Paris Book Their Spot in the Champions League Final After 2-1 win over Arsenal

Paris Saint-Germain faces Arsenal in the second-leg of their Champions League semi-final at the Parc des Princes on May 7.

Luis Enrique and his team came out victorious 1-0 of the first-leg thanks to an early goal from Ousmane Dembélé, however, the 27-year-old later left the pitch with a hamstring injury, casting doubt on his participation in the second-leg despite his return to training this week.

And while Dembélé his part of the group, he will start the game on the bench while Désiré Doué occupies the false nine position, meanwhile, Bradley Barcola who started the first-leg on the bench is given a starting berth, Kvaratskhelia completes the front line. The rest of the starting lineup is unchanged from the first game. On Arsenal's side, Thomas Partey makes his return from suspension as Trossard starts on the bench.

Paris Saint-Germain's starting XI: Donnarumma; Pacho, Marquinhos, Nuno Mendes, Hakimi; Fabian Ruiz, Vitinha, Joao Neves; Doué, Barcola, Kvaratskhelia.

Arsenal's starting XI: Raya; Kiwior, Saliba, Timber, Lewis-Skelly; Rice, Odegaard, Partey; Saka, Merino, Martinelli.

Paris punched their ticket to the Champions League final

Luis Enrique's men booked their ticket to the Champions League final following their 2-1 win over Arsenal at the Parc des Princes. Goals from Fabian Ruiz and Achraf Hakimi secured a 3-1 aggregate victory for the Parisians over the two legs.

Trailing by one goal, the Gunners started the game with high intensity, putting the hosts on the back foot from the start. Additionally, Paris could have conceded several goals if it wasn't for Gianluigi Donnarumma providing multiple world class saves to keep his side in the lead on aggregate after the first 15 minutes of the game.

However, after weathering the storm, Fabian Ruiz opened the scoring, his wonderful half volley leaving no chance to David Raya as he doubled Paris' advantage over the two legs (27'). Minutes later, wll served by Kvaratskhelia on a break, Bradley Barcola missed a golden opportunity in a one-to-one situation.

The second half saw Arsenal keeping their dominance on the ball while Paris operated through counterattacks. It was on one of these opportunities that Paris was awarded a penalty after a VAR check. Unfortunately, Vitinha saw his penalty stopped by David Raya as he missed a massive chance to seal Paris qualification.

Nonetheless, Achraf Hakimi made it 2-0 on the night and 3-0 on aggregate after a good service from substitute Ousmane Dembélé (72'). Four minutes later, Bukayo Saka cut into Paris' lead making it 3-1 on aggregate.

Up next, Paris Saint-Germain will face Inter Milan in the final of the competition on May 31 at the Allianz Arena in Munich as Paris will play the second Champions League final of their history.

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