Arsenal vs PSG _ Key Moments _ UEFA Champions League _ 30th April 2025

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00:00Welcome everybody to our live coverage of this UEFA Champions League game as Arsenal take on

00:12Paris Saint-Germain in the first leg of the Champions League semi-final. Whipping up the

00:19emotion, whipping up the atmosphere. Here they come, Slavko Vincic, the on-pitch referee. Paris

00:29are backed by a large contingent of very noisy fans. And let's have a look at Mikel Arteta's

00:38Arsenal side. Cleandro Trossard who comes into the side. Thomas Partey is suspended. That means

00:44Mikel Marino will drop into the midfield three with Trossard between Saka and Martinelli. So let's

00:53look at Paris. Their boss Luis Enrique also makes one change. The 11 which Desiree Douai is in for

01:00Bradley Barcola. They have just been sensational in 2025.

01:08Slavko Vincic blows his whistle and the Champions of France get this game underway

01:14and immediately put the ball out of play for an Arsenal throw-in. The manner in which Arsenal

01:25beat Real Madrid in both legs of the quarter-final will give them huge confidence.

01:29Scalier here nicely found. Timber with his eyes laser-focused on the ball and Paris Saint-Germain

01:41have the lead and Dembele has scored after only three minutes play. It's a brilliant finish

01:48by Dembele. There is nobody hotter in world football than Ousmane Dembele. And Paris Saint-Germain

01:56are in front. Paris lead. Well it's exactly the start isn't it that Paris Saint-Germain would have

02:01wanted. This is what Dembele does. He'll drop into those midfield positions. Starts the playoff.

02:07Cavaskelia once he gets 1v1. Wants to beat his man. You know he can go inside and outside but it's

02:12just a lovely little pullback to Dembele. Continues his run. He just stops. Nobody's anywhere around

02:18him and just looks for that far corner. It's difficult for Dan Rea to see and get anything on.

02:23It goes through quite a body of players. Brilliant start for Paris Saint-Germain. Exactly what they

02:29would have wanted. Ousmane Dembele. His 33rd goal of the season. And Arsenal are rocked early.

02:40Rao Neves to Hakimi. Clanced on by Marquinhos. Straight at David Rea. It's a chance that.

02:47Yeah it's another real chance. Hakimi just clips it in so there's no real pace in the cross. He's got

02:52to try and generate it. You can see he's trying to use his neck muscles to generate that power. And

02:57it's straight at David Rea. You'd expect him to save that. But it is another chance.

03:02Cavaskelia.

03:05Three around him. And he wriggles through and goes down. No penalty.

03:11Slavko Vincic immediately saying no. It will be checked by the video assistant referee,

03:17Alan Borosak. I think it was a good call by the referee. The skill is brilliant. He's got to be

03:24careful, Timber, by putting your arm across like that. Yeah, he just takes his arm away in time.

03:29Look at the position of the referee. Slavko Vincic. He could not be in a better position.

03:35Brilliant.

03:40A little flip off Marino. It's Douai. Good save. And on the return it's Fabian Ruiz who hits the post.

03:49And Arsenal get away with it. And the flag now goes up.

03:52Oh, Hakimi with a slip. This is dangerous. Is that a foul? Drown Neves. Well, the referee,

04:06Slavko Vincic, says not.

04:10As the ball comes in, it just looks like it goes straight through the back. Oh, no, he doesn't.

04:13He kicks the floor.

04:17Saka.

04:17Saka again wriggling and scooping to Martinelli who can't quite reach it.

04:31Oh, by a long, long way. Arsenal's best opportunity of the game.

04:38Good play, Lewis Skelly.

04:42Hakimi needs to be careful. That's a brilliant ball. Martinelli.

04:45Superb save by Donnarumma.

04:51Brilliant save by Joan Luigi Donnarumma.

04:54How many times have we said that during the course of this Champions League season?

05:03And here we go.

05:04Good header by Joan Neves, who has collided with Mikel Moreno here.

05:18And the referee has awarded Arsenal a free kick.

05:21And set pieces were a real source of joy for Arsenal.

