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Arsenal produced a top Champions League performance by seeing off Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League on Tuesday night.
Mikel Arteta’s side began their European campaign with a goalless draw at Atalanta, but now they picked up a deserve𒀰d first win of this new league phase.
On paper, Arsenal’s toughest game in this revamped Champions Leagജue is probably their away ties at Inter – who are the champions ofღ Italy – or their trip to Lisbon to take on Sporting – the champions of Portugal.
The other one was their home meeting again꧙st the Ligue 1 champions, but based on what was produced on the night, you would have expected a far tougher test from Luis Enrique’s side.
One of the reasons for PSG’s struggles is how Arsenal controllꦜed the game, didn’t let tඣhem settle, and they also scored early.
Kai Havertz was the man who opened the scoring after 20 minutes, before Bukayo Saka ensured Arsenal went 🧸into the break with a 2-0 lead.
After that, you aren’t breaking an Arsenal defence thaꦅt is the best in Engla♚nd’s top-flight, as PSG only mustered two shots on target.
Thierry💖 Henry and Micah Richards gave two players their flowers during the game – the man who opened tಞhe scoring and the provider.
Leandro Trossard’s cross w🐟as beautifully met by Havertz, with Henry hailing the Belgian’s ‘great work’ and the timing of his teammate’s run.
Former Manchester C📖ity defender Richards echoed those words by calling the ball from Trossard as ‘perfect’, as he told on Paramount+ (01/10/24 at 10:00 pm).
Leandro Trossard and Kai Havertz praised after Arsenal beat PSG
“Great work 💮from Leandro Trossard,” said Henry. “You are going to see the usual run of Kai Havertz. Bukayo Saka is on the second post. Kai Havertz reads it well. What a delivery from Trossard and Havertz gets in ꧙the way before Donnarumma.”
Richards added: “Just look at the run in there, the way he is slowing up, then he goes quicker and slows up again 🤡for the timing. The bal🉐l was perfect.”
🌱Henry then stated: “Trossard saw that, he couldn’t go too early or he would have been offside, so he timed his🔯 run and he does that ever so well. He scored a very similar goal against Wolves at the beginning of the season.”
Tougher tests to come for Arsenal in the Champions League
This win is a big plus for Arsenal, mainly becauꦗse of how they won and how they looked f👍airly comfortable despite playing a big opponent.
But the tougher tests will come for ♏Arsenal, whose bigger issues🐲 are on the road rather than in front of their supporters.
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Havertz is continuing to rise in Arsenal colours, the defence is as strong as ever, Saka is one of the best in Europe and they are doing all of this without the injured Martin Odegaard.
So, four points after two matches, 🐈with two clean sheets, should be 🏅seen as a massive thumbs up so early on win the campaign.