Paris Saint-Germain became just the second team to win back-to-back Champions League titles after rallying to beat Arsenal following a penalty shootout in Budapest, Hungary, on Saturday.
Arsenal defender Gabriel Magalhães smashed the decisive penalty over the crossbar to give PSG a 4-3 win in the shootout after the teams finished level at 1-1 following the end of extra time at the Puskas Arena.
For Arsenal, who ended their 22-year-drought to win the Premier League this season, the wait goes on to claim a first European crown.
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PSG joins Real Madrid, which won three successive titles between 2016 and 2018, as the only team to successfully defend the Champions League since the competition was rebranded in 1992.
Overall, PSG is the 10th team in European Cup history, dating back to 1955, to win consecutive titles.
The win also propels PSG boss Luis Enrique to a place among Europe's all-time coaching greats.
The Spaniard, who also led Barcelona to the title in 2014-15, is just the fourth coach to win three or more European Cups, after Carlo Ancelotti (five) and Bob Paisley, Zinédine Zidane and Pep Guardiola (three each).
He has molded a team that is simply too good even for the best the continent has to offer. That includes an Arsenal team that topped the first stage of the Champions League with a perfect winning record, finishing 10 points and 10 places ahead of PSG.
That mattered little at the Puskas Arena as the French champion reaffirmed its status as the dominant force in European soccer.
Paris Saint-Germain captain Marquinhos lifts the European Cup after beating Arsenal in Saturday's Champions League final. Odd ANDERSEN / AFP via Getty Images "It's even more special because we knew before the match how difficult it would be," Luis Enrique said. "I think it's deserved over the course of the whole season, even if the final was very closely contested."
After demolishing Inter Milan 5-0 in last year's final, PSG endured a tougher foe as Arsenal sat deep and relied on the best defense in the competition.
Just as in their only previous final 20 years ago, Arsenal took an early lead. Marquinhos' attempted clearance rebounded off Arsenal winger Leandro Trossard and into the path of Kai Havertz, who ran through on goal from near halfway before unleashing a shot from a narrow angle that found the roof of the net.