PSG v Arsenal
Arsenal News Arsenal opinion

Confirmed Arsenal team to face PSG in Champions League semi-final 2nd leg

PSG v Arsenal

Seeking to overturn a narrow deficit, Arsenal head to Paris for a decisive UEFA Champions League semi-final second leg against Paris Saint-Germain and this is the team Mikel Arteta has announced.

Arsenal team v PSG
Arsenal team v PSG

Arsenal’s European campaign has been marked by determination and impressive away form. With four wins, one draw, and just one loss on the road in this season’s competition, Arsenal have demonstrated a capacity to deliver under pressure, including a dramatic victory at over Real Madrid at the Bernabéu. Their current seven-match unbeaten away run in Europe underlines their credentials as formidable travellers.

Recent form, however, has been mixed. In their last six outings across all competitions, Arsenal have won two, drawn two, and lost two, scoring 10 and conceding seven. Notably, they have struck first in five of those matches and have shown a tendency to start strongly, netting five times in the first half while conceding just twice before the break. This early intensity will be crucial as they chase the goal needed to level the tie.

The challenge is significant. PSG are unbeaten in their last ten home Champions League matches and have scored in four consecutive games. Yet, the French side has shown vulnerability, losing two of their last three matches in all competitions and conceding ten goals in that span. Arsenal’s task is clear: win in Paris to reach their first Champions League final since 2006. Their away pedigree and European experience offer hope that, with the right balance of urgency and composure, they can overturn the deficit and keep their European dream alive.

Let us know in the comments below what you think about the team that Arteta has gone with and what your predicted score is.

Posted by

Tags PSG v Arsenal

249 Comments

  1. Please stick to Arsenal in this thread and refrain from spoiling the thread with arguments about non-Arsenal subjects.

    Thank you for your cooperation

  2. COYG.
    Please boys let’s get to the final.
    Love my team so much, pleaseeee make all gooners happy.
    As long as you play to your best we’ll be proud of you.

  3. Our whole season is on the line and I’m so hoping that we get the win we need. I wouldn’t want to be in Arteta’s shoe if we go out especially after the absolute dross we have had to put up with lately in the Premier league. We have to score first other wise it’s game over

  4. No surprises for Arsenal, Dembele on the bench for PSG.

    Good luck to the boys, COYG

  5. I’m super nervous right now. I just hope and pray we get a win here.

    It’s still a huge possibility.

  6. They have their striker missing, so do we and we have Partey back. Got to show some B@//@cks.

    1. Reggie,

      Behave yourself, the ref would show them a red card if they did that. 😂🤣👍😉

  7. In the immortal words of Larry the cable guy”Git-R-Done”…👍🏾

  8. I’m surprised to see Jorginho on the bench, reading recent reports I thought he was out long term.

    Anyway, 📢COME ON YOU GUNNERS🏆

    1. I think anyone who has an arse is on the bench🤣 Cala sneaked in there.

      2. Nah Yerson Mosquera would disagree , Jesus has an arse he couldn’t resist to grope and he isn’t on the bench

  10. Last week defeat was painful the like of which I haven’t felt for a while when losing. I guess when there is hope and expectation it hurts more.

    I would love to see the players give it their all as if there life depends on it.

    All the best to the team, manager and supporters. I hope we will be the ones sleeping happily tonight.

  11. Much better balanced team with Partey back and Merino upfront. Also a stronger bench than last time.
    With Merino up top we can play long when Psg press high. With Partey back, Rice has the license to run at their midfield, Skelly also gets to do the same more. Psg midfield looks very similar to ours during the Wenger’s years supremely talented with technique to play around you with ease but vulnerable to players who will run through you with pace and power.

    As long as we play to our best and give it our best shot should be a close match.

    1. Hoping we finally see a vintage Odegaard performance. it is long overdue. Time to show that you are the captain for a reason.

