Imperious PSG come from behind again to clinch 2025/26 Champions League crown

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/psg/CjhkPw0k/"]PSG[/a] were behind for large periods of the final after [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/arsenal/hA1Zm19f/"]Arsenal[/a] took the lead in the sixth minute through a brilliant [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/havertz-kai/rH8BZWiI/"]Kai Havertz[/a] strike from a tight angle. PSG stayed in the tie and pressed on for an equaliser; however, their moment came in the 65th minute when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/dembele-ousmane/zsMC2Ec0/"]Ousmane Dembele[/a] found the bottom corner from the penalty spot.[/p][p]A nervy end to normal time and extra-time meant that the final was decided by a penalty shootout. It was there that PSG's experience of the big stage stood tall as the Parisians beat Arsenal 4-3 to retain their crown. [/p][embed guid="1601ef04-83a6-40f2-a09d-93d54d2acb51" url="https://x.com/ChampionsLeague/status/2060799159121113113" social-type="twitter" /][p]After emphatically thrashing Inter in the 2024/25 final, PSG had an impressive start to their title defence. The Parisians won their first three league phase games, including a 2-1 win away at rivals [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/barcelona/SKbpVP5K/"]Barcelona[/a]. [/p][p]A mixed end to the league phase saw PSG miss out on automatic qualification for the last 16, and they only just squeezed past [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/monaco/2PIvr8o4/"]Monaco[/a] in the play-offs. From there, though, Luis Enrique's side went into winning mode as they outclassed English giants Chelsea and Liverpool before edging past Bayern Munich in a thrilling semi-final tie.[/p][p]It might not have been pretty, and it was far from vintage PSG, but they have a knack for getting the job done and that is exactly what they did.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/arsenal-hA1Zm19f/psg-CjhkPw0k/?mid=EJZRaQ15"]Check out all the match stats from the final here[/a][/b].[/p]