Gary Neville believes Arsenal can beat Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) in the second leg of their UEFA Champions League semi-final. He pointed out that the atmosphere at Parc de Princes will be hostile, but showed confidence in the north London side.
The Gunners lost 1-0 at the Emirates in the first leg of the semi-final on April 29. Ousmane Dembele’s fourth-minute goal was enough for the Parisians to take a lead into the second leg. At the weekend, Mikel Arteta’s side lost 2-1 against Bournemouth at home in the Premier League.
In his podcast on Sky Sports, Gary Neville spoke about the result but still said that the Gunners can win in Paris, saying (via Metro):
He added:
The second leg of their Champions League semi-final at the Parc des Princes will take place on Wednesday, May 7.
Both sides lost 2-1 in their respective league fixtures at the weekend, but with hugely different contexts. The Gunners hosted Bournemouth at the Emirates and were looking for revenge from their 2-0 defeat earlier this season at the Vitality Stadium.
Mikel Arteta chose to field a full-strength team instead of rotating in preparation for the Champions League semi-final second leg. The hosts led in the 34th minute through a goal from Declan Rice. However, the Cherries equalized in the 67th minute through Dean Huijsen before taking the lead through Evanilson in the 75th minute.
PSG, meanwhile, heavily rotated their side for their Ligue 1 clash against Strasbourg at Stade de La Meinau. A Lucas Hernandez own goal gave the hosts the lead in the 20th minute before Felix Lemarechal (45+3′) made it 2-0. Bradley Barcola scored for the Parisians in the 46th minute, but they couldn’t salvage a point.
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