Arsenal got off to a disastrous start in France as PSG took the lead in just the very first minute at the Parc des Princes.
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French defender Koscielny knows how valuable an away point from Paris could prove to be but still had regrets over that early defensive lapse.
Ozil played a pass into the box to an open Alex Iwobi, whose hard shot – Arsenal’s first on target of the game – was saved by Alphonse Areola, but it came right back out for Sanchez to score inside the near post.
“I am not happy with the result but I am happy with how we played”.
PARIS (AP) – Arsenal conceded a goal in the first minute before Alexis Sanchez scored late to salvage a 1-1 draw at Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League opener on Tuesday. “If you can not play them you can not keep world-class goalkeepers who don’t get games”, insisted Wenger. “David Ospina did play very well”, said Wenger, whose team selection came under scrutiny. At decisive moments, in one-on-ones, or when he came out with a good header at the start of the second half.
Arsenal will be without Olivier Giroud for their next Champions League outing against Basel on September 28 after he was dismissed for a confrontation with Marco Verratti, who also saw red.
“I expect a tough game, a different contest to our game at the weekend, because Arsenal have a different formation and brand of football”, Unai Emery told press before the game.
“Yes, Sanchez played well, we found him between the lines with Ozil”, added the France global.
“Yes, they were fortunate against Southampton but they made the most of their luck and I thought one other positive was the way Shkodran Mustafi grew into the game”.
Laurent Koscielny says that the 1-1 draw at PSG tonight is a good point, but says Arsenal must work on their concentration. And that’s why it’s important to have clear roles when the season starts and when that changes I inform them.
“But we didn t panic, overall we were resilient enough and resilience is linked with experience”.
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The Gunners have crashed out at the last-16 stage in six consecutive seasons and would have been praying that they could finally go further than that this time around. In the new season, PSG started with a victory in the Super Bowl over Lyon 4: 1. Since the France worldwide has returned to Arsenal’s team, they’ve conceded just twice in three Premier League matches.
