40.
21:42
The hosts work on equalization! On the flank of Saka, who can eat João Neves on the left, Donnarumma flies past the leather in his five -meter space. Gabriel Martinelli comes rushed at the long post, but misses the ball by centimeter. The chances will be better for the Gunners!
38.
21:40
In the subsequent sequence, however, the home side stay on the ball. Mikel Merino and João Neves go to the ball on the back of Kiwior from the left baseline. In this campaign, the Arsenal middle field man goes down, but Neves clearly plays the ball in this duel. A strong and, above all, important defense campaign of the Portuguese!
37.
21:39
However, the Norwegian free kick can be cleaned directly by Kvaratskhelia on the sixteen edge. That is not enough of Ødegaard!
36.
21:38
João Neves brings Lewis-Skelly to fall slightly on the left around 25 meters in front of the goal. The due standard will kick Ødegaard into the box.
34.
21:36
If the French make it into the penalty area to Arsenal, it usually becomes dangerous. Often the defenders of the Londoners can be boiled too easily, which means that the PSG-offensive players can conjure up. These are brimming with self -confidence.
31.
21:35
PSG with the double chance! Goal scorer Dembélé dances Saliba on the right in the box and places the ball into the back room, where Doué finishes from half -left 13 meters. Raya can parry the low shot, but only let it clap forward. Fabián Ruiz gets the rebound a few meters in front of the goal. His shot claps on the left post. Afterwards, however, the assistant’s flag goes up, since the Spaniard was offside when Doué was shot. Still luck for the Gunners!
30.
21:32
Before the eyes of England’s national coach Thomas Tuchel, who sits in the stadium, Paris continues to dominate with 63 percent possession. However, the guests rarely come to the penalty area of the Gunners. They get into play better, but they also find it difficult.
28.
21:29
In the French, the inaccuracies are increasing, especially in the game structure. So Arsenal can gradually come into play. A game develops at eye level.
26.
21:28
Kvaratskhelia manages to prevail against Timber on the left. David Raya can parry the shot from an acute angle in the sixteen.
24.
21:27
Ødegaard’s free kick flank from the left half field finds the edge of the penalty area in the middle, where defender Kiwior can get to the header. However, the ball comes too harmless to Gianluigi Donnarumma’s goal, which can easily grab.
23.
21:25
The Nordlondoners continue to go on it early and try to make life difficult for the Parisians. An earlier loss of ball even succeeds here and there. Nevertheless, the Gunners still do not get into the danger zone because the French are compact.
20.
21:22
Many small fouls are currently sprinkling with the Gunners, who are mercilessly (and rightly) prevented by the referee. Not only the players complain about this, but also the fans of the Londoners.
19.
21:21
To date, the home side has not been able to get their game on the lawn at all. The early 0: 1 seems to have done something with the players of Mikel Areteta. Paris currently dominates the action at will without making further pressure forward.
16.
21:19
There is a lot on the left side of PSG, where Khvicha Kvaratskhelia brutally does a lot of operation. Against three opponents, the outside player can move into the box with a lot of confidence before he gets stuck against Timber and goes to the ground. For Vinčić, however, too little to decide on a penalty.
14.
21:16
Paris’ first corner from the left by Doué is played briefly, but without the desired success. In the end, Doué beats the ball up to the center. Arsenal cannot properly clarify the ball, which means that a guest player can flank out of the right half field. His cross nods Marquinhos in the arms of Raya.
13.
21:14
The French champion calms the events on the lawn and lets the leather run again in peace without the Nordlonder getting the ball. The guests are waiting for the gap among the home side. This does not open up at the moment.
10.
21:12
Yellow card for Leandro Trossard (Arsenal FC)
Since the Moroccan is clearly torn to the ground, the referee reacts immediately with the yellow card for this tactical foul.
10.
21:12
The subsequent standard of Rice comes perfectly on the long post, where Mikel Merino is highest. However, his header can be clarified by a Frenchman. This creates a counterattack over Hakimi.
9.
21:11
But now the home side! Gabriel Martinelli takes a lot of speed over the left wing, but fails with his flat cross to PSG captain Marquinhos. It can clarify to the corner.
