WHO: Arsenal vs Paris Saint-Germain (PSG)
That: UEFA Champions League semifinal, first stage
Where: Emirates stadium, London
When: Tuesday at 8pm (19:00 GMT)
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The thirteen times Victors in the League of the Upper Upper Revalte of Arsenal continues its search to win a title of the UEFA UEFA Champions League when they collide with the PSG in the first leg of its semifinal in Emirates.
The Gunners reserved their place in the last four of the tournament by thoroughly exceeding the Real Madrid defenders to win their 5-1 quarterfinal series in aggregate.
The PSG road to the semifinal stage of the Champions League has been equally impressive. Les Parisiens caused one of the biggest discomfort of the tournament, defeating Liverpool by penalties in the 16 round after the teams finished their two-layer series tied in 1-1.
The PSG has also been completely dominant in its national competition of Ligue 1 this season, registering an impressive undefeated streak of 30 games that only ended on Friday in a 3-3 house defeat against Nice.
Here is everything to know before the semifinal opener between two of the most dynamic football clubs in Europe:
When did Arsenal and PSG play in the Champions League?
The teams played for the last time on October 1 in a group phase accessory.
The objectives of the first half of Kai Hvertz and Bukayo Saka helped Arsenal to facilitate a 2-0 house victory over the PSG in Emirates Stadium.
But the PSG has improved dramatically since it is largely due to the decision of the manager Luis Enrique de launch the star striker Ousmane Dembele against the arsenal for disciplinary reasons, an action that inspired the excellent form of form of the France striker.
Who defeated Arsenal and PSG to reach the semifinal stage?
The PSG bothered the leaders of the Premier League Liverpool in the 16 round, drastically winning the second legs in a penalty shooting.
Then they knocked out another English club, Aston Villa, in the quarterfinal stage, winning 5-4 together and advancing to their third semifinals of the Champions League in five years.
The Arsenal, in addition to causing an important boil by defeating Real Madrid in the rooms, destroyed the PSV of the Dutch side Eindhoven 9-3 in the aggregate in the 16 round.
Team News: Arsenal
The manager Mikel Arteta faces a couple of key selection headaches with the number one problem that will replace the key midfielder Thomas Party, who will sit this match against PSG with a suspension of a game. Mikel Merino is inclined to replace the Ghanaian international with Leandro Trosssard on the front line in Merino’s place.
In the front of the injury, Jorginho is expected to have been the most appropriate replacement for party, Tuesday’s game is lost while recovering from a rib injury. Defenders Ben White and Riccardo Calafiori are doubtful when they both recover from knee injuries.
Kai Hvertz, Gabriel Jesus, Gabriel Magalhaes and Takehiro Tomiyasu are on the sidelines for the rest of the season.
Team News: PSG
In a rare occurrence for this at the end of the season, the PSG manager’s team, Luis Enrique, is free of injuries for Tuesday against Arsenal in London.
Although the team loses its undefeated streak of 30 games in that 3-1 nocheacteristic cannon, Enrique is expected to keep the same initial XI for its champions League accessory, with the possible exception of being half of the way of Desire Tone for Bradle.
Protected Mentor Manager Battle
Arteta will have to overcome one of the most influential figures in her life in football to advance to the final of the Champions League.
On his way he is a close friend who played an important role in the impressive transition from his Spanish tone compatriot to the bench.
Enrique was a senior star in Barcelona when Arteta began his career as a player at the Camp Nou, a period that had a great impact on his management philosophy with Arsenal.
“He was extremely supportive with young players. He was one of the main characters with much. I have very good memories of him,” said Arteta.
“What I love about him is where he has been, as a player or manager, his digital footprints are everywhere.
“You can feel that it is their team with the way players behave, the way they want to attack and master the games.”
Possible alignments:
Possible arsenal starting XI: Stripe; Wood, Saliba, Kiwior, Lewis-Skelly; Rice, Merino, Odeegaard; Saka, Trosssard, Martinelli
PSG Possible starting XI: Donnarumma; Hakimi, Marquinhos, Pacho, Mendes; Ruiz, Vitinha, Neves; Barcola, Dembele, Kvarathskhelia
Player to see: Ousmane Dembele (PSG)
The French eaves endowed overcome a slow beginning of the season to resort to one of the best offensive performances in Europe this season.
In 44 National League matches, Dembele, 27, scored 32 goals and registered 12 assists to feed the incredible undefeated race of 30 PSG games. His contribution to the goal was fundamental to Les Parisiens winning the title of Ligue 1 with a six -game asto that goes back in the season.
