A very strong start of the game gave Paris Saint-Germain advantage over Arsenal in the semifinals in the Champions League. The semifinals departure, held on the English night of Tuesday (29), in London, was defined with a goal from Ousmane Dembélé after four minutes of the first half.
The 1-0 at Emirates Stadium leaves the French team in good position in an attempt to reach the decision of the competition for the second time in history – the previous one was in 2019/20, with Neymar in the attack. She will just have a draw at home next week, on Wednesday (7), at Parc des Princes, in Paris. The other semifinal will start this Wednesday (30), with Barcelona x Internazionale.
In London, visitors started the duel electricly and did not take long to open the scoring, in a good move on Khvicha Kvaratskhelia’s left, completed by Dembélé. There were multiple opportunities for Luis Enrique’s men to the 30 -minute mark, when the home owners finally woke up, forcing Gianluigi Donnarumma to make great defenses.
In the second half, Arsenal had to adopt aggressive behavior, which offered spaces for the opponent. There were clear chances on both sides – the English team came to celebrate Mikel Merino’s head goal, annulled by impediment – without the score being moved again.