  12. This is it, the best posible line up without the Big Brazilian

    Formation 4 2 3 1 set up with a quick switch tp 3 1 3 3 in attack mode

  13. Hopefully Odegaard brings his A-game tonight, if he does the team will go out to annihilate psg. Its the mentality of winners – its what i hope to see.

  15. The nerves are kicking in for me. I just hope the team go out and show what they can do. COYG

      1. Well, you have to hope otherwise I should just have an early night and read my book

    3. Well let’s now hope for a Miracle.
      If you can’t score can you just not concede.
      This near success is just diabolic.
      Will the board go for a good striker and sell off all these deadwood in the club….
      Most of these players are not suppose to be at a club like Arsenal.. their mediocre performance is shambolic..
      So we beat man city and Real Madrid for what Particular reason

  16. Want this so much
    Its funny how we can be so close to something special yet equally most likely a poor season

  17. Roy Keane is half the money, he predicted an Arsenal vs Barcelona final

  19. Should have been away at this moment, but I can’t take any chances, had to stay close to home where I can steer it

  21. Let’s see how motivated we are out on the field.
    It’s there for the taking if we play to our full potential.
    COYG

  22. I hope we’ll see Saliba consolidate his credentials as a world class (CB) in front of his countrymen?

  26. Arsenal started nervous at Emirates, they got early goal
    Difference could be us not scoring while they are nervous?
    Early goal they might crumble here

    2. It’s a dangerous practice by the French champions defending a slender one nil lead

    3. Our biggest weakness the last years not capitalising on a great start or period. Just not clinical enough.

  28. Who said the gaffer doesn’t read Just Arsenal, this is a 3 1 3 3 formation Arsenal attacks

  30. Odegaard holds on to ball for too long, unnecessarily caressing the ball.

    It’s killing us.

    1. However, Villa fought back so it’s up to the players to not drop their heads

  34. Soon as hearing Rice took a yellow i had a feeling this would happen. Still… it ain’t over until its over.

  36. Don’t care tbh … would prefer to take second place in the league, than this rubbish, and have to put up with those awful performances at home.

      1. Bournemouth at the weekend, Crystal Palace, all to be be two goals down at PSG, and putting out second place at risk. I’ve had enough.

          1. Efforts is precisely what it is. We’ve been humiliated at home by weak sides in the league. I couldn’t give a stuff about CL, I’d much prefer that we were 5 extra points clear of Man City.

            1. Not like we haven’t been humiliated at hope by weak sides under the previous manager, hey Gmv8.

  39. Nicely set up by Partey! Why head the ball into your own box. We’re making those silly mistakes again..

  41. It was bound to happen when you don’t take your chances. To stand a chance, we need a goal before half time but it looks more likely that we are going to concede than scoring

  42. Man that goal is a momentum killer. Still we have time. Need to calm down.

  44. Take Martenelli off and bring on Nwaneri. Martenelli just runs into players and loses ball

  46. Football is heartbreaking!!
    On top and then this wonderful strike against the run of play.
    Is there no justice?!

    1. All over them, their keeper pulls off 2 good saves and then they score with their first effort on target. Still, there’s still time for us to get a couple of goals.

  48. They literally have like 5 or 6 players in that corner and we are clueless.

  50. Typical Arsenal really, lots of possession and nothing to show for it. How often is this the case?

    2. We look so stagnant with the ball, no one making runs, no one twos no creativity. If Saka does not produce a moment of magic nothing will happen.

      Only other player with magic is Nwaneri

      1. Momentum is definitely changing in PSG’s favour. Not having a decent striker has been our downfall this season too.

            1. All i can say is, if we don’t get a decent striker in the summer we can expect exactly the same next year. I might just take up Chess if that’s the case!

  51. Arsenal isn’t good enough. Always short for like 2 decades now.

  52. Their pressing and marking is much better than ours, clear as day light.

    We just need a bit of luck and maybe it will spark something.

