Arsenal vs. PSG final score: UEFA Champions League result, stats as Dembele gives Luis Enrique’s men edge

Fulltime: Arsenal 0-1 PSG

PSG are worthy winners here thanks to Dembele’s early goal. They’ll hope the injury that forced him off isn’t serious. However, as was the case in their ties with Liverpool and Aston Villa, Luis Enrique’s wonderful team have left things up for grabs by not being clinical. Arsenal struggled to create much from open play, but they’re nothing if not robust foes and they’re still absolutely in this one. Thanks for joining us.

90+5 mins: Donnarumma buys a foul. That should be that.

90+4 mins: Not long to go now. Rice corner on the right. He’ll hang this towards the crossbar.

90 mins: Nwaneri replaces Odegaard for an additional period of five minutes.

89 mins: Zaire-Emery replaces Neves for PSG, with Nwaneri ready to get involved for Arsenal.

87 mins: Martinelli wins a free-kick on the left and whips the crowd up. Rice drives it in low, falls towards Trossard and then PSG scramble clear.

85 mins: AND NOW RAMOS HITS THE BAR! Has the Arsenal defence clocked off early? Loads of room for Ramos, who hits a toe punt against the crossbar. Will PSG be made to rue this wastefulness? If not now, maybe next week…

84 mins: Barcola really should make it 2-0! The substitute bursts into the Arsenal box and drags wastefully wide. Luis Enrique anguished on the touchline.

83 mins: White replaces Timber in a like-for-like Arsenal swap. The Dutchman has failed to run off a knock.

77 mins: Nicely worked PSG attack, Barcola sets it back to Neves, who lifts a shot over from the edge of the box. Should have done better.

76 mins: Saka shuffles out of a tight spot to work Donnarumma at his near post but the offside flag is up.

74 mins: Kvaratskhelia spots Raya off his line and goes for glory from the best part of 50 yards. He has the distance but not the direction. Ramos is about to come on for PSG, presumably for Doue, who is tackling centre-forward duties presently.

69 mins: Arsenal huffing and puffing but not much in the way of clear chances. Barcola replacing the goalscorer Dembele in PSG’s first chance.

62 mins: Kvaratskhelia looks like he gets the slip on the Arsenal defence but loses his footing. PSG edging their way back on top here.

61 mins: Doue gets his dancing shoes going again before Merino brings him to ground.

56 mins: Fabulous save from Donnarumma! This one might just be better than Raya’s in the first half. Trossard goes surging through, with Hakimi apparently in a different north London postcode. He drives across goal and the big Italian gets down magnificently.

54 mins: Neves wins back possession dangerously high up but Saliba steps in to make a vital challenge.

52 mins: Arsenal hoist another ball into the PSG box. Pacho clears at the second attempt. The visitors haven’t really got going this half.

49 min: NO GOAL, MERINO WAS OFFSIDE! It took a while for the semi-automated technology to sift through Arsenal’s set-piece routine but Merino was fractionally beyond the last man.

47 mins: GOOOOOAAAAAAAALLLLLLL!!!!! Mikel Merino!!!!

Rice curls in the free-kick from the left and Merino nods home. Oh, we’re checking for offside…

Kickoff: 2nd Half

Off we go again. No changes for either side just yet.

Halftime: Arsenal 0-1 PSG

Arsenal will be happier with how the half ended but PSG deservedly lead and might have been further ahead. They dazzled for the first half hour. The locals are irritated by some perceived fussiness from referee Vincic but if the game becomes fractious and scrappy that might actually play in Arsenal’s favour. See you back here shortly.

45 mins: Martinelli darts onto a nicely weighted Lewis-Skelly pass. Excellent save from Donnarumma. Three added minutes to a half that Arsenal suddenly, maybe, don’t want to end.

42 mins: Saka penalised for a foul on Mendes, who got himself into a mess trying to shepherd the ball out of paly. The England winger boots the ball away and is booked.

