Arsenal defender Gabriel has described his Champions League final penalty miss as 'painful'
13:38, 31 May 2026Updated 13:43, 31 May 2026
Gabriel has taken to social media after his penalty miss in the Champions League final
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Gabriel has taken to social media after his penalty miss in the Champions League final (Photo by Carl Recine/Getty Images)
Gabriel has taken to social media to send a message to Arsenal supporters around the world after the defender missed the decisive penalty in the Champions League final defeat to PSG.
The centre-back missed the crucial spot-kick against Paris St Germain as the French champions retained their crown following a 1-1 draw in Budapest.
On Instagram the Brazilian wrote: "It’s painful, but I’m proud of this team and everything we achieved together this season. Thank you to our incredible fans for your support every step of the way. You deserve to celebrate this journey with us and enjoy the parade today!
"See you next season!!! Love, Big Gab."
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Kai Havertz fired the Gunners into an early lead in the Hungarian capital on Saturday evening, but PSG equalised through Ousmane Dembele’s penalty, and Eberechi Eze and Gabriel both missed in the shoot-out. Mikel Arteta’s crestfallen players departed their hotel a few hours after the crushing loss, with the Arsenal manager vowing to use the setback as “fuel” to carry them to glory next season.
They will put their European heartbreak behind them when they embark on a parade through the streets of north London on Sunday to celebrate their Premier League title success. Arteta’s squad were due to leave the Emirates Stadium to begin their 5.6-mile parade route at 2pm.
Thousands of fans began arriving along the route in the early hours of Sunday morning, with around half-a-million expected in total.
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Arteta said: “First of all, you have to go through that pain, digest it and turn it into fuel to improve and to reach a different level. I will take a few days with my family and then I will start the process to review what we’ve done.
“We will start to make some very important decisions if we want to reach another level. And we’re going to have to show that ambition because we are more than capable of doing it. But it’s going to demand us to be very, very ambitious, very fast and very smart.”