  53. Times up for some of our starters that’s for sure. My heart can’t even break because I’ve been a fan long enough to know this song and dance. Next season, right? The teams not good enough and the recruitment has been poor the last 2 summers. Done well to get to semis but this isn’t a UCL winning team. Our starting XI has passengers and that’s unacceptable. And for the love of Christ Odegaard, make a decision sometimes. Any decision…

  55. Everyone says it is just the French league, yet they schooled the best league in the worlds best teams.

    Well I’m out, not staying up to only get 4 hours sleep cause of this.

    2. We are destined to never win this UCL in my lifetime. May aswell start planning for next season and make sure Top4.

      I don’t see a miracle here, just don’t have the players atm

  56. Can’t fault the effort it’s the quality that’s missing especially in central attacking areas

  57. I believe Enrique has found out how to deal with Arteta’s tactics perfectly and we’ve lost too many important attackers, but Arteta and the boys still have 45 minutes to score from set-pieces

    I hope Calafiori is fit to replace Lewis-Skelly, because we’ll need more aerial power

    1. Only attacker we’re really miss is Havertz, who let’s be fair is questionable many times. Besides that Jesus who has been injured 2/3 of his time here. We flat out don’t have the attackers in this squad at all…. This was the same issue last summer and the club brought in another LB, a CM, and Raheem Sterling and told us that would catch City. How is anyone surprised. Hate to be a downer but this is the end of our season in 45 minutes and nothing to show yet again.

  58. Can not fault the effort. BUT we are 2 goals down in a game we shouldn’t be and quality is the problem. Quality in finishing and quality in defending. We are TOO easily punished and that is a massive flaw under Artetas reign. We were controlling the game and we still couldn’t score. Most of the chances were good chances. Theirs were great finishes from quality build up. They are a young team but not as naive as us. They play with old heads on their shoulders.

    1. Got to say, also, Donarumma is a world class keeper. Thats also a big difference. Big players step up, others can’t.

          1. I know. I wondered if you were posting that as a problem on the night or as a whole?

  59. Congratulations to PSG on making it to the final. We go again next season

  60. Not enough players/options inside the box when Saka has the ball🤦‍♂️. Who’s attacking the near post? We really need a box player.

  61. Lewis Kelly is not yet ready for the big-gàme occasion, sorry,
    Gave the ball away too often for anybody’s liking

  62. A lot of us said back in the summer that not getting a 25 goal striker would come back to bite us and we were right. Probably the end for some players as we need to start some of the youngsters on Sunday and I’m including Raya in that as he hasn’t been himself for a few weeks

    1. Raya, has always been over hyped by some Arsenal fans. Good but not great.

      1. Not really really sure but then I don’t have people all over the world scouting players. I would have taken Ivan Toney and it might have worked

  63. Donnarumma really saved their bacon. 2 early goals for us would have sunk the whole stadium. We saw how psg struggled when villa got momentum. Now the game is perfect for them sit back and hit them on the break. They create a lot of chances this way .

  64. … is it time to throw in the towel. We change it up and go again… just need to force a goal – push a
    bit harder and we can force extra time.

    Football is funny…its unpredictable. We’ve not had our best moment(s) – Hopefully not yet.

  65. Arteta! You stupid idiot! Read the game and take Lewis-Skelly off!!! Well done to Luis Enrique. He read Arteta like an open boom.

    1. Really? What game are you watching?
      If not for their magnificent keeper, we’d be in the CL final.

  66. Our football intelligence is zero
    I can’t watch MLS doing pirouettes under
    Pressure from 2 players and loosing the ball in critical areas. This is all to coaching.

  74. I’d much prefer us to cement our 2nd place, then decent players are more likely to come to us, now we’re going to have to play Barcelona for 3rd place. Who cares? Send out the kids.

  77. that was the worst penalty I think I have ever witnessed. Justice has been served

  80. Not Raya’s fault – if the pen would’ve went in. We should’ve scored at least one to let motherf****rs know we’re in town and that we mean business.

