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Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) weathered one attack after another and showed remarkable adaptability to hold off and defeat an inspired Arsenal 2-1 to reach the Champions League final.
Deprived of the ball possession they so often enjoy, PSG looked in trouble early on but found the right answers to hurt the Gunners in the match on Wednesday.
They relied on counter-attacking football and an excellent Gianluigi Donnarumma to prevail, advancing 3-1 on aggregate.
“The feedback straightaway from their bench is that we were much better than them,” Arsenal Manager Mikel Arteta told TNT Sports after the game. “When you look at the two games, the best player on the pitch has been their goalkeeper. He has made a difference for them in the tie.”
“We were much closer than the results showed. I am very proud of the players, the way we handled the pressure, and after 20 minutes, it should have been 3-0. We are not there, and that has to hurt.”
PSG reached the final of Europe’s elite tournament for the second time in five years. They will take on Inter Milan on 31 May after the three-time champion defeated Barcelona 7-6 on aggregate in one of the greatest semi-finals in the competition’s history.