8.
21:10
The great euphoria, which at the beginning in the ranks of the Gunners fans, initially flattened. This goal came out of nowhere for the viewers.
6.
21:08
What does this early goal for the French do with the game from Arsenal? However, they seem to be little shocked and look for the paths to the danger zone. However, first without success.
4.
21:05
Tooor for Paris Saint-Germain, 0-1 by Ousmane Dembélé
Lightning start for the French! PSG can take the lead with the first attack. Dembélé has too much space in front of the penalty area and can find Kvaratskhelia left wing. The geogier finds the striker in the back area on the penalty area. From there the Frenchman pulls out with left. The ball goes to the right inside post and rushes into the mesh from there. Raya stretches in vain. It can work that quickly!
3.
21:05
The Gunners start very high and press the guests early and deep in their half. However, PSG cannot be disturbed and lets the ball run through its own rows without wanting to go on the offensive.
1.
21:02
This semi-final first leg is under the best external conditions! The guests come and play in the usual dark blue jerseys, arsenal plays in red and white.
1.
21:02
Start of the game
20:58
The players have entered the field and Champions League anthem has fallen silent. Before the ball rolls in front of the approximately 60,000 viewers, it becomes quiet again in the stadium. The recently deceased Pope Francis is thought.
20:42
This top duel is led by Slovenian referee Slavko Vinčić. For the 45-year-old, it is already the tenth game in this Champions League season. Among other things, he led this duel in the league phase in October and most recently the Munich from Milan, as well as the final of the competition in the last season.
20:32
Despite the 1: 3 bankruptcy against Nice, the Spanish head coach from PSG sends the exactly the same starting eleven to this game like last Friday. It looks like a 4-3-3 system among the French in the basic order.
20:27
And with the French? The capitals have been French champions for a few weeks now and now want to finally win the premier class for the first time. Most recently, the Parisians were in the final against Bayern in 2020, which the Germans won 1-0. Since then, PSG flew twice in the semi -finals and twice from the competition in the round of 16. That should change this year. Most recently there was the first defeat of the season in the league against Nice. Thus, the season cannot be ended as an undefeated master. In the duel against Nice, the feeling came up that the players were already spared for today’s task. This is also understandable, after many intensive games with high pressing and fast counter, as coach Luis Enrique maintains it in his playing style.
20:15
Gunners coach Mikel Areteta, who swears the fans of the London fans again with an emotional social media post in the afternoon, sends two new players into the race in contrast to 2-2 against Crystal Palace with Bukayo Saka and Mikel Merino. Thomas Party (locked) and Raheem Sterling (bank) make room for the two. Kai Havertz is still missing with a thigh injury, but surprisingly could still return for the last games of the season.
20:12
In the league, the dream of the Londoners from the first championship since 2004, when the Gunners in the “Invincibles” season became undefeated, has been unhappy since Sunday. Due to the 5-1 victory of Liverpool against Tottenham, the Reds are early English champions. So today’s hosts are only about the runner -up championship. The Champions League seems much more important. For the first time in 16 years, the Nordlondoners are back in the round of the last four. And the chances are good that after 2006 it will go back to the final. The Gunners are in series without defeat in 12 games, have been unbeaten at home in the premier class for eleven home games in a row (nine victories, with two draws) and impressively threw Real Madrid out of the quarter -finals (5: 1). So self -confidence should be big enough!
20:00
Four teams fight for the leap to the grand finale in Munich. The trophy of the premier class still lacks in the showcase cabinet for both the British and the French. Is it finally that far this year? With the Gunners and PSG, two teams meet, who were already on the spot in the league phase on the second day of the match. Londoner won 2-0 in October. But a lot has happened since this result. In the second semi-final duel, Bayern’s boarder Inter Milan will be guesting tomorrow at BVB boarder FC Barcelona. What a heavily occupied semi -finals!
19:50
This year’s final of the Champions League in Munich is waving! In the semi-final first leg, FC Arsenal and Paris Saint-Germain want to take another step towards the final. Who can do that better? The ball in Nordlondon rolls from 9:00 p.m.