Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) appear to have neutralised the GOAT factor in a big competition like the Champions League based on their performance so far this season.
In a year the likes of Messi, Neymar and Mbappe are no more with them, they have reached the final of the competition, beating Liverpool, Arsenal and others on the way.
As if preaching that a solid team is better than a parade of roaring giants, they, on Wednesday night, again beat Arsenal 2-1, reaching the final 3-1 on aggregate.
Fabián Ruiz fired the opener in the 27th minutes at the Parc des Princes.
Achraf Hakimi curled the second in the 72nd for the French champions, who three minutes earlier had failed to convert a penalty from Vitinha.
Arsenal got a lifeline from Bukayo Saka in the 76th but it was too little to late for the Gunners who had wasted a trio of top chances in the opening minutes.
In the Munich final on May 31, PSG will face three-time champions Inter Milan, who won a semi-final tie for the ages 7-6 on aggregate against Barcelona the previous day.
Qatari-owned PSG have long thirsted to win the European elite event for the first time. They reached the final in 2020, losing to Bayern Munich, while also being stopped in several semi-finals.
A treble is possible for PSG who have already clinched the Ligue 1 title and are in the Coupe de France final under coach Luis Enrique, who already has a treble from 2015 while in charge of Barca.
Arsenal meanwhile failed to make the final for the second time 19 years after their debut there in 2006, when they lost against Barca.
They impressively beat title holders and record winners Real Madrid in the quarter-finals, but now see their season unravel late, having also lost the Premier League title race against Liverpool.