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Key occasions
78 min A perfectly judged press from Rice 20 yards from purpose virtually results in an opportunity for Arsenal. PSG immediately look a bit jittery.
Trossard eases Marquinhos off the ball on the left wing, strikes ahead and crosses low in direction of the close to put up. It’s minimize out by a mix of a defender and Donnarumma however runs completely for Saka to slip into the empty web. Marquinhos wished a free-kick for the problem by Trossard; replays verify he was making an attempt it on.
GOAL! PSG 2-1 Arsenal (agg: 3-1; Saka 76)
If ever a person deserved a purpose.
74 min: PSG substitution Lucas Hernandez for Want Doue.
Achraf Hakimi has put PSG into the Champions League ultimate! Kvaratskhelia’s cutback went straight to Partey on the sting of the world, however he dithered and was robbed by Hakimi. He performed a fast one-two and formed a candy right-foot shot into the far nook from 15 yards. Beautiful end.
GOAL! PSG 2-0 Arsenal (agg: 3-0; Hakimi 72)
It’s throughout now, child blue.
70 min: PSG substitution Ousmane Dembele is on for Bradley Barcola. Meaning Doue will transfer to the precise wing.
DAVID RAYA SAVES THE PENALTY!
69 min: PSG 1-0 Arsenal (agg: 2-0) It was a stinker of a penalty, the form of softly struck shot that depends fully on the keeper going the improper manner. Raya didn’t; he waited, waited some extra after which plunged to his left to push it around the put up.
69 min: Double Arsenal substitution Trossard and Calafiori for Martinelli and Lewis-Skelly.
Now, Vitinha is over the penalty…
PENALTY TO PSG!
67 min Below the legal guidelines, I assume it’s truthful sufficient – and PSG suffered on this floor in opposition to Man Utd in 2019-20 – however to anybody who has performed soccer, that’s simply nonsense. I don’t assume anyone appealed. Play definitely continued after which immediately the referee was operating over to the monitor.
66 min: VAR verify for a PSG penalty! What’s occurred right here? I believe this will probably be given. Hakimi’s shot brushed the fingertips of Lewis-Skelly, who was making an attempt to dam and twisted his physique into an odd place. His proper arm was outstretched and that normally means bother for a defender.
Great save from Donnarumma!
64 min Saka, on the precise fringe of the world, minimize inside and curled a trademark roller in direction of the far high nook. It was completely weighted, heading for the postage stamp, however Donnarumma strained each sinew to fingertip it over the bar. He’s not a goalkeeper, he’s Inspector Gadget.
Given the Euro 2021 ultimate, to not point out this tie, Saka should marvel what he has to do to attain previous Donnarumma.
62 min “That United v Newcastle FA Cup tie, that includes Jim Leighton, Roy Aitken, Mark McGhee and one other typical Brian McClair end, virtually falling over as he sclaffed the ball into the web,” says Simon McMahon. “I appreciated him lots as a participant, and I’m unsure how lengthy the Puskas Award has been round, however I doubt whether or not he would have made many shortlists. Or Mick Quinn both. A objectives a purpose, although, lovely or not.”
You wash your mouth out this on the spot.
60 min Saka continues to ooze ethical braveness, demanding the ball and operating on the defender each single time he will get it. He’s fouled, which implies a free-kick on the precise wing to be taken by Odegaard. Donnarumma comes by means of the group and will get long way on his punch.
59 min Saka’s harmful inswinger is headed throughout purpose and extensive by Timber, who received to the ball in entrance of Donnarumma on the close to put up. That was half an opportunity.
58 min Saka curls the nook proper beneath the crossbar and Donnarumma punches it over the bar for one more.
57 min Saka’s shot from the angle is deflected behind by Nuno Mendes. Saka runs throughout to take care of enterprise…
56 min Vitinha exhibits ridiculously good footwork to beat Timber and Partey on the byline within the space. His cross takes a deflection and is claimed by Raya, however that run will probably be coming to a meme close to you quickly. Meme, is that what they’re known as?
56 min Lewis-Skelly, who like Nuno Mendes has appeared extra susceptible than within the first leg, brings down Barcola and is booked.
54 min Nuno Mendes turns the tables on Saka for the primary time shortly, charging down the left earlier than pushing the ball infield to Doue. He faces up Kiwior and tries to shock Raya with an early sidefoot throughout purpose. He will get an excessive amount of on it and it goes effectively extensive.
53 min PSG have made a extra assured begin to the second half than they did the primary. Arsenal want one thing to vary the temper: a close to miss, a four-minute hat-trick from Jurrien Timber.
50 min Saka’s okay.
49 min Saka stays down after a problem from Nuno Mendes. The referee doesn’t give a foul; unsure why upon seeing a replay. This, by a distance, is essentially the most uncomfortable I’ve seen Nuno Mendes look.
48 min PSG break dangerously down the precise… till Saliba smooths throughout to take the ball off Barcola with the minimal of fuss. Regal defending.
48 min How ought to we describe Fabian Ruiz’s purpose? It wasn’t a volley, as a result of it bounced, and he didn’t catch it on the half-volley both. However in the event you simply name it a shot you don’t convey the actual fact it was bouncing when he hit it. Quarter-volley? I do know it sounds a bit velocista however I can’t consider a greater different.
47 min “I would really liked to have seen Huge Micky Quinn within the Champions League,” says Tim Woods. “The archetypal ‘fox within the field’, he’d have proven these fashionable sorts the folly of making an attempt to play it out from the again.”
He’d have made Arsenal much more harmful from corners as effectively. A transparent and apparent foul? I don’t assume so.
46 min Peep peep! Arsenal start the second half; no substitutions on both facet.
