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Arsenal has been dealing with if they reached their first Champions League final since 2006, as Paris Saint-Germain beat them 1-0 at home on Tuesday night.
Gunners were rocking early aim, quickly learned that this was not the same PSG side that flew to a 2-0 defeat in North London in October, and struggled to compete until later in the first half, well after Ousman Dembele opened scoring.
They gathered after halftime, but they were lately domesticated, and PSG was missing better than a chance in the last 15 minutes. As a result, the side of Luis Enrique is just needed at home next Wednesday to pass in the final next month.
How the game took place
Wanting to light the Emirates on the eve of the game, Mikel Artea encouraged fans to “bring their boots” to the stadium on Tuesday night, although it may have taken several more than 60,000 to slow down this PSG team in an introductory 30 minutes.
It was deafening the beginning of the semifinals, with visitors immediately picking up the liveliness of a domestic crowd that further ignited the ruthless end. Scrything pass Nuno Mendes made his way through Arsenal’s defense structure, finding the feet of Dembele and, after being widely distributed by Khvich Quadratskhelia, the Frenchman put a PSG forward with an excellent end of the first time.
Ljuljani, the Topnica fought after the Paris exhibition. Their technical mastering was on a full screen as they mocked Arsenal’s work without a ball, approaching the doubling of the leadership through Marquinhos and a great desire Doue.
After half an hour of ominous PSG Superiority, the hosts began to connect into the procedure. Their sets gave visitors something they were thinking about, while Bukayo Saka increased the impact undoubtedly acted in Arsenal’s benefit. Gabriel Martinelli would have been to offsid if he had turned Saka’s cross on the left, but the Brazilian whispered perfectly when he received the passage of Myles Lewis-Skelly behind Marquinhos. The wing was somewhat telegraphy of his effort and could not completely pull the ball off his feet when he was finished, but he still forced Gianluigi Donnarumm to save.
Still, there was a feeling that Arsenal had built a momentum in the interval.
For their splendor in 2025, PSG interesting showed some vulnerability at the beginning of the second half. They accelerated twice against Manchester City during the league phase, while he enjoyed a quick start after the interval on Friday night. Gunners almost became the next team that took advantage of the dormant Parisians, but the equalization of Mikel Merino was excluded due to the offshore after a long VAR check.
It looked like Enrique’s side was in the period of suffering, especially after Leandro Trossard forced Donnarumm to marvel at fingers, but continued to produce long enough passing sequences to keep the host float. Enrique’s men then began vigorously as the first leg approached his conclusion, Arsenal Struggling to bring him back and keep him when they did.
While Artea fought and blowing, PSG continued to make a better chance. Joao Neves blazed off the edge of the box before Bradley Barcola and Goncalo Ramos replaced the chances of gilded gilding to potentially put a tie outside the weapon.
Declan Rice had a free kick in a promising position at death, but visitors ensured that they did not succumb to the magic of the dead ball from the midfielder. Eventually they saw their 1-0 victory with a little comfort.
See here players from Arsenal 0-1 PSG.
We knew that this PSG team was special and a little different from the previous, mentally weak iterations, and their glory was manifested after their early goal.
Dembele strengthened Enrique’s use of him as a fluid fake nine, and fingerprints were over their opener. Not only was he a man who finished the shift, but it was France’s positioning behind Mike Merin and in front of the Arsenal defense, which allowed Nuno Mendes to choose him with a resolute passage.
He took his role to the extreme, often creating an advantage of +1 in the middle of the park, and occasionally hoped he would get possession from his central backs at halftime PSG. Their replacement makes them almost impossible to slow down, and the Arsenal players spent most of the opening of 30 minutes over their shoulders. Their appreciated press was compromised again and time.
The PSG technical genius allowed them to confirm complete control, but their ability to win the duel meant that it took some time for the hosts to overshadow. Their opening set the tone, but the way they finished the competition was equally impressive. As Arsenal grew in despair, their willingness was increased to keep the ball longer.
This is an incredibly mature team.
We don’t even think about Euro 2020.
During the Running of PSG to the semifinals, Donnarumm, who certainly did not avoid criticism from moving to the French capital, saved two penalties at Anfield to knock out the Premier League champions and create several extraordinary stops in the middle of Aston Villa to ensure that his side be secured.
On Tuesday night in northern London, Italian was rarely called, but his two moments on both sides of the half can prove decisive. At the end of the first half, Martinelli’s effort was telegraphy, but still demanded a big right hand from the goalie. It was a good savings, but his second big prevention of the night was even better. Donnarumma descended so sharply to leave Trossard’s drive over a goal next to his distant post.
His ability to stop the shooting has long been praised, and Donnarumma has come up with the goods here again. Moreover, there is a feeling that he improves when he is a tall ball, and he was calm enough to contribute to PSG’s tranquility to have a serene.
The last hour of the game was undoubtedly more balanced, although there was a feeling that the Arsenal ran out of ideas during the final phase of the competition. Donnarumma was not tested after Troossard’s effort attracted to save the night for 56 minutes.
He didn’t have many options, but could Arthta turn his bench sooner? Ben White may have delivered an alternative threat to the right, while Martin Odegaard was awful and was worthy of earlier removal. The captain had a difficult season, and some fans will undoubtedly question whether it should be included in the initial XI next week.
On Tuesday, they opposed a magnificent opponent, but there were feelings ahead of the first leg in the N5 that this could be their year after the winners were killed. To get to the finals, they have to win nicely in Paris against a team that won’t let them have a ball.
Artea is not the one for controlling the competition and will have to be determined in moments next week. Set-Komada were a problem for visitors, and a more direct plan of the game should work in Arsenal’s benefit. There is room for exploiting behind this PSG background, but they cannot allow the tie to escape from their clutches early in the second leg. Parc des princes will be angry.
