LONDON
\nHolders Paris Saint-Germain set up a Champions League final against Arsenal after a 1-1 second-leg draw at Bayern Munich secured a 6-5 aggregate victory on Wednesday.
\nPSG exploded on the counter less than three minutes in and Ballon d\u2019Or winner Ousmane Dembele put Luis Enrique\u2019s visitors ahead on the night and two goals up in the tie. PSG largely succeeded in subduing Bayern\u2019s attacking threat, despite Harry Kane\u2019s stoppage-time goal.
\n\u201cIt was an exceptional match, another magical night in Munich against a great team,\u201d PSG forward Desire Doue told Canal Plus.
\n\u201cThese are the kinds of matches we\u2019ve dreamt of playing since we were little. Now, we\u2019re going to enjoy this as a team.\u201d
\nOn their return to Munich\u2019s Allianz Arena, the scene of their greatest triumph against Inter Milan in last year\u2019s final, PSG once again emphasised their excellence in a competition they coveted without success for so long.
\nThe French giants will be favourites to lift the trophy for a second successive season when they face Premier League leaders Arsenal on May 30 in Budapest.
\nThey are hoping to become only the second back-to-back winners since 1990, after Real Madrid.
\nBayern were angered by some first-half refereeing decisions but lacked the potency they showed in their 5-4 first-leg loss in Paris.
\nThe six-time European champions have still not reached the final since beating PSG in the 2020 showpiece in Lisbon.
\n\u201cI don\u2019t have the ability to be disappointed for long,\u201d said Bayern coach Vincent Kompany. \u201cOf course, in the end we lost two very, very tight games against a very good opponent.\u201d
\nBoth sides were playing their 52nd match of the season in all competitions \u2014 not even counting last summer\u2019s Club World Cup \u2014 but only the hosts looked weary.
\nSo dangerous in the first leg, Bayern were surprisingly stodgy, with Michael Olise in particular having an off night.
\nIn the midst of a record-breaking season, Bayern\u2019s fourth defeat in all competitions will sting for a club set to wonder what might have been.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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