wickedly off William Saliba.

Donnarumma tipped Saka's goal-bound corner over the top before then denying the England ace's exquisite bending effort from the right of the area, as Arsenal pushed for a leveller.

Treble-chasing PSG were gifted a chance to make it 2-0 when Myles Lewis-Skelly was harshly judged to have handled Hakimi's shot in the area after referee Felix Zwayer visited the VAR monitor, but Raya saved Vitinha's weak spot-kick low to his left.

But Hakimi brilliantly bent into the bottom-right corner after a series of Arsenal mishaps in their own penalty area to extend their aggregate lead.

Saka finished from Leandro Trossard's centre at the second attempt and then woefully blazed over from inside the six-yard box as Arsenal fell short.

4 - Arsenal have now failed to progress from each of their last four major cup semi-finals (2020-21 Europa League, 2021-22 League Cup, 2024-25 League Cup, 2024-25 Champions League) - their longest ever run at this stage of competitions. Stumbling. pic.twitter.com/jBpigx4MKI

— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) May 7, 2025

This fixture marked Fabian's 46th Champions League appearance but, somewhat surprisingly, the Spain international registered his first goal in Europe's premier competition.

He consequently became the first Spanish player to net his first Champions League goal at the semi-final stage, while he is the 12th different player to score for PSG in the competition this season.

Kvaratskhelia was desperately unlucky not to open the scoring himself when he struck the post prior to the opening goal and that was the 10th time PSG hit the woodwork in the Champions League this season – the joint-most of any club in the competition.

Moreover, it was the 36th time across all competitions they have done so, with only Barcelona (37) doing so more across Europe's big-five leagues.

Arsenal missed out on reaching the final in a game that represented their 100th away fixture in the Champions League, with the Gunners becoming the seventh side to hit that milestone.

Saka's goal offered them hope. It was his sixth in the competition this season, the most in a single edition by a Gunners player, beating Olivier Giroud's five in 2016. Additionally, he has now scored 10 goals in 18 appearances in the Champions League – the only Englishman to reach double figures in fewer games in the competition is Harry Kane (12th game).