Arsenal Trail After Early Dembele Goal in Champions League'25 Semi-Final First Leg

Arsenal face an uphill task to reach the Champions League final after a narrow 1-0 defeat to Paris Saint-Germain at the Emirates Stadium, courtesy of Ousmane Dembele's early goal. The French winger silenced the home crowd just four minutes into the semi-final first leg, calmly finishing from Khvicha Kvaratskhelia’s low cross to give PSG the advantage. The visitors dominated the opening exchanges with a wave of attacking pressure, forcing Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya into a brilliant save to deny teenager Desire Doue. Despite the early setback, Arsenal gradually grew into the game. However, PSG’s towering goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma, the standout in earlier rounds against Liverpool and Aston Villa, once again proved decisive. He pulled off superb saves to keep out Gabriel Martinelli and Leandro Trossard, one on either side of halftime. Arsenal thought they had equalised when Mikel Merino headed in from a Declan Rice free-kick, but the effort was ruled out for offside. P...