UEFA Champions League

FT Tuesday, April 29, 2025
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1st Leg · Emirates Stadium · 59,664 att. · CBS

Match Report

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Dembélé gives PSG edge over Arsenal in Champions League semifinal

Paris Saint-Germain took a big step toward reaching the Champions League final as Ousmane Dembélé's early goal sealed a 1-0 win at Arsenal in a tense first leg of the semifinal on Tuesday.

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Team Stats

15
Fouls
15
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
4
1
Corner Kicks
3
5
Saves
3
52.1
Possession
47.9
11
SHOTS
10
4
ON GOAL
5
0.4
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
375
Accurate Passes
326
438
Passes
389
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
4
3
Crosses
14
0.3
Cross %
0.3
46
Long Balls
42
15
Accurate Long Balls
24
0.3
Long Balls %
0.6
1
Blocked Shots
3
13
Effective Tackles
8
24
Tackles
14
0.5
Tackle %
0.6
5
Interceptions
8
19
Effective Clearances
5
19
Clearances
5

Head to Head

ARS leads series 2-0-2

Lineups

ARS · 4-3-3

  1. 22David RayaG
  2. 15Jakub KiwiorCD-L
  3. 2William SalibaCD-R
  4. 49Myles Lewis-SkellyLB
  5. 12Jurriën TimberRB
  6. 41Declan RiceCM
  7. 23Mikel MerinoLM
  8. 8Martin ØdegaardRM
  9. 19Leandro TrossardF
  10. 11Gabriel MartinelliLF
  11. 7Bukayo SakaRF

PSG · 4-3-3

  1. 1Gianluigi DonnarummaG
  2. 51Willian PachoCD-L
  3. 5MarquinhosCD-R
  4. 25Nuno MendesLB
  5. 2Achraf HakimiRB
  6. 17VitinhaCM
  7. 8Fabián RuizLM
  8. 87João NevesRM
  9. 10Ousmane DembéléF
  10. 7Khvicha KvaratskheliaLF
  11. 14Désiré DouéRF

Timeline

  1. 4' Goal! Arsenal 0, Paris Saint Germain 1. Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
  2. 10' Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 43' Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 44' Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 46' João Neves (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 70' Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Bradley Barcola replaces Ousmane Dembélé because of an injury.
  7. 76' Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Gonçalo Ramos replaces Désiré Doué.
  8. 83' Substitution, Arsenal. Ben White replaces Jurriën Timber.
  9. 89' Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Warren Zaïre-Emery replaces João Neves.
  10. 90'+1' Substitution, Arsenal. Ethan Nwaneri replaces Martin Ødegaard.

UEFA Champions League News

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