PSG Edge Arsenal in Champions League Final Shootout

PSG Retain Champions League Crown Over Arsenal

PSG became back-to-back European champions as Arsenal's long wait for a first title went on.

Football fans took in the Champions League final.

This year's UEFA final finished level at 1-1 after extra time, with PSG coming through 4-3 on penalties to go back-to-back, a result that fans across Nigeria reacted to in their numbers.

The Gunners struck first through a sixth-minute Havertz finish, but Ousmane Dembele to equalise with a 65th-minute penalty, sending the match to extra time and then penalties that PSG edged 4-3.

The win saw PSG become back-to-back Champions League winners, the first side to retain the trophy in years, completing a commanding campaign by Luis Enrique.

In Nigeria, the match trended heavily, with hashtags and names like "Congratulations to PSG", "#PSGARS", Mbappe, Vitinha and Dembele mixing with a wave of Arsenal reaction from disappointed fans.

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Paris Saint-Germain retained the title, becoming repeat European champions.

The match was settled by a shootout, as PSG edging it 4-3 after a 1-1 draw.

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