Arsenal lost to PSG in the first leg of the Champions League semi-final at home. The only goal the away team scored came from Ousmane Dembele in the 4th minute after a typical attack by the away team.
In the first leg at the Emirates, Dembele could not play fully. He left the field in the 70th minute and was replaced by Goncalo Ramos. The French striker was determined to have suffered a muscle injury. Paris fans were very worried after the match. Although their return match will be played at the Parc des Princes, without a main striker, things will be much more difficult.
However, at the pre-match press conference, captain Luis Enrique announced good news to home fans. Dembele has returned to training and could play in the rematch against Arsenal. Enrique has not confirmed whether Dembele will start or not, but as long as the 27-year-old striker appears, PSG will be much more assured.
"He has been training with the team for the past two days so he can play in tonight's match" - Enrique shared information about Dembele at the press conference at Parc des Princes.
Since the beginning of the season, Dembele has scored 33 goals in all competitions. In the UEFA Champions League alone, PSG's striker has 11 g/A (8 goals and 3 assists). This is the PSG season aims to win the championship right after defeating Liverpool - the leader of the class.
Barcelona fans are busy discussing which of their strikers ( Robert Lewandowski, Raphinha, Lamine Yamal) will win the Ballon d'Or. However, if PSG win the Champions League, this title could belong to Ousmane Dembele, who was abandoned by Barcelona.
The return match in Paris is a huge support for PSG as they have just played at home and had a minimal victory in the first leg. However, with an experienced coach like Enrique, he understands that everything in the Champions League is not that simple.
"We have to maintain the form of the first leg. Many fans are expecting PSG to easily overwhelm their opponents like in last week's match, but not necessarily. I dare to bet with you, it will be completely different" - Enrique was careful when talking about the rematch with Arsenal.
