By Mark Ogagan
French champions Paris St. Germain (PSG) on Wednesday night eliminated Arsenal of England from the Champions League at the semi-final stage (3-1 on aggregate).
Bukayo Saka scored late to keep the visitors alive in the tie but missed an open goal four minutes later which would have cut the deficit down to one.
Fabian Ruiz and Achraf Hakimi had scored for the French champions either side of half-time to give them a 3-0 aggregate lead in the tie.
PSG will face Inter in the final in Munich on May 31 while Arsenal will go another season without a trophy.
The final will take place on Saturday, May 31 at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany — home of Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich.
The 75,024-capacity stadium opened in 2005 and was the venue for the first match of the following year’s World Cup, and also one of its semi-finals.
The ground staged several European Championship matches in 2021, when the tournament was played in cities all across the continent, and 2024, with Germany as the host nation.
It was also the venue for the 2012 Champions League final, when Chelsea beat Bayern on penalties.
The winners will get $25m (£21.2m; $27.8m) on top of what they have already earned, while the runners-up will receive €18.5m (£15.7m; $20.5m).
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