Wenger refused to divulge whether he will be using Ospina for the rest of the group games in the Champions League, but insists that either keeper would work well for their next home game against Swiss side Basel.
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There were few other standout performances inside the Parc des Princes. French sports paper L’Equipe is a notoriously harsh marker, and they were at it again last night.
And Ospina’s performance silenced the doubters who questioned why Wenger had chosen to play him in Paris rather than regular number one Petr Cech, who was left on the bench. Three were given a score of three.
The Gunners had gone behind as early as in the 44 second, with Cavani scoring from an exquisite cross by Serge Aurier, who got the better of Nacho Monreal.
“I have two world-class goalkeepers and I know we have enough matches to give both of them games”.
But if Wenger’s selection was meant to put PSG off then maybe it was a genius move because they really should have punished us but failed to do so and let us get back into the game and rescue a point with a fine Sanchez strike. But if you can not play. you can not keep as well two world-class goalkeepers that don’t get games. “That’s football! We’re going to all keep working to put right what was lacking and to be on it in the coming matches”. It’s important to have clear rules like that.
The France striker will miss Arsenal’s next Group A game at home to FC Basel on September 28, while Verratti will be sidelined for PSG’s match away to Bulgarian champions Ludogorets.
Arsenal’s wobble in the Champions League at the start of last season, with surprise defeats to both Dinamo Zagreb and Olympiakos that nearly condemned them to an early exit, was partly attributed to Wenger’s decision to play Ospina in goal. “If they change, I’ll tell them”.
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