Paris Saint-Germain and Arsenal will each be trying to shake off weekend defeats as they put together for the second leg of their UEFA Champions League semifinal. For the Gunners, the problem is even steeper—they’ll have to overturn a one-goal deficit on Wednesday evening.
PSG got here up brief on Saturday, shedding 2-1 to RC Strasbourg at Stade de la Meinau. The hosts struck twice within the first half, and though Bradley Barcola pulled one again after the break, the Ligue 1 leaders couldn’t discover a second, extending their shedding streak in league play to 2.
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Arsenal additionally suffered a 2-1 loss, falling at residence to Bournemouth. They opened the scoring early at Emirates Stadium however conceded twice within the second half.
And whereas they’ll be pushing for a turnaround within the second leg, Gianluigi Donnarumma may have one thing to say about it—the PSG goalkeeper has been instrumental of their run to the semifinals.
PSG will rely on Gianluigi Donnarumma to cease Arsenal
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On Tuesday, Achraf Hakimi spoke to the media and hinted that if the Gunners need safe a street win and advance previous PSG, they’ll have to finest among the best goalkeepers on the earth.
“Gigio is among the finest goalkeepers on the earth,” Hakimi stated (h/t ). “We’ve nice confidence in him. Some folks have doubted him, however not us. We’ve all the time supported him. Having a goalkeeper of his calibre offers us plenty of peace of thoughts in matches.”
