3 talking points ahead of Arsenal vs PSG

  • Gunners welcome PSG for semi-final first leg
  • A must-win clash in the tie
  • Will be playing without a key midfielder
The Gunners overcame Real Madrid in the quarter-final
The Gunners overcame Real Madrid in the quarter-final | MB Media/GettyImages
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3. Different PSG to previous meeting

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An earlier meeting saw an Arsenal win | Julian Finney/GettyImages

Arsenal and PSG have already met once in this season's Champions League, facing off in North London in just the second matchday of the league phase. The Gunners secured a comfortable 2-0 win that night, putting a flat team to the sword with ease.

Fast forward six months and they are set to encounter one another again, now in the final four of the competition. The Gunners have endured an up-and-down campaign on the domestic front, but they have done well to maintain their impressive European form while PSG have seen a vast improvement in performances since then.

Arteta's side cruised to victory over Luis Enrique's Parisians in October but it won't be so simple this time around. PSG will come out fighting at the Emirates and will be ready to cause their hosts all sorts of problems so Arsenal must be wary that they are facing a very different side now and must not be complacent.


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