Holders Paris St Germain drew 1-1 at Bayern Munich to reach the UEFA Champions League final, earning a 6-5 aggregate victory at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany.
Holding a 5-4 advantage from a scintillating first leg, PSG got off to a perfect start when Ousmane Dembélé, scored from a perfectly timed Khvicha Kvaratskhelia cutback.
Bayern upped the pressure almost instantly and went close, but both Michael Olise and Luis Diaz narrowly missed the target with shots from the edge of the box.
The Germans had boxed their opponents in their own half but keeper Manuel Neuer still had to come to their rescue in the 33rd minute, palming Joao Neves’ header wide. His PSG counterpart Matvei Safonov responded with a superb save of his own, stopping Jamal Musiala’s strike.
With the hosts, who needed two goals and growing more desperate, PSG found more space in the second half and went close through Desire Doue and Kvaratskhelia late in the game.
Bayern’s top scorer Harry Kane, who had hardly had a look-in, found just enough space to drill in a stoppage-time equaliser, scoring for a seventh consecutive game in the competition.
But his 55th goal across all competitions this season for Bayern came too late as the hosts ran out of time as the match finished 1-1.
Dembele’s goal after three minutes set PSG on their way, while Bayern could not get the better of the French side’s organised defence until Harry Kane’s leveller deep in second-half stoppage time.
“The character we showed against a team like Bayern is so positive,” said PSG coach Luis Enrique, who has guided the team to back-to-back Champions League finals.
“We’re so happy to reach a second Champions League final in a row. It was very intense. Very difficult. They play football at the highest level. Both teams are similar, we love to press higher. We are very happy.”
The French side will now face Arsenal in the May 30th showcase game in Budapest, after the London club’s 1-0 victory over Atletico Madrid on Tuesday secured a 2-1 aggregate win.
