Arsenal’s standout player in the Champions League final defeat to Paris Saint-Germain is well placed to respond to this setback.

SIR ALEX FERGUSON reportedly slammed “boring” Arsenal when congratulating Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi. The Gunners spent most of Saturday’s Champions League

Gabriel Magalhaes skied the decisive spot-kick as Arsenal were denied a first Champions League triumph in a penalty shootout defeat by Paris St-Germain, who won the competition for a second successive year.

Despite being close to the "greatness" winning the Champions League would have brought, Arsenal will celebrate achieving their "number-one target", according to BBC Radio 5 Live's chief football correspondent John Murray.

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Winning the Champions League was so nice, Paris Saint-Germain had to do it twice. PSG became back-to-back European champion by beating Arsenal 4-3 on penalties in a dramatic final in Budapest that ended 1-1 after extra time on Saturday.

In a complete reversal of last year's 5-0 cakewalk against Inter Milan, PSG were pushed all the way to penalties by their opponents this year after a 1-1 draw across 120 minutes.

Nearly 800 people were arrested after clashes with police which saw 219 people injured, including 57 police officers.

Paris Saint-Germain, Atletico Madrid, and Arsenal are the biggest clubs to never win the Champions League based on factors such as fanbase size, closeness to success, and financial power.

PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN duo Matvey Safonov and Ilya Zabarnyi have reportedly been involved in a bitter feud in the build-up to the Champions League final. The French giants are desperate to defend