Arsenal fans will be delighted with the referee picked by UEFA for the opening leg of their Champions League semi-final against Paris Saint-Germain. The Gunners are now ticking down the minutes till Tuesday night’s crucial first leg at Emirates Stadium.
Mikel Arteta’s side has got additional time to prepare for this one after missing the weekend owing to Crystal Palace’s participation in the FA Cup semi-finals on Saturday. They play on Wednesday night. PSG played on Friday night, and it was a terrible evening for them, as they lost at home to OGC Nice at Parc des Princes.
That was PSG’s first setback of the season in Ligue 1, and while they are already champions, they have now missed the opportunity to finish an undefeated season. Following the game, PSG manager Luis Enrique stated: “First and foremost, I’d want to congratulate Nice. I believe they were completely successful. They came close once in the first half and had two high-quality chances in the second. Fair? No, but that is football; you must accept it. Congratulations again.
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“But I also want to applaud my teammates. In the first half, we mostly deserved the outcome. In the second half, we conceded a goal in the opening moments of the game. Our goal was to smash a few more records. It makes no difference to our goal of remaining in the Champions League and making it to the final.”
When asked about the impact of the defeat, he replied, “Right now, the players are plainly hurt. I have no doubt that we deserved to win the game.
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