Article by Maria Olteanu – Published Saturday, May 30, 2026, 8:51 p.m. / Updated Saturday, May 30, 2026, 8:54 p.m.
In Saturday night's Champions League final, between PSG and Arsenal in Budapest, Mikel Arteta's side took the lead through Kai Havertz's first-half goal, and in the second half, “Ballon d'Or” Ousmane Dembélé equalized from the penalty spot, ending an eight-year curse.
His first success, in the 65th minute, from the penalty spot, for the first time since 2018, since the Real Madrid-Liverpool duel, ended 3-1 in favor of Madrid, we witnessed a Champions League final in which both teams managed to score.
Thus, a series of seven consecutive finals in which this did not happen was broken, according to sportal.blic.rs.
PSG's goal ended a drought of nearly a decade
It all started in 2019 when Liverpool beat Tottenham 2-0. Then we had four finals in a row where Bayern, Chelsea, Real and Manchester City won 1-0, beating PSG, Liverpool, Manchester City and Inter in turn.
The streak of one goal in the Champions League finals was interrupted by Real, who in 2024 defeated Borussia Dortmund 2-0, and in the last final, last year's, between PSG and Inter, the Parisians triumphed with a decisive 5-0.
Now, for the first time after 8 years, again both finalists managed to score in the last act of the most prestigious interclub competition on the continent.
The best images from the Champions League final