  81. Great save but why on earth are we taking an attacker off when we are 2 down with 20mins left

  83. That goal SUE highlights EVERYTHING i have been saying. Arsenal naive, perfect finish!!!!!

    1. We are getting hamered and it isn’t and shouldn’t be a hammering!!!!!!!

  84. More mistakes leading to a goal… shocking at this level and stage of the season..

  85. Next year right everyone 😆. Now the projects about to fall apart and only an FA Cup to show for it all. Something Wenger won in his sleep. Mikel back in the hot seat. Awful game yet again.

    1. I don’t think it has been an awful game. It just so happens that we are not winning, but it is not imo an awful game.

      1. True we’ve played worse this season. But a lot of huff little puff. The attack is such a letdown time and time again. They love to complicate and hate to shoot the ball. I don’t get it. I wasn’t impressed by a single player today.

  86. Just take of all our players and concentrate on 2nd place. This competition has taken too much out of team.

    1. Perhaps this silly club will think twice about trying to extend his contract. Should’ve been ashamed of doing that from the start. Partey is done as far as I’m concerned. Certainly NOT irreplaceable

    2. He was decent against Bournemouth and yet made a few gormless mistakes which were inexplicable

      1. Yup, makes all the difference at this level though. Only getting older, another one that’s not been fit 2/3 of his time here. Bye bye Thomas thanks for the memories.

  88. Done and dusted now.
    A steep learning curve for players and management alike.
    Surely that was a goal for Saka … yes it was
    Unlikely to win, but a bit of pride has returned

  89. Yepp… its well n truly done now. What are we gonna do now. Saka… you’ll need two more. This performance sends the message we’re toothless.
    Well… on seconds thoughts, we’ve got one tooth only.

  90. We are mindless with no tactics. MA is back to his normality. We don’t take any chances and our players look blunt. For a manager who has spent so much to build a team for this long, he is below par for offense. I say our offense is a making of our own. Now, top 4 is the new target? Why the hell did let Wenger go, ironically.

    1. Wenger was sacked because he wouldn’t agree with the new set at the club, ie, a DoF.

  92. Two semi finals and 4 games and yet no goals and Arteta still thinks he knows best that we don’t need a striker. If spurs were to win the Europe league how embarrassing would that be for us, we would never live it down

  95. Lots of reflection will be needed at the end of this season for everyone at the club and at every level. Too much to digest right now but if we don’t finish second, the season will have been a disaster, considering how poor City were this season. We may not even finish top three?! Arteta will surely have to leave if that is the case.

    1. Lot of excuses made for him all season. If he can’t turn it around next season we need to start moving on from him. . But knowing Mike he’ll get a LB or CB instead 🙄

  97. First and foremost, the fans who see ghosts and cannot appreciate something so easy and obvious are incorrigible fools. Secondly, the coach who will repeat it He would be ideal for the second division… like a retarded chimpanzee he applauds even when we concede goals. Tragic Arsenal, you were surpassed by the turtles of Europe. The special weight in Europe is miserable, disappointing, and stagnant. You have never done anything great in the top competition and God knows if you ever will. You are a pitiful dwarf in front of Liverpool.Manchester City, Manchester United, Chelsea, even from Nottingham. You comfort your fans. Because you win the plucked chickens.What an unbearable misery to be an Arsenal fan when they participate in Europe. They have been humiliated by the most unlikely and exist only as a satellite. The only consolation is their glorious, very old history, and the most recent championship 21 years ago. But what a misfortune it is to be a fan of it and even more so to eat at the club. The defeated Arteta. Also a question…for what achievements and for what appearances does Sakka have this fixed value of so many millions of pounds. I don’t think he’s even worth half of that, a big scam

    1. What the hell are you taking about as I can only assume you are either pissed or trying to impress someone, or maybe it’s me but I couldn’t really understand any of that crap

      1. Perry, he’s more than likely an entitled fan who thinks we should win everything.

    2. Well, I’m sure you’re pleased to have got that off of your chest. Which AI wrote it for you?

Comments are closed

Top Blog Sponsors