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Paris Saint-Germain have retained their Champions League trophy, after beat Arsenal via penalty kicks.
The game had ended 1-1 after 120 minutes.
The Gunners took the lead through Kai Havertz early in the game, after he raced through and finished sharply.
Mikel Arteta’s men remained resolute until PSG were awarded a penalty after Cristhian Mosquera fouled Kvicha Kvaratskhelia in the box.
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Ousmane Dembele stepped up and send Favid Raya the wrong way.
The game eventually went to a penalty shootout, where Eberechi Eze and Gabriel Magalhaes missed for Arsenal.
PSG have now become the first team to win the Champions League back-to-back in its new format.
Lens won the French Cup for the first time in their history with a 3-1 victory over Nice in the final at the Stade de France on Friday.
Florian Thauvin, a member of the France squad that won the World Cup in 2018, scored one goal and set up another for Odsonne Edouard as Lens found themselves 2-0 ahead late in the first half.
Teenager Djibril Coulibaly pulled one back for Nice with his first senior goal just before the interval and they hit the woodwork twice in the second half.
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But Lens made sure of the win through substitute Abdallah Sima, who poked home in the 78th minute to spark joyous celebrations.
The triumph caps a superb campaign for the club from northern France, who finished second in Ligue 1 to a dominant Paris Saint-Germain and qualified for next season’s Champions League as a result.
Lens had never previously won the French Cup despite reaching the final three times, most recently in 1998 — that year they won the league title for the only time in their history.
The vast majority of the near-capacity crowd inside the 80,000-seat Stade de France were supporting Lens, with many disillusioned Nice fans not attending.
Defeat for Nice adds to their misery in a difficult season which is not yet over — they finished third-bottom in Ligue 1 and must therefore win a two-legged play-off next week against second-tier Saint-Etienne in order to secure their top-flight status.
Barcelona have been confirmed as this season’s LaLiga champions, following a comfortable 2-0 win over Real Madrid on Sunday.
Hansi Flick’s men were already 11 points clear of their bitter rivals at kick off.
And they blew Los Blancos away in a sensational opening half at the Camp Nou.
Marcus Rashford opened the scoring with a sublime free-kick, before Ferran Torres fired in a second.
Madrid tried to fight back in the second half, but there were no goals.
The result takes Barcelona up to 91 points and they cannot be caught by Alvaro Arbeloa’s men who stay on 77 points.
It is a 29th title for the Catalans, who successfully defend their title.
