Arsenal did get a foothold in the game in the second period and PSG, despite their fast start, finished the match on 52% possession. Mikel Arteta said that it is "impossible" to control PSG for 95 minutes and that it was the "small margins" in the game that did not allow his team to pick up a positive result.

Mikel Arteta said his Arsenal side must do something special next week to reach the Champions League final after a 1-0 defeat by Paris St Germain in the semi-final first leg at home on Tuesday. Arsenal were outplayed in the opening 25 minutes after Ousmane Dembele struck early on for the slick visitors and while the hosts improved they were unable to reply.