Paris Saint-Germain will return to the French capital with a slim lead after edging 1–0 on Tuesday evening at Emirates Stadium within the first leg of their UEFA Champions League semifinal.
Ousmane Dembélé struck early, scoring the one purpose simply 4 minutes in after sparking the transfer himself. He performed a move to Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, then sprinted into the field, the place Kvaratskhelia discovered him once more with a slick outside-of-the-foot return ball. Dembélé completed it off with a low shot that clipped the publish on its means in.
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Arsenal seemed to have equalized later within the match, however VAR stepped in to disallow the purpose, guaranteeing PSG take a one-goal benefit into the return leg at Parc des Princes.
Are PSG head and shoulders above Arsenal?
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Regardless of PSG leaving north London with only a one-goal lead, RMC Sport’s Christophe Dugarry states that the Ligue 1 facet are the higher facet over the Gunners, although the ultimate scoreline didn’t replicate it.
“[PSG] made an enormous impression on me,” Dugarry mentioned (h/t ). “Even when the rating appears shut, there was no contest. There’s no comparability between the 2 groups — Paris are stronger than Arsenal in each means.”
“It was a masterclass, particularly the primary half, which was merely distinctive. Did they do the toughest half? I’d say sure. Although Mikel Arteta is attempting to inform us they did some constructive issues, truthfully, I didn’t see many.”