Watch the thrilling highlights of the UEFA Champions League 2025 semifinal second leg between Paris Saint-Germain and Arsenal at Parc des Princes. PSG overcame an early Arsenal surge with stunning goals from Fabián Ruiz and Achraf Hakimi to secure a 2-1 win on the night and a 3-1 aggregate victory. Despite Bukayo Saka’s late goal and Arsenal’s pressure, PSG’s goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma made crucial saves, including a penalty stop, to help send PSG to their first final since 2020. PSG will now face Inter Milan in the final on May 31 in Munich. WATCH.
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00:00Paris Saint-Germain clinched a place in the Champions League final as goals by Fabian Ruiz and Akraf Hakimi gave them a 2-1 win over Arsenal in the second leg of their last four tie, securing a 3-1 aggregate triumph.
00:17Ruiz crashed in a shot from the edge of the area in the 27th minute at the Parc des Princes after PSG had withstood an early bombardment from the visitors.
00:28Already leading in the tie after Ousmane Dembélé's goal in last week's first leg, PSG then saw Vitinha have a second-half penalty saved.
00:38However, Hakimi put the tie beyond Arsenal when he scored in the 72nd minute, even if Bukayo Saka did then pull one back for the visitors.
00:48PSG's triumph sparked wild celebrations in the stadium and around the French capital, including on the Champs-Élysées, as they advanced to a showdown in Munich on May 31st against Inter Milan.
01:02It will be the second Champions League final in their history, five years after a defeat by Bayern Munich in Lisbon.
01:10Arsenal, meanwhile, saw their European dream come to an end as they fell short of reaching what would have been their second final, 19 years after losing to Barcelona in Paris.
01:21Still without a trophy since the 2020 FA Cup, all that is left to play for now for Mikel Arteta's side is securing a third consecutive second-place finish in the Premier League.
01:34There was an electric atmosphere all evening in Paris, and PSG were able to celebrate getting to a final in front of their fans for the first time, after their victory against RB Leipzig in the last four in 2020 was played behind closed doors during the pandemic.
01:52There was a feverish mood in and around the ground pre-match, but PSG have tripped up in big Champions League ties plenty of times over the last decade.
02:01In addition, their top scorer Dembele was not in the starting line-up, having come off with a hamstring problem in the first leg.
02:10Arsenal, with Thomas Partey back in midfield after suspension, did their best to silence the raucous home support by throwing everything at the Parisians right from the off.
02:21Declan Rice headed just wide, and Donnarumma denied Gabriel Martinelli before producing a stunning save to keep out a Martin Odegaard shot.
02:30All inside the opening eight minutes.
02:34PSG did eventually settle, and they almost went ahead on 17 minutes, when Desire Dewey teed up Kovicca Kovaratskelia, whose curling shot hit the far post.
02:45Then Dewey wasted a great chance, but PSG did score before the half-hour mark.
02:50A Vitinha free-kick was headed out by Partey, but fell to Ruiz on the edge of the box, and he controlled before smashing in a left-foot shot as the ball bounced back up.
03:02It was the ideal moment for the 29-year-old Spaniard to score his first Champions League goal.
03:08Barcola failed to convert a good chance for the host to score again moments later, and Arsenal still had some hope going into the second half.
03:17Only another stunning Donnarumma save with his fingertips prevented Saka from pulling one back on 64 minutes before PSG were awarded a spot kick.
03:28German referee Felix Zweier gave the penalty after being summoned to the pitch-side monitor, when a shot by Hakimi brushed the hand of Myles Lewis Skelly.
03:38Arteta was furious at the decision, yet Vitinha's kick was turned away by David Raya diving to his left.
03:47Nevertheless, PSG made it 2-0 on the night when Dembélé, on from the bench, teed up Hakimi to finish in style.
03:55This being PSG, however, there was a wobble as Saka quickly pulled one back from close range,
04:01after Leandro Tressa had got the better of Marquinhos on the wing.
04:05Saka then somehow blazed over with an open goal gaping from Ricciardo Calafiore's cross,
04:12ensuring that there would be no miracle Arsenal comeback, and it would be PSG's night.