Paris Saint-Germain and Arsenal will probably be heading into the second leg of their UEFA Champions League semifinal tie with losses.
The capital membership fell 2-1 to RC Strasbourg on Saturday at Stade de la Meinau. PSG couldn’t overcome giving up two targets within the first half however did minimize the deficit to 1 aim after a strike from Bradley Barcola.
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Regardless of the second-half aim from Barcola, the Parisians couldn’t discover the equalizing aim, ensuing of their second straight Ligue 1 loss. In the meantime, in north London, Arsenal gave up two unanswered targets to Bournemouth, resulting in a 2-1 loss.
The Gunners took a one-goal lead, however Bournemouth scored two second-half targets to safe all three factors at Emirates Stadium on Saturday.
Gael Clichy weighs in on Arsenal-PSG
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After the loss to Bournemouth, Gael Clichy acknowledged on Sky Sports activities his concern for Arsenal heading into the French capital on Wednesday to attempt to overturn the 1-0 deficit that they face.
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“Huge sport in opposition to Paris,” Clichy mentioned. “I’m undecided many individuals will depend them, you already know, to go there and win. If there’s a group that may really do it, it’s them.
“As a result of what we’ve seen, you already know, over time is when they’re on the entrance foot and really aggressive of their opponent’s face. You recognize, I’ve seen them play in opposition to Metropolis, one-on-one on the again, you already know, and really, you already know, a lot aggressive. So if they’ll carry this to Paris, after all, they’ve an opportunity.
“But when they play like we’ve seen them [on Saturday] in the previous couple of video games, then I feel there’s a priority as a result of there’s a scarcity of power, depth. In fact, the need to win is there, however, you already know, at this degree it’s good to do greater than this.”
It will likely be fascinating to see if each side can overlook their losses from this weekend and give attention to Wednesday’s job: 90 minutes for a ticket to the Champions League ultimate.
