Comments and predictions for PSG vs Arsenal: Decisive blow in Paris
The match between PSG vs Arsenal in the Champions League takes place at 2:00 a.m. on May 8. Nghe An Newspaper analyzes performance, makes football comments and predicts the score.
Latest PSG vs Arsenal squad information
The only negative for PSG after the first leg was that the goalscorer – Dembele – had a hamstring strain. The club confirmed that his recovery was progressing well, but his availability for the return leg remains in doubt.
Therefore, Goncalo Ramos is likely to start in attack, while Korean conductor Lee Kang-in is also a doubt due to an injury he suffered in the match against Strasbourg, but he was not expected to play officially.
Vitinha and Fabian Ruiz will return in midfield alongside Joao Neves – the only player to have started both of the last two games – while Desire Doue and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia will lead the attack on either flank.
For Arsenal, Thomas Partey was suspended for the first leg after picking up an unnecessary yellow card at the Bernabeu, but is now available to start in central midfield.
Partey will partner Declan Rice and captain Martin Odegaard – who picked up a minor knock at the weekend but it is not serious – but Jurrien Timber will need to be assessed after missing the defeat to Bournemouth.
Jorginho (lungs), Gabriel Jesus (knee), Kai Havertz (hamstring), Gabriel Magalhaes (hamstring) and Takehiro Tomiyasu (knee) are still out, as is Riccardo Calafiori – who has a persistent knee problem.
Latest expected lineup PSG vs Arsenal
Paris Saint-Germain:
Donnarumma; Hakimi, Marquinhos, Pacho, Mendes; Ruiz, Vitinha, Neves; Doue, Ramos, Kvaratskhelia
Arsenal:
Raya; Timber, Saliba, Kiwior, Lewis-Skelly; Odegaard, Partey, Rice; Saka, Merino, Martinelli
Latest football commentary PSG vs Arsenal
In some ways, the first leg between Arsenal and PSG was reminiscent of the second leg of the quarter-final between the Gunners and Real Madrid; except this time it was the Premier League side who warmed up before the game but disappointed on the pitch.
Paying no heed to the cheering videos and the bizarre tifo scene in North London, the Ligue 1 champions, managed by Luis Enrique, struck the decisive blow after just four minutes thanks to a goal from Dembele – who equalled PSG’s record for most goals in a single Champions League season, alongside Kylian Mbappe.
After a goal was disallowed by Mikel Merino, PSG left England with a 1-0 win – fragile but extremely valuable – that puts them in a strong position in the race for a place in the final in Munich, where they will face either Barcelona or Inter Milan.
PSG have only ever been eliminated from European competition after winning the first leg away from home – and that came against an English side: Manchester United in 2018-19. Enrique also watched his side lose 2-1 to Strasbourg in Ligue 1 over the weekend.
The result continues a run of poor form for the French capital club – they have lost three and won just two of their last six games in all competitions. However, this is partly explained by Enrique fielding a reserve team last weekend – something Arsenal failed to do.
While PSG lost to Strasbourg with a reserve team, Arsenal also suffered a 1-2 defeat to Bournemouth despite still using many key players. Defense continued to be a big concern for the Gunners when they let their opponents open the score early.
Declan Rice's forward run and striker-like finish put Arsenal ahead in the first half, but it was the 10th time this season they have dropped points from a lead – a club record in Premier League history. Dean Huijsen headed home an equaliser, before Evanilson capitalised on the chaos to seal victory for Bournemouth.
Although Evanilson's goal appeared to be a handball – or rather an elbow – Arsenal fans could hardly object to a lacklustre attacking display from their side, which has left them in danger of missing out on a top five finish in the Premier League.
Furthermore, only two teams have ever come back from a first-leg home defeat in the Champions League semi-finals: Ajax vs Panathinaikos in 1996 and Tottenham vs Ajax in 2019 – and Spurs certainly won't want to give away the secret to their rivals.
There is still hope for Arsenal, though. They are unbeaten in seven consecutive away games in all competitions, winning their last four in Europe, scoring at least two goals in each.
A repeat of their 2-1 win at the Bernabeu against Real Madrid would see Arsenal take the game into extra time, but PSG have scored 14 goals in their last three home games in the Champions League, so Arsenal fans are right to be concerned.
Latest PSG vs Arsenal score prediction
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.PSG vs Arsenalas follows:
- Sportsmole:PSG 2-0 Arsenal
- WhoScore:PSG 2-1 Arsenal
- Our newspaper predicts:PSG 2-1 Arsenal
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