41 mins: Raya pumps a free-kick from halfway into the PSG box, Merino wins in and Trossard’s flick is claimed under his crossbar by Donnarumma.

40 mins: Saka pops up on the left, some lovely feet and digs out. across the far post that bissects Donnaumma and a lunging Martinelli. The closest Arsenal have come.

38 mins: Ohhh, my that’s a fine challenge from Neves on Merino inside the PSG box. There was no margin for error. The Arsenal fans briefly thought the referee was pointing to the penalty spot but he was in fact signalling that Neves got the ball.

37 mins: Odegaard with the chance to swing in a free-kick from the left. As always with Arsenal, there’s some delay and theatre. Which is all well and good until Odegaard cracks his delivery at the first man.

35 mins: Doue with an outrageous backheel first touch to bring a crossfield pass under control. However, the youngster then loses his footing trying to beat Timber and the locals respond in the pantomime style.

31 mins: How on earth is that not 2-0?! PSG pulling Arsenal all over the place, Raya makes a stunning reaction save down to his right to deny Doue. Ruiz hits the post with the follow-up but he was offside.

27 mins: Trossard looks to whip one across the six yard box but Donnarumma pouches.

26 mins: Kvaratskhelia again, engineers space for the shot inside the Arsenal box that’s too close to Raya. Timber is in for a long old evening, it seems.

24 mins: He does indeed and Kiwior gets a glancing header on the delivery but that was never troubling Donnarumma.

23 mins: Lewis Skelly with some battling play to come away with the ball. Hakimi brings him down. Arteta and a good chunk of the crowd want a booking. No dice. This is 45 yards out but Odegaard might sling it into the box.

20 mins: Timber brings down Kvaratskhelia in a safer area. No booking but the referee pulls Arsenal skipper Odegaard for a chat. Probably a plea for his team to collectively cool it. Easier said than done when you’re chasing passing around that’s as slick as this.

16 mins: Kvaratskhelia down in the Arsenal box. Nothiog from the referee but the Georgian winger is furious

14 mins: PSG with a corner on the left. Taken short, Doue with some stepovers before crossing. The ball falls to Hakimi, whose shot is blocked. Back it comes and Raya is nicely placed to pouch Marquinhos’ header.

10 mins: Arsenal looking to response with Rice over. a left-wing corner. Merino gets up at the back post but doesn’t make the best contact with his header back across goal. PSG look to break and Trossard brings down Hakimi, becoming the first man into the book. That might be an iffy bar for Mr Vincic to set himself.

PSG have started in assured fashion and have their reward. Kvaratskhelia gets some space on the left and finds Dembele, who shoots into the turf and sees his bouncing shot nestle in the net via the far post.

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With Jorginho set to miss the rest of the season through injury, Mikel Merino is likely to be redeployed to his natural position in central midfield.

Leandro Trossard is the favourite to come into the forward line, flanked by Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli.

Arsenal predicted lineup (4-3-3, right to left): Raya (GK) — Timber, Saliba, Kiwior, Lewis-Skelly — Odegaard, Merino, Rice — Saka, Trossard, Martinelli

Injured: Merino (knock, doubt), Calafiori (knee), Gabriel (hamstring), Tomiyasu (knee), Jesus (knee), Jorginho (chest)
Suspended: Partey

Luis Enrique has a clean bill of health but might have been given pause for thought by his team’s efforts against Nice.

The big decision revolves around who will join Ousmane Dembele and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia in the forward line. 

Desire Doue produced a spectacular performance in the first leg of the quarterfinal against Aston Villa, but for a potentially cagey away encounter, Bradley Barcola is the slight favourite to get the nod.

PSG predicted lineup (4-3-3, right to left): Donnarumma (GK) — Hakimi, Marquinhos, Pacho, Mendes — Fabian Ruiz, Vitinha, Neves — Barcola, Dembele, Kvaratskhelia

Injured: None
Suspended: None

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