OR Paris Saint -Germain He scored a goal with Usman Dembele in the first phase of the semifinals at home Arsenalhe saw Giji Donaruma … shuts down and Var nn cancels the home side and left 1-0 with Emirates.
Paris Saint -Germain thus took a qualifying lead against Arsenal to qualify for the Champions League final in Munich, in view of the rematch at home, with the aim of returning to the “glamorous” event after 2020.
Arsenal received a “shock” with the start of the race. Paris Saint-Germain pressed her high, played with a momentum and just reached 0-1. From a left place, Kvaratselia entered the opposing area, shot almost at the penalty spot, and Dembele – with a flawless finish with the left – sent the ball first to the left beam and then into the nets of Raya.
The pressure of Paris Saint -Germain continued effectively, blocking Arsenal. In the 16th he asked for a penalty shoot -out for Kvaratschelia, with the referee and VAR not giving anything.
Arsenal showed that she raised “turns” but her presence was not such to cause problems for Donarum. Paris continued to be more dangerous to attack and in the 32 ‘touched a new goal. From Dembele’s shoot, Due moved inward, shot loudly, but Raya kicked out strikingly!
In the final minutes of the first half, Arsenal “pressed” better, quickly released the ball, but again that wasn’t enough. At 37 ′ he complained to a penalty shootout. The leg “broke” to Merino, Neves put the pressure on him and Vincic said “you play”. In the last phase of the first half, Donaruma made a huge intervention in a tet-a-tete with Martinley.
At the start of the repetition, Arsenal managed to send the ball to the nets of Paris Saint -Germain. Merino equalized with a close header, but the goal was canceled – after a VAR check – pointing to the offside player. A few minutes later, in the 56 ‘, Donaruma had a new’ big ‘intervention, a Martinelli shot through the big area.
Arsenal had a clear superiority and Paris Saint -Germain tried to push high and limit the pressure she received. At the same time, Luis Enrique passed Barolas to Dembele’s position to stimulate his team.
For several minutes the pace of the race fell sharply. In the last quarter of the match, however, the two teams raised “turns” and played aggressively.
Paris Saint -Germain, however, has managed to get the ball better, not to accept any other phase in her frames and leave the victory from England. In the 84 ‘Barolas missed a unique opportunity to make it 0-2, just a little out.