This Saturday, in the 2025-2026 Champions League final, Paris Saint-Germain faced Arsenal at the Puskás Arena in Budapest. Mikel Arteta, the English team’s coach, spoke to CBS Sports Golazo after PSG’s penalty shootout victory (1-1 in regulation time, 4-3 on penalties).
Arteta: “There were some tough penalty decisions.”
Did you disrupt PSG’s game plan?
Yes, but the pain won’t go away. We still have to be proud of our season. We had to manage a lot of things. When you’re that close, against the best team in the world, and it goes to penalties, you have to win, but that’s not what happened.
How can we do better?
The margins are small, there are some tough penalty decisions during the match. Then there are the penalties; everything comes down to the wire. When you play at this level, things have to go your way. They haven’t.
Arteta: “We had a great season and the players should be proud.”
What did you say to the players?
We should be proud of what we’ve done. We had a great season and the players should be proud.
Will there be other seasons?
We’re going to rest and then we’ll prepare.
