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Wednesday, April 30, 2025

Arsenal 0 - 1 Paris St-Germain...

Lovely though it was to meet the @gaygooners before the match, things were less cheerful at the Emirates Stadium.
 
The initial chorus of cheers and whoops from the home crowd soon died to a dissatisfied mumble.
 
Arsenal’s Champions League semi-final first leg against PSG was less a football match and more a masterclass in how to squander momentum, misplace passes, and mismanage emotions — all under the dim glow of a stadium that seemed to have mistaken itself for a library.​
 
Ousmane Dembélé needed just four minutes to remind Arsenal that defensive lapses are best left in the past, not repeated on Europe's grandest stage. His goal, a slick finish off a Khvicha Kvaratskhelia assist, was the culmination of a 26-pass sequence that carved through Arsenal's midfield like a hot knife through butter. ​
 
Arsenal's response? A disallowed goal from Mikel Merino due to offside, and a touchline tantrum featuring set-piece coach Nicolas Jover being physically restrained by Mikel Arteta. It was a scene more befitting a reality TV show than a Champions League semi-final.
 
The Emirates, once a fortress, offered all the intimidation of a polite golf clap suggesting that the home advantage was more theoretical than actual. ​
 
As the final whistle blew, PSG walked away with a 1-0 victory, leaving Arsenal to ponder a performance that was as uninspired as it was ineffective. With the second leg looming in Paris, one can only hope that Arsenal finds both their voice and their form — or risk being silenced entirely.
 
Onwards and upwards, my friends.  Allons-y! 
 
@Arsenal 
#COYG 
#ARSPSG
@gaygooners
 













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