“Live Blog Updated: 21:03, 29 Apr 2025 ARSENAL are taking on PSG in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final RIGHT NOW. Ousmane Dembele broke the deadlock after just four minutes with a stunning strike. Mikel Arteta had a big decision to make in midfield with Thomas Partey suspended for tonight’s clash at the”, — write: www.thesun.co.uk
- Updated: 21:03, 29 Apr 2025

Ousmane Dembele broke the deadlock after just four minutes with a stunning strike.
Mikel Arteta had a big decision to make in midfield with Thomas Partey suspended for tonight’s clash at the Emirates.
The Spaniard has opted to drop makeshift striker Mikel Merino into the midfield three as Leandro Trossard leads the line.
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- Arsenal starting team: Raya, Timber, Saliba, Kiwior, Lewis-Skelly, Odegaard, Rice, Merino, Saka, Trossard, Martinelli
- PSG starting team: Donnarumma, Hakimi, Marquinhos, Pacho, Mendes, Neves, Vitinha, Ruiz, Doue, Dembele, Kvaratskhelia
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Kick-off: Arsenal 0-1 PSGWe are back underway at The Emirates.
The Gunners have it all to do to get a lead to take to Paris.
Arsenal get the second-half started.
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HT: Arsenal 0-1 PSGIt is pivotal that The Gunners get the next goal in this game.
If PSG get it, they will have to throw caution to the wind and this could turn into a heavy first-leg defeat.
Arteta does not have many attacking options to utilise from the bench either.
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View from SunSport’s Charlie Wyett at The EmiratesBoos on the half-time whistle but Arsenal fans cannot blame referee Slavko Vincic.
Their team got off to a terrible start with that early goal yet they could be level as Gabriel Martinelli should have scored before half-time. All to play for but Arsenal need more of a cutting edge.
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HT: Arsenal 0-1 PSGThis is what we expected to see from this PSG side.
At Anfield they defended well but still looked to get forward themselves and tried to score.
Mikel Arteta needs to come up with something to turn this game around in North London.
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HT: Arsenal 0-1 PSGThe referee brings the first-half to a close.
Not the perfect moment for the interval, the hosts were dominating the game.
They trail to that early Dembele goal.
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Arsenal 0-1 PSG45. Timber tries to make a bursting run through the middle.
He is sent crashing to the turf and Hakimi is shown a yellow card by the referee, who is getting his money’s worth out of those tonight.
Martinelli gets in behind the visitors’ defence and has a clear sight of goal but Donnarumma gets down well to make a great save.
We are going to have one added minute.
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Arsenal 0-1 PSG43. Raya sends a long ball down the right wing.
Mendes is first to it and tries to protect the ball from Saka.
He gets bundled over and the a free-kick is awarded.
The Gunners’ winger is then shown a yellow card for kicking the ball away.
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Arsenal 0-1 PSG41. PSG will be content with how this game has gone so far.
They will want to get to the interval with their clean sheet intact.
As another lofted ball is sent into the box, Merino manages to square it and Trossard tries to send it goalwards.
It loops up in the air and the keeper catches it under his crossbar.
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Arsenal 0-1 PSG39. This is Arsenal’s best period of this first-half.
Saka teases his man over on the left and clips a cross into the six yard box.
Donnarumma comes to get to it but misses it, Martinelli slides in but cannot get to it to send it into the empty net.
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View from SunSport’s Charlie Wyett at The EmiratesArsenal have become more composed in the last 10 minutes but they are still not causing enough problems in the final third and need to get Bukayo Saka involved more.
PSG keeper Gianluigi Donnarumma would have expected to have been troubled more in the first 30 minutes of this tie.
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Arsenal 0-1 PSG37. The hosts have a free-kick in a wide area.
Odegaard swings it into the penalty area but it is immediately headed away from the visitors.
That was a poor delivery from the Norwegian.
Arsenal recycle it and Martinelli cuts it back from the byline, Merino is about to shoot and has the ball stolen off him just as he is pulling the trigger.
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Arsenal 0-1 PSG35. Defensively, Arsenal seem to be playing very compact and narrow.
That allows the PSG wingers to get the ball with acres of space in front of them.
It is far more difficult to tackle a player moving at pace and not fouling him, the manager may want to consider that.
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Arsenal 0-1 PSG33. The worst thing could happen for Arsenal would be to concede a second goal before the interval.
Enriique’s side look so threatening on the attack.
The Gunners are struggling to deal with their quick, crisp passing.
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Arsenal 0-1 PSG31. Odegaard lifts the ball over Mendes but tries then to run around him.
He uses his strength to get his body in the way to stop him in his tracks.
PSG counter and Raya gets down to make a big save from Doue.
Ruiz gets to the rebound and his effort strikes the post but the flag goes up for offside.
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Arsenal 0-1 PSG29. Arsene Wenger is spotted in the crowd this evening.
He was the last man to take the team to this round of the competiton.
They lost to Barcelona in the final as his best achievement in the tournament with The Gunners.
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Arsenal 0-1 PSG27. Arsenal are atruggling to find their groove in this game.
Rice is playing deeper and iis not able to support the attacks.
Arteta need to potentially reconsider their approach this evening.
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Arsenal 0-1 PSG25. PSG break as an Arsenal attacks falters.
They are so quick at passing the ball around.
It finds its way to the feet of Kvaratskhelia, who fires off a shot but Raya saves.
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Arsenal 0-1 PSG23. Lewis-Skelly is fouled and earns his side a free-kick.
This seems to put ten pence in the crowd as they awake from their slumber.
Odegaard looks to float one into the penalty area.
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Arsenal 0-1 PSG21. Rice gets the ball down the right wing to Odegaard.
He plays it inside to Saka, who looks to run at the visitors.
Eventually, Merino is penalised for a foul on Marquinhos as he leans into the centre-back as he jumping for the header.
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Arsenal 0-1 PSG19. You feel PSG are luring Arsenal into their trap the longer this game goes on with this scoreline.
The Gunners will become desperate and throw more players forward.
That will just allow this pacy attack to pick them off on the break.
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Arsenal 0-1 PSG17. Kvaratskhelia runs at three Arsenal defenders and ghosts in between them all.
He has a sight of goal but ends up in a bundle on the floor.
The referee waves away his penalty and claims and there is no talk of VAR reviewing it at all.
Sometimes the review process makes you feel you are playing the Italian mafia in Naples, no danger of getting a fair crack.
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Arsenal 0-1 PSG15. Arsenal are looking like a rabbit in a car headlights when PSG attack them.
The Gunners just cannot clear their lines and the visitors recycle it well.
Hakimi clips a ball into the box which finds Marquinhos but his header is saved by Raya.
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Arsenal 0-1 PSG13. Timber is penalised for hauling Kvaratskhelia to the floor.
PSG continue to pass it around, looking for runners into space.
Rice talked about being nothing without the ball in the huddle before kick-off, they are not seeing much of it in these early stages.
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View from SunSport’s Charlie Wyett at The EmiratesThere’s mayhem in the away end as PSG fans celebrate that goal. They also lit three flares so that will be a UEFA charge as well.
But Mikel Arteta will be furious with the way Ousmane Dembele had so much room to stroll through the midfield with the ball to start the move before scoring.
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Arsenal 0-1 PSG11. PSG look to break with Hakimi spotting space to run into.
Trossard pushes him over and that earns the Belgian a yellow card.
He needs to be careful for the remainder of this match now.