Who: Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) vs Arsenal
What: UEFA Champions League semifinal, second leg
The place: Parc des Princes, Paris, France
When: Wednesday at 9pm (19:00 GMT)
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PSG and Arsenal proceed their quest to win a maiden UEFA Champions League title once they conflict within the second leg of their semifinal in Paris.
PSG’s away victory over the Gunners within the opening leg at Emirates Stadium on April 29 has the Parisians firming up because the favourites to progress to the ultimate.
The Gunners face the daunting – however not unattainable – job on Wednesday of needing to beat the French champions on the highway in the event that they need to attain the Champions League last for simply the second time of their historical past.
Right here is all to know earlier than the semifinal decider between two of Europe’s most gifted soccer golf equipment:
What occurred within the opening leg?
PSG took a giant step in the direction of reaching the ultimate when Ousmane Dembele’s early aim sealed a 1-0 win at Arsenal in a tense first leg of the semifinal.
Dembele fired dwelling off the submit within the fourth minute as PSG dominated the opening levels, and supervisor Luis Enrique’s facet held agency to take a valuable benefit again to the French capital.
When did Arsenal and PSG final attain a UEFA Champions League last?
Neither facet have received Europe’s premier soccer competitors, however each have misplaced a last.
PSG made their solely last look within the 2019-2020 season, shedding to German facet Bayern Munich 1-0 on the Estadio da Luz in Lisbon, Portugal.
Arsenal’s participation in a UEFA Champions League last was 19 lengthy years in the past for Gunners followers, and so they misplaced to Barcelona 2-1 within the 2005-2006 season on the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, France.
Group information: PSG
Star striker Dembele, who limped off with a minor hamstring pressure after scoring the sport winner towards Arsenal within the first leg in London, has been handed match to play within the return leg, Enrique stated on Tuesday.
Dembele, 27, is PSG’s prime scorer this season with 33 targets in all competitions.
PSG’s common squad is in any other case injury-free with Need Doue tipped to re-enter the attacking winger function on the expense of France worldwide Bradley Barcola.
Group information: Arsenal
Key midfielder Thomas Partey returns to the facet after sitting out the primary leg towards PSG with a suspension, restoring supervisor Mikel Arteta’s most well-liked midfield trio with Declan Rice and Martin Odegaard.
Jurrien Timber is questionable for this match as he continues to battle again to full health after a knee damage. However in some excellent news for the membership, the Dutch defender was seen coaching with the Gunners squad on Tuesday shortly earlier than they departed for France.
Sidelined stars Kai Havertz, Riccardo Calafiori and Jorginho are all prone to play earlier than the tip of the Premier League season, however none of them is in competition for Champions League choice except Arsenal make it to the ultimate on the finish of Might.
Gabriel, Gabriel Jesus and Takehiro Tomiyasu are all out till subsequent season.
Doable lineups:
Arsenal attainable XI: Raya; Timber, Saliba, Kiwior, Lewis-Skelly; Partey, Rice, Odegaard; Saka, Merino, Martinelli
PSG attainable XI: Donnarumma; Hakimi, Marquinhos, Pacho, Nuno Mendes; Vitinha, Fabian Ruiz, Joao Neves; Kvaratskhelia, Dembele, Doue
Head-to-head:
The groups have performed on six prior events throughout all competitions:
- Arsenal wins: 3
- PSG wins: 1
- Attracts: 2
What the managers needed to say:
Arsenal’s Arteta: “If you wish to be within the Champions League last, you must do one thing particular. We’re going to must do one thing particular in Paris to be there.”
PSG’s Enrique: “We’re sure to undergo as a result of our opponents don’t have a beneficial end result. We have to match our efficiency as carefully as attainable within the first leg to win the return leg and keep true to our concepts.”
When and the place is the 2025 UEFA Champions League last?
The winner of this semifinal heads to Germany on Might 31 for the Champions League last.
European soccer’s largest annual showpiece will probably be performed on the 75,000-capacity Allianz Enviornment in Munich.
