*Update*: Arsenal celebrates Premier League parade, PSG already planning the threepeat

The hangover after the final is absent – at least in North London. Arsenal started its trophy parade through the city on Sunday, and the backdrop was enormous: Belfast Telegraph reports that over 500,000 fans were expected on the streets to celebrate the team. The focus was not on the Champions League trophy – PSG has that – but on the Premier League title, which Arsenal finally holds again after 22 years of waiting. The FIFA Women's Champions Cup was also part of the celebrations.

The fact that the club can celebrate so exuberantly despite the final defeat to PSG is due to this historic double: league champions, European finalists. Evening Standard analyzes why Champions League history should nonetheless give Arsenal hope – and what one concern remains after the final. Many clubs that narrowly lost a final returned stronger in the following years.

PSG banking on consecutive wins

On the other side of the Channel, PSG is already thinking ahead. After their second consecutive Champions League title – a feat that only a few clubs have achieved – Punch lists the elite of European consecutive winners, to which PSG now belongs. And the club leaves no doubt about what comes next: According to mirror.co.uk, PSG is actively working to strengthen its squad for a possible threepeat – that is, three titles in a row, which was last achieved by FC Bayern Munich in the 1970s and Real Madrid between 2016 and 2018.

On the sidelines of the final, the stage show also generated discussion: The Killers performed live at the opening show – a performance that, according to Reuters, generated broad attention on social networks.

For Arsenal, the message of the day remains positive nonetheless: The parade shows that this club belongs to Europe's elite again – even if the biggest trophy is still missing.