For Gabriel's Arsenal, Saturday's Champions League final began perfectly. Kai Havertz put the English side ahead as early as the 6th minute, making Champions League history with his goal. The DFB star is the first German to score in two CL finals since the competition adopted its current name in 1992. In 2021, Havertz had netted the decisive 1-0 winner for Chelsea FC against Manchester City.
This time, though, his strike was not enough. Ousmane Dembélé earned PSG a deserved equaliser from the spot in the 65th minute, and with the score locked at 1-1 after 90 and 120 minutes, the contest went to a penalty shoot-out.
Eberechi Eze missed for Arsenal, but the scores were level again after three kicks when Nuno Mendes also failed and Declan Rice scored. However, the Brazilian international sent his attempt over the bar, and so, just as last year, Paris were crowned European champions once again.