Match Day

Arsenal vs. Paris Saint-Germain | Champions League | Semi-Finals | 1st Leg

In Tuesday's Champions League semi-final first leg at the Emirates, Arsenal and Paris Saint-Germain, two former league-phase rivals, rekindle their rivalry in the final four.

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Arsenal vs. Paris Saint-Germain

Match Details:

NAME: Arsenal vs. Paris Saint-Germain
DATE: Apr 29, 2025
TIME: 8.00pm UK
VENUE: Emirates Stadium

When is Arsenal vs. Paris Saint-Germain?

Arsenal vs. Paris Saint-Germain is scheduled for an 8.00pm UK kick-off on Tuesday, Apr 29, 2025.

How to watch?

SonyLiv in India, Amazon Prime Video in UK, Paramount+ in US & DAZN Canada in Canada will all be airing live coverage of the event.

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Arsenal vs. Paris Saint-Germain Team News

Arsenal Team News

Declan Rice lectured longtime Arsenal lynchpin Thomas Partey at the Bernabeu, and with good reason—the Ghanaian international had just received an unnecessary yellow card that would have suspended him for Tuesday's first leg.

Given that Mikel Merino begins in the left-eight position and Arteta's only other true number six, Jorginho, may miss the season due to a chest injury, Partey's suspension is particularly troubling. Rice will probably have to slide deeper.

That scenario depends on Merino overcoming an undisclosed worry, but the Spaniard is anticipated to be cleared to join the team, and Ben White (knee) will also likely be cleared.

While Gabriel (hamstring), Kai Havertz (hamstring), Takehiro Tomiyasu (knee), Gabriel Jesus (ACL), and Jorginho (chest) will be watching on helplessly, Riccardo Calafiori is a far greater doubt due to his own knee issue.

Paris Saint-Germain Team News

However, a clean bill of health has been essential to PSG's success in Europe, and Enrique is once again anticipated to have every player available for the journey to the Emirates.

Bradley Barcola will be vying for Desire Doue's place, but the most of that starting lineup should be kept despite the disappointing outcome. The former Barcelona manager did not hesitate to go all out against Nice.

Ousmane Dembele has had an incredible season, contributing 44 direct goal involvements from 44 games (32 of his own and 12 assists). However, in recent weeks, his abilities have diminished, and he has now gone six games without scoring in Ligue 1.

Arsenal vs. Paris Saint-Germain Match Summary

Highlights - Arsenal vs. Paris Saint-Germain

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Match Preview

Arteta's Arsenal had one objective in mind as optimistic Real Madrid supporters allowed themselves to become distracted by visions of an incredible comeback: defeat Carlo Ancelotti's team on their own field and put an end to Los Blancos' most recent run of European supremacy.

After a stunning 3-0 victory at home in the first leg of their quarterfinal, the Gunners went one step further in the Spanish capital, winning 2-1 at the Bernabeu to complete an almost unthinkable 5-1 aggregate victory over the most successful team in competition history. They were deserving of it.

Arsenal sported a big underdogs sticker for their match against Los Blancos since they lacked a recognized striker and Gabriel Magalhaes' attacking set pieces, but they overcame their lack of these players to advance to the Champions League semifinals for the third time in their history and the first since 2009.

The North London giants have a 50% success rate from past UCL semi-finals, but there is no questioning the Gunners' credentials as legitimate candidates for a long-awaited trophy, even though they fell to Manchester United that year, three seasons after final heartbreak at the hands of Barcelona.

In fact, Arteta has led the hosts to an incredible eight-game winning streak in the 2024–25 Champions League, their longest since a 12-game run in 2005–06. They also happen to be unbeaten in 12 games in all competitions going into Tuesday's match, winning six and drawing six.

But Wednesday's 2-2 Premier League draw with Crystal Palace, which left Liverpool one point from winning the championship, was another example of Arsenal's habitual inability to hold onto leads. In the 2024–25 English Premier League, Arsenal has more deadlocks than any other team.

PSG must reveal these weaknesses to avoid Luis Enrique's team suffering the same fate as the soon-to-be eliminated champions Real Madrid. However, having defeated two of Arsenal's Premier League rivals in short succession, Les Parisiens do not back down from the British.

Les Parisiens' youthful, energetic team proved too strong for both Arne Slot's Liverpool and Unai Emery's Aston Villa over two legs, but a 3-2 second-leg setback to the latter in the quarterfinals—no matter how insignificant—showed that the capital giants are not unbeatable.

PSG's recent Ligue 1 struggles suggest that their defeat at Villa Park was a blow to their confidence; among their last three home games, they have lost to Nice on Friday night, tied 1-1 with Nantes, and barely defeated Le Havre 2-1.

With their traditional Ligue 1 crown already secured, Enrique's team can afford to take a break from their domestic game. However, they are now on an incredible 18-game scoring streak away from home in all competitions after holding Nantes to a two-goal draw on April 22.

However, in a 2-0 league-phase loss to Arsenal at the Emirates on October 1, Les Parisiens' offense was limited. This result increased Arsenal's winning streak against PSG to five games since their first meeting.

In fact, PSG has never played a team more times in European competition without ever winning than Arsenal. If they want to have a chance of facing Barcelona or Inter Milan on May 31, they will need to pull off the Real Madrid trick in front of an enthusiastic Emirates crowd.

Predicted starting lineup

Arsenal possible starting lineup:

Raya; Timber, Saliba, Kiwior, Lewis-Skelly; Odegaard, Rice, Merino; Saka, Trossard, Martinelli

Paris Saint-Germain possible starting lineup:

Donnarumma; Hakimi, Marquinhos, Pacho, Mendes; Ruiz, Vitinha, Neves; Barcola, Dembele, Kvaratskhelia

Arsenal vs. Paris Saint-Germain