PSG were wasteful in front of goal against Arsenal and Edinson Cavani accepted his failures in the 1-1 Champions League draw.
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Alexis Sanchez netted Arsenal’s equaliser in the 77th minute to earn the Gunners a point from their Group A opener.
Both sides ended with 10 men after the visitors’ French forward Olivier Giroud, who started on the bench, and PSG’s Italian midfielder Marco Verratti were shown their second yellow cards in stoppage time. I know we have enough games to give them games. Arsene Wenger now has a team full of quality players across the board, but on initial evidence, he’s struggling to figure out what the best mix is and to get them working as a cohesive unit.
Wenger said based on Ospina’s performance the Colombian would continue in goal for his side’s next Champions League fixture against Basel, insisting he needs to provide both his goalkeepers with opportunities to play in order to keep them at the club.
Alphonse Areola made his first competitive start of the season in goal for the French champions and although admitting frustration at the result, the youth academy graduate revealed his Champions League bow was a childhood dream fulfilled.
“But we have an in-house rule that the keepers know”.
In typical Wenger-style, when asked if that made Ospina the No 1 for European nights, the Frenchman said: “I would not like to answer that question because we can always change our mind”.
Fellow pundit Roy Keane believes Arsenal are going through the motions and does not expect them to go far in the competition this season.
“I treat it game by game, like in the under-23s”, Iwobi told Arsenal Player. They played at a high pace, but even in the first half I think we were in trouble mainly when we lost the ball on the counter-attack because they pressed well.
The incident occurred in the UEFA Champions League clash between PSG and Arsenal at the Parc de Princes. ‘This was a good match to show what I can do. Ospina is a very good goalkeeper and puts in world class performances on a regular basis for Colombia, however, it was probably the first time that he had done so in an Arsenal shirt.
“The ball was on the other side, I did not see what happened, ” said Wenger on the red card.
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“Cavani? I have every confidence in him”.
