Mikel Arteta insisted Arsenal is capable of generating a unique moment to overcome their first-leg setback to Paris Saint-Germain and go to the Champions League final.
Arsenal will travel to Paris next week behind by one goal in the last four games, after Ousmane Dembele startled the Emirates with a goal inside four minutes.
Although Mikel Merino’s second-half goal was ruled out for offside, PSG substitute Goncalo Ramos struck David Raya’s crossbar in the final minutes, and Arteta’s side may consider themselves fortunate to still be in the tie. Reported By Sky Sports.
But Arteta said: “We are at half-time, and my message is exactly the same as it was when we defeated Real Madrid 3-0 in the first leg of the quarter-final. We need to go to Paris and win the game, which we are more than capable of accomplishing.
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“If you want to win the Champions League final, you have to do something extraordinary, and we will have to do something special in Paris to qualify. We still have a lot of possibilities to make the final.”
Arsenal won comfortably 2-0 against PSG in October, but Luis Enrique’s revamped side dominated the first half on Tuesday night.
Arteta said he was compelled to make a tactical change, which he would not reveal, midway through the first half, and Arsenal improved, with Gabriel Martinelli making a fantastic save from Gianluigi Donnarumma before VAR ruled Merino’s header off 90 seconds after the break.
“Nothing is in the bag. We need to win when we are at home because Arsenal now have nothing to lose.”
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