05:26Well, not joy, that might be over-egging it, but certainly a source of encouragement for Arsenal in the first half.

05:39Declan Rice with the curling ball into the area.

05:41It's in.

05:44Mikel Moreno gets his head on it.

05:46And Arsenal a level right at the start of the second period.

05:51Can't really second-guess it. Here we go.

05:57It's no goal.

06:00It's offside.

06:02Well, it was hugely tight.

06:04That's how tight it is.

06:09Well, the semi-automated offside system does its job.

06:14Mikel Moreno is in an offside position.

06:17It remains Arsenal nil.

06:18Paris one.

06:19Another header well-won.

06:28Rice involved.

06:29Moreno touching it down.

06:30Trossard saw his shot blocked by Marquinhos.

06:33Comes away to Kivior.

06:34Kivior's shot hit.

06:35Pacho.

06:36Marquinhos with a clearance.

06:38Tellingly, maybe no appeals for handball from Arsenal players,

06:41but certainly some from Arsenal fans.

06:45Paris have a throw-in.

06:49Hold on, what a run by Rice.

06:53Trossard here.

06:54Trossard!

06:55And Donnarumma does it again.

07:02Timberle.

07:03Oh, clever little ball.

07:05Great challenge, Saliba.

07:06On Hakimi.

07:08Brilliant.

07:09He's just got to time it to perfection.

07:12And he does that just again as Hakimi's about to shoot.

07:14But it's a lovely play.

07:15Lovely build-up from Paris Saint-Germain.

07:19Trossard.

07:26Saka.

07:28And William Pacha had a little nibble there.

07:30Donnarumma again.

07:32Saka went to the near post.

07:35Donnarumma went down and made the save.

07:37But the flag, I think, has gone up on the far side.

07:39Wouldn't have counted.

07:39Oh, that counted off an Arsenal player.

07:49Gonzalo Ramos is off after this.

07:51It's Barcola for Paris Saint-Germain.

07:55And it's over the top from Jean Neves.

07:57And that is a real let-off for Arsenal.

08:04Barcola.

08:06Gonzalo Ramos back into Bradley.

08:07Barcola in on goal.

08:09And wide of the post.

08:11And that's an enormous let-off for Arsenal.

08:15Because if they go to Paris 1-0 down, it's difficult.

08:19If they go to Paris 2-0 down, it's nigh on impossible.

08:22It's the movement.

08:23It's the way that they're so slick in that.

08:26And it's just the finish that Barcola can't get right.

08:28Marquinhos over the top.

08:34And the flag has stayed down.

08:35Gonzalo Ramos here.

08:36And he's hit the woodwork.

08:41If you just watch it there.

08:43It's straight over the top.

08:46So unlucky.

08:47But what a touch and what a run.

08:54Martinou.

08:55Oh, away from Hakimi.

09:03Well.

09:08He's saying it's inside the box.

09:10Referee says it's not.

09:11I don't think it is.

09:12No, it's outside.

09:14Tries to get himself in the box.

09:16It's a definite foul.

09:17Good, quick beat.

09:24Into the crowd.

09:25And lashed away by Perescalia.

09:33He was just trying to get it into an area with pace, wasn't he?

09:36And it could have gone anywhere.

09:37Anywhere.

09:38Just ricocheted off Marino.

09:41Three minutes to go.

09:43Vitina had it taken away from him.

09:46Trossau with the back heel.

09:48Warneri.

09:49Martinelli.

09:50High and wide.

09:54Well, Warneri nearly did do something special.

09:56Yeah, he did.

09:56It was nicked brilliantly here by Declan Rice.

09:59Could have given the foul, but couldn't get shot on target, Martinelli.

10:03Well, they came with such great expectations, such high hopes.

10:08And Arsenal may yet reach the Champions League final, but if they are to do so, they will have

10:17to go and beat Paris Saint-Germain in the Parc des Princes, and that is a tall order.

10:25The second leg promises to be every bit as good.

10:28Paris have won this one as it's finished.

10:31Arsenal nil.

10:31Paris Saint-Germain won.

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