Arsenal v PSG LIVE: Champions League newest rating and aim updates from semi-final

That’s an excellent aim from Ousmane Dembele. PSG go the ball from again to entrance with a pacey ball into the ft of Dembele.

He spins in the course of the pitch and drives ahead earlier than sending the ball out to Khvicha Kvaratskhelia on the left.

The winger dribbles as much as the field, rolls it again to Dembele who then fizzes a primary time shot into the far nook the place the ball strikes the within of the publish and crosses the road.

3 minutes: A excessive press from Arsenal forces PSG as well the ball down the proper wing and reward it again to the Gunners.

It’s performed into midfield in the direction of Mikel Merino who’s overwhelmed to the ball by a surging Achraf Hakimi.

The defender is clipped by Merino and wins a free kick that PSG take rapidly.

Earlier than the sport Declan Rice advised his teammates that if Arsenal don’t have the ball they’ll ‘die’. To this point, PSG have seen a lot of the possession.

The Arsenal supporters unfurled a banner studying ‘Make It Occur’ forward of kick off.

They’re correctly up for this match tonight and Mikel Arteta has advised them to be loud all through the sport.

The guests get the ball rolling on the Emirates Stadium and this Champions League semi-final is underway.

Arsenal XI: Raya; Timber, Saliba, Kiwior, Lewis-Skelly; Odegaard, Rice, Merino; Saka, Trossard, Martinelli.

PSG XI: Donnarumma; Hakimi, Marquinhos, Pacho, Mendes; Neves, Vitinha, Ruiz; Kvaratskhelia, Doue, Dembele

Viewers in the UK can watch the match stay on Amazon Prime Video.

Martin Odegaard leads out Arsenal on the Emirates Stadium forward of this significant Champions League first leg.

If the Gunners can get themselves a lead tonight they’ll be effectively set forward of subsequent week’s conflict in Paris.

Mikel Arteta desires to win this competitors this 12 months however first his workforce must get by this take a look at towards the French champions.

Bukayo Saka has scored 9 targets and made six assists in 16 appearances within the Champions League for Arsenal.

That is already probably the most aim involvements for an English participant of their first two seasons within the competitors, and probably the most by a winger of their first two since Sadio Mane (16 throughout 2017-18 and 2018-19).

Ousmane Dembele has been instantly concerned in 10 targets within the Champions League this season (seven targets, three assists), and will equal the file for many aim involvements by a PSG participant in a single version.

Kylian Mbappe at the moment holds the file with 11 in 2020/21 (eight targets, three assists).

When he takes to the pitch tonight, Arsenal’s Myles Lewis-Skelly can be each the youngest Englishman and youngest Premier League participant to seem in a Champions League semi-final (18y 215d).

London is a metropolis that’s so huge it often absorbs big-game atmospheres – however not tonight. King’s Cross was so busy three hours earlier than kick-off there was crowd management. In all places you flip there are Arsenal shirts, and a few PSG. You’ll be able to actually really feel what an event that is.

“It’s going to be a giant recreation, we’re actually assured,” mentioned Gabriel Martinelli in his pre-match press convention on Monday.

“We all know the standard that now we have. In fact it’s PSG, it’s a tremendous workforce. The’ve bought a very good aspect with nice gamers, however we’re actually assured, we belief ourselves to get the win.

“It’s a dream to be right here. Since I began to play soccer after I was 5 – 6 I had this dream to play within the Champions League and to be within the semi-final. I like to be right here and the membership has given me a lot, not simply on the pitch however off it as effectively. I’m actually completely happy.

“It’s a possibility for our lives. It’s a fantastic recreation and everybody that loves soccer would like to be taking part in these sorts of video games. We’re going to benefit from the second.”