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 after the teams finished level at 1-1 following the end of extra time.
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.
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.
But just as in that final against Barcelona, Arsenal were pegged back in the second half. After frustrating the holders for close to an hour, the Premier League champions' defense was finally breached when Cristhian Mosquera brought down Khvicha Kvaratskhelia in the penalty area.
After a VAR check and sizable delay, Ousmane Dembélé sent David Raya the wrong way from the penalty spot to tie things up.
PSG joins Real Madrid, which won three successive titles between 2016-18, as the only team to successfully defend the Champions League since the competition was rebranded in 1992.
Saturday's final was the first to go to a penalty shootout since Madrid beat neighbors Atlético Madrid 10 years ago to win the first of those three titles.
Overall, PSG is the 10th team in European Cup history, dating back to 1955, to win consecutive titles
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