On Fabian Ruiz’s purpose, the deflection off Saliba was larger than I realised on the time. It’s laborious to make certain however, taking a look at it now, I believe David Raya would have been in a position to push it over the bar had it not deviated.
Half-time studying
Arsenal have some superb attacking choices on the bench, together with Leandro Trossard and Ethan Nwaneri. However in view of Declan Rice’s pre-match feedback, Peadar de Burca has a extra leftfield suggestion.
Half time: Paris Saint-Germain 1-0 Arsenal (agg: 2-0)
A pulsating first half within the Parc des Princes. Arsenal began with ferocious intent and would have taken the lead on the night time however for the brilliance of Gianluigi Donnarumma. PSG, who have been pummelled for the primary quarter-hour, began to look menacing on the break and the final half hour was an end-to-end thriller.
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia hit the put up, Fabian Ruiz walloped PSG right into a 2-0 combination lead and Bradley Barcola appeared set to make it 3-0 till Declan Rice made a significant sort out. On the different finish Bukayo Saka had Nuno Mendes on toast and put in a collection of inviting low crosses. The invites, alas, weren’t accepted.
45+1 min One other inviting low cross from Saka is booted clear by Hakimi, six yards out on the far put up. Simply sayin’: Mick Quinn would have put that away.
44 min Doue, who has been scintillating on the break, beats Kiwior by means of sleight of hip and whacks a shot from the sting of the world that’s blocked by Lewis-Skelly and knocks him off his toes.
42 min Saka runs at Mendes, strikes infield and slides a harmful low cross that’s missed by Merino on the close to put up. Half an opportunity at greatest. However Saka is the largest risk and is giving Nuno Mendes a critically tough night time.
By the way in which it seems to be like Fabian Ruiz’s purpose took a slight deflection off Saliba. I’m unsure Raya would have saved it with out the deflection although.
40 min Lewis-Skelly is robbed by Joao Neves simply outdoors the world. He finds Doue, whose speculative backheel deflects throughout the face of purpose and is cleared by Timber.
38 min Kvaratskhelia in some way wriggles by means of a crowd of Arsenal gamers within the space. Saliba comes throughout to make a vital clearance.
That is good. The tempo and depth are actually one thing.
37 min Martinelli’s deep cross is headed away so far as Timber, whose scorching volley from 15 yards is blocked by Kvaratskhelia. No concept whether or not it was on course however Timber caught it on the candy spot.
36 min Saka goes on one other harmful run earlier than enjoying the ball again outdoors to Rice. His cross is minimize out however that was one other good break from Saka, who has been way more influential than within the first leg.
34 min Arsenal proceed to dominate possession; the distinction is that PSG are actually carrying an unlimited risk on the break. On the threat of demonstrating an experience within the Bleedin’ Apparent, Arsenal can’t concede the subsequent purpose.
32 min: Good effort by Merino. A cross from the precise is headed down by Rice in direction of Merino, 15 yards out. He hooks the bouncing ball in direction of purpose and only some yards extensive of the far put up. That was a extremely intelligent effort.
32 min I believe Rice did get the final contact on that shot. It appeared like Barcola was shaping to position the ball throughout purpose when Rice barrelled into the problem and pushed it in direction of the opposite facet of the sport. Raya made a superb save but it surely was additionally an ideal problem from Rice.
30 min: Very important save by Raya! That is such good enjoyable. PSG break two on two, with Kvaratskhelia on the ball. He performs it throughout to Barcola, who sits a defender down and drives a low left-foot shot that’s fantastically saved to his left by Raya. Actually the final contact might need come from Rice, who charged again and make a determined lunging sort out. Even when he didn’t contact the ball – I haven’t seen a replay but – his presence meant Barcola needed to take the shot extra rapidly than he would have appreciated.
29 min That’s a foul second for Declan Rice, whose heavy contact was learn by Kvaratskhelia and finally led to the purpose.
Vitinha’s free-kick was headed away to the sting of the world by the backpedalling Partey. Fabian Ruiz chested the ball cleverly throughout Martinelli, waited for it to bounce and leathered a left-foot shot into the nook. That’s a spectaculargoal, apparently his first in European soccer.
GOAL! Paris Saint-Germain 1-0 Arsenal (agg: 2-0; Fabian Ruiz 27)
Fabian Ruiz has smashed PSG in entrance!
26 min Rice is booked for a late sort out on Kvaratskhelia, who learn the play very well and nicked the ball off Rice. PSG have a free-kick simply outdoors the world in keeping with the left edge…
23 min: Likelihood for Doue! That is nice leisure. Saliba performs a unfastened sq. move on the midway line that’s nicked by Barcola. PSG have a two-on-two break and he finds Doue on the sting of the D. Saliba does effectively to carry him up and finally Doue shoots tamely straight at Raya.
22 min Rice’s nook is headed away to the sting of the world, the place Odegaard is lining up a volley till Doue pokes the ball away to relative security. Good defending.
21 min A easy run by means of midfield from Odegaard, who seems to be sharp tonight, finally results in one other Arsenal nook. Rice is over it…
20 min PSG have established a level of defensive management however Arsenal are nonetheless the dominant facet. They’ve definitely modified the temper of the tie; now they want a purpose.
18 min Nuno Mendes is booked for a late sort out on Timber. That’s excellent news for Bukayo Saka.
17 min: Kvaratskhelia hits the put up! Now each groups are cooking with gasoline. After that lengthy spell of possession, Marquinhos and Doue mixed properly to seek out Kvaratskhelia on the sting of the world. He used Timber as a display and curled a gorgeous shot that beat the flying Raya and hits the face of the far put up.