Arsenal has a job to do if they have reached their first champion league final since 2006, as they were beaten by 1-0 at home by Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday night.
The Gunners were beaten by an initial goal, quickly learning that this was not the same side of PSG who fell to a 2-0 defeat called north of London in October and struggled to get a competition adherence until later in the first half, after Ousmane Dembele had opened the score.
They met after half the time, but they were late, with PSG that was better than the possibilities of the final 15 minutes. As a result, the side of Luis Enrique only needs a result at home next Wednesday to move forward in the end of next month.
As the game was deployed
Eager to turn on the emirates before the game, Mikel Arteta encouraged supporters to “bring boots” to the stadium on Tuesday night, although it may have taken a few more than 60,000 to stop this PSG team for the start of 30 minutes.
It was a deafening start to the semi -final, and the visitors immediately dominated the vivacity of the multitude of the home, which further ignited a relentless end. Nuno Mendes’s Scything Pass was broken by the defensive structure of Arsenal, finding Dembele’s feet and, after being distributed to Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, the Frenchman put PSG ahead with an excellent end for the first time.
Rocked, the Gunners fought later in the midst of a Parisian exhibition. His technical mastery was on full display, as they made a mockery of Arsenal’s work without the ball, approaching his leadership through Marquinhos and Doue’s desire.
After half an hour of ominous Psg Superiority, the hosts began to win on foot in the procedures. His pieces gave the visitors something to think, while the augmented influence of Bukayo Saka worked without a doubt in favor of the Arsenal. Gabriel Martinelli would have been out of play if he had converted the Saka Cross from the left, but the Brazilian timed his career perfectly when he received the passage from Myles Lewis -kelly behind Marquinhos. The end telegraphy his effort a little and could not remove the ball from his feet at the end, but he still forced Gianluigi Donnarumma to an excellent savings.
However, there was a sense of impulse of the Arsenal building in the interval.
For all its brightness in 2025, PSG has been interestingly vulnerability at the beginning of the second Meda. They were twice given in quick succession against Manchester City during the league phase, while Nice enjoyed a rapid Friday night interval. The Gunners almost became the next team that took advantage of the asleep Parisians, but the equalizer headed by Mikel Merino was ruled out out of play after a long control of VAR.
It seemed that Enrique’s side was in a period of suffering, especially after Leandro Trossard forced Donnarumma to a wonderful finger savings, but they continued to produce enough prolonged passage sequences to maintain the most floating hosts. Enrique’s men began to come out strong when the first section approached his conclusion, with Arsenal struggling to win possession and retain it when they did.
While the gap was sinking and poured, it was PSG who continued to create better possibilities. Joao Neves undoed from the edge of the box before those replaced by Bradley Barcola and Goncalo Ramos turned the golden tip possibilities to put the tie beyond the artillers.
Declan Rice had a free foul in a promising position on death, but visitors assured that they did not succumb to any dead ball magic of the midfielder. In the end, they won their 1-0 victory with a little comfort.
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We knew that this PSG team was special and slightly different from the previous, more fragile mental iterations, and its glory manifested itself after its initial objective.
Dembele has been mad at the use of Enrique of him as a new new fluid, and his fingerprints were all their opening. Not only was he the man who finished the move, he was the French position behind Mikel Merino and in front of the defense of Arsenal, who allowed Nuno Mendes to choose him with a decisive pass.
He took his role to the extreme, often creating a +1 advantage in the middle of the park, and sometimes he hoped to receive possession of his central centers in the middle of the PSG. Their interchangeability makes them almost impossible to stop, and the players of the Arsenal spent much of the 30 minutes of opening looking on their shoulders. His revered press was committed again.
PSG’s technical genius allowed them to assert complete control, but their ability to win duels also meant that it took a while for the hosts to get a sniff. Its opening marked the tone, but the way they finished the contest was just as impressive. As Arsenal grew in despair, his will to maintain the ball for longer periods increased.
This is an incredibly mature team.
We do not even think of the Euro 2020.
During the PSG race in the semifinals, Donnarumma, who certainly did not escape criticism since he moved to the French capital, has saved two penalties in Anfield to eliminate the Premier League champions and produced a couple of outstanding stops in the middle of an Aston Villa, to make sure his side advanced.
On Tuesday night in northern London, the Italian was scorned infrequently, but its two moments on both sides could be decisive. Martinelli’s effort at the end of the first half was telegraphy, but still required a large right hand of the goalkeeper. It was an excellent savings, but its second major prevention of the night was even better. Donnarumma reduced himself so well, so abruptly to give him the driving of a piece through the goal in front of his distant place.
Their shot stop capabilities have long been praised and Donnarumma reappeared with the goods here. In addition, there is a feeling that it improves when it comes to the high ball, and it was calm enough with my feet to contribute to the serene possession game of PSG.
The last minute of the party was certainly more balanced, although there was a feeling that Arsenal had run out of ideas during the closing stages of the contest. Donnarumma was not tested after the piece of stress saved the night savings at 56 minutes.
I did not have many options, but could you have gone to your bench before? Ben White could have provided an alternative threat to the right, while Martin Odegaard was miserable and was worthy of a previous retirement. The captain had a hard season and some followers will certainly ask if he should be included in the starting 11 next week.
On Tuesday they were presented against a magnificent opponent, but there was a sense in N5 before the first stage that could be their year after the 15 -time winners were killed. To reach the final, they have to win in Paris in Paris against a team that does not let them have the ball.
The Arteta side is not to cede control and they will have to be decisive at times. The games were a problem for visitors, and a more direct play plan should work in favor of Arsenal. There is room to explode behind this PSG bottom line, but they cannot allow the tie to run away from their funnel in the second stage. Parc des princees will be rau.
