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Dodgy defence means Arsenal face Champions League exit to Paris Saint-Germain

Paris is a beautiful city but Arsenal don’t have particularly fond memories of their trips across the Channel having lost there in both the 2006.

Champions League final against Barcelona and the 1995 Uefa คาสิโนออนไลน์ UFABET ฝากถอนรวดเร็ว เริ่มต้นเล่นง่าย Cup Winners’ Cup decider with Real Zaragoza.

Another painful time is on the cards as one of the Gunners’ great strengths during their lightning start to the season is turning into an Achilles heel which could cost them dearly. 

Arsenal enter their must-win Champions League semi-final second leg at the Parc des Princes trialing 1-0 to an Ousmane Dembele goal at the Emirates Stadium last.

Tuesday which means it’s imperative to keep a clean sheet against a Paris Saint-Germain side which has failed to score just fourtimes in 38 matches spanning all competitions this term.

Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal team allowe just one goal in their first five games in the current campaign but have alarmingly kept opponents at bay on only three occasions in their last 13 matches.

It means if PSG score then the Londoners must hit three to win if they don’t want to face the perils of a penalty shoot-out and they have only achieve that three times in their last 17 games. It’s not looking good. 

The ray of hope for fans crossing the Channel is the Gunners produce an outstanding performance to beat Real Madrid and silence the Bernabeu with a 2-1 victory the last time they played away in Europe.

Both sides lost by that score at the weekend with Arsenal falling at home to Bournemouth while Paris were beaten at Strasbourg but while Luis Enrique reste the vast majority of his star men Arteta fielded a strong side.

It was the tenth time this term the Gunners have droppe points after going ahead which shows they may fail to take advantage even if they get the critical first goal, especially as the hosts have score 14 times in their last three Champions League wins on home soil.