By Tonia Okereke
Arsenal are in for a long walk to glory as Paris Saint-Germain will be taking a 1-0 lead into next week’s Champions League semi-final second leg against the London side.
The only goal of the first leg came after just four minutes, as Ousmane Dembele whipped a left-footed strike off the post and past David Raya.
Arsenal struggled to match the intensity of their visitors initially, but grew into the game with Gianluigi Donnarumma making a couple of superb saves. He could not keep out Mikel Merino’s 47th minute header but it was subsequently disallowed for offside.
Arsenal searched for an equaliser with Bradely Barcola and Goncalo Ramos both got close to doubling PSG’s advantage before the final whistle.
The two teams meet at Parc des Princes in Paris next Wednesday for the second leg.
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We know part of the answer to this question. It’s the second leg of this semi-final, where PSG will defeat their 1-0 lead in Paris.
That takes place next Wednesday, May 7, at Parc des Princes.
Before that, Arsenal will host Bournemouth in the Premier League on Saturday as they bid to secure second spot behind champions, Liverpool.
As for PSG, they sealed the Ligue 1 title weeks ago. Their latest dead rubber is at a Strasbourg side battling for European qualification — also on Saturday.
But even in those domestic fixtures, you imagine it will be all eyes on the Champions League…
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