Arsenal-PSG: the summary of the implacable defeat of Paris, powerless and dominated in the Champions League

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William Saliba’s reaction to Canal+: “I think we deserve this victory. The coach said we had to be better on both surfaces. That’s what we did. Even when we were not well, we defended well together. We deserve our victory.”

(On the absence of Ousmane Dembélé): “It did us good. We know that they have other players to make up for his absence. But his absence could only do us good. »

Marquinhos reacted on Canal+: “A complicated start to the match, we couldn’t get out of the pressing. We took time to position ourselves well, we made mistakes which we paid for. They took advantage of our weaknesses. This match will serve us well for the future. We didn’t succeed, it was complicated at the start of the match. We were more aggressive in the second half. Even outside, we have to do what we know how to do, we know how to play ball. We weren’t able to do it at the start of the match, they killed the match in the first half. All teams have strengths and weaknesses. We worked. We showed in the second that we were capable of playing against a great away team but we have to do worse. It lacked movement, aggression. In the Champions League, we have to do a lot more than that. »

It’s over at the Emirates Stadium! Dominated by a solid Arsenal team, Paris suffered against English pressure in the first half, conceding two goals in which Gianluigi Donnarumma was at fault. In control during the second act, the Gunners will have given nothing to the Ile-de-France residents. Luis Enrique’s men will have to recover against PSV Eindhoven on October 22.

Hit by Lee, the corner is deflected to the near post by Neves but Raya calmly takes the ball.

Nuno Mendes gets yet another corner following a blocked cross on the left.

Myles Lewis-Skelly remplace Bukayo Saka pour Arsenal.

There will be four minutes of added time.

Found on the right side, Hakimi rushes and crosses back towards Kolo Muani. The striker collapses after contact with Rice outside the area. The referee does not signal anything.

Mendes rushes down the left and overtakes Saka before crossing. The full-back gets the corner. Hit by Lee, the latter leads to a header from Marquinhos, off target.

Arsenal freeze the ball again and try to lure PSG into their camp before diving in transition. The Parisians seem totally helpless at the end of the match.

Zaire-Emery breaks the lines with a very Nice pass and finds Barcola in the area. The attacker stumbles on Saliba, whose recovery fails on Calafiori’s hand. The referee does not signal anything and the VAR does not review the action.

Fabian Ruiz and Riccardo Calafiori are warned after a small brawl between the two men.

In the process, Kolo Muani launches the counterattack and shifts Barcola who tries to put him back in the area. The Parisian striker is ahead of Saliba.

Once again, Paris suffered strong pressure from Arsenal and lost the ball in its area. Saka took the opportunity to shift Martinelli, whose attempted volley was deflected by Donnarumma.

New change on the Arsenal side: Gabriel Jesus replaces Léandro Trossard.

Powerfully, Havertz tries to strike on the right of the area but loses his duel with Pacho.

Eager to calm the little Parisian domination, the Gunners circulate the ball in defensive possession.

Parisian pressure is increasing. Daring, Lee tries his luck 30m from the opposing goal. The Korean’s floating shot was barely repelled by Raya before returning to Kolo Muani, who did not take full advantage of it.

Not attacked at 25m, Ruiz tries to roll in a shot but doesn’t hit the target.

Hit by Lee, the corner leads to a deflection from Neves at the near post, but the leather ends its race on the bar of a Raya who seemed beaten.

Long sequence of Parisian possession, concluded by a cross from Mendes deflected for a corner.

Vitinha and Désiré Doué give way to Fabian Ruiz and Randal Kolo Muani. On the Parisian side, Mikel Merino replaces Thomas Partey.

Luis Enrique’s players have the leather but do nothing with it, unable to shake up the Arsenal block calmly in place.

Launched on the right of the area, Hakimi passes behind Kiwior’s back and collapses in front of Trossard. The referee does not signal anything.

Nice movement made by the Gunners, starting from the right with Saka and concluded by a cross from Martinelli on the left. Havertz misses his header in the area and Donnarumma grabs the leather on the ground.

Hit by Rice, the corner is captured by Donnarumma despite the English presence in the area.

The Parisians are still trying to restart but are unable to get out of the Gunners’ pressure. Zaire-Emery loses the leather on the right of his defense, leaving Martinelli to cross and obtain a corner.

Arsenal press high and recover a ball thanks to Calafiori. Saka and Havertz followed up with a touch, allowing Martinelli to volley at the edge of the area. Donnarumma makes a great save.

Full of power, Rice goes all the way up the field along the left side touchline before delivering a cross, visibly blocked for a corner by Zaire-Emery. The referee signals a goal clearance.

PSG gets a good free kick following a foul by Havertz, who elbowed Vitinha in the head. The Parisians prefer to play it quickly but quickly lose the leather.

Paris has control of the ball at the start of the second act but still lacks foresight in the last gesture, like this cross from Lee cleared by Calafiori.

Barcola scratches a ball in front of Calafiori before putting it in the middle towards Doué, who lets Hakimi pass. The full-back is ahead of Kiwior.

Arsenal kick off the second half. A change to note on the Gunners side: Jakub Kiwior replaces Jurriën Timber. Riccardo Calafiori slides down the right of the defense.

The referee sends the 22 players back to the locker room with a score of 2-0 in favor of Arsenal. In great difficulty from a collective point of view, PSG was not helped by Gianluigi Donnarumma, at fault on the goals from Havertz and Saka.

Mendes tries to combine with Zaire-Emery on the left, but the French midfielder misses his delivery.

There will be one minute of added time.

Long sequence of Parisian possession around the English area, concluded by a cross from Hakimi directly captured by Raya.

New free kick obtained by Arsenal. Saka and Rice play it quickly, allowing the former to curl a ball towards Trossard at the far post. It’s slightly too long.

Saka continues to put the Parisian defense to torture, like his hook in front of Zaire-Emery on the right side. Pacho comes to help his teammate to block the English attacker.

Untenable since the kick-off, Saka stares down the right before crossing low towards Trossard. Alone against Donnarumma, the attacking midfielder got confused while the 3-0 seemed close…

The Gunners double the lead thanks to Bukayo Saka! Off-center in the right corner, the Arsenal captain curls a free kick at the near post. Nobody manages to deflect the leather, leaving Donnarumma to be trapped by the rebound. The situation is getting complicated for PSG…

Saka tries his luck again against Mendes but stumbles upon the Portuguese full-back, who commits an avoidable foul in the right corner.

The corner achieves nothing, Gabriel imposing his law in the aerial domain.

Full axis, Doué delivers a very good through ball towards Hakimi, who overtakes Calafiori on the right side. The full-back attempts a cross shot which is pushed back for a corner by Raya.

The English projections do a lot of harm to the Parisian defense, like that of Rice who tries to overthrow towards Saka. Well placed, Mendes intercepts.

Mendes leans on Barcola on the left before trying his luck at the edge of the area. His attempt ricochets off the outside of Raya’s post before going out. It was the best opportunity of the match for PSG…

Lee breaks into the PSG camp and delivers a superb opening on the left towards Barcola. The Parisian winger stares and provokes but loses his duel with Timber.

This goal seems to have dampened Parisian ambitions. Luis Enrique’s players lose all the duels and are cornered in their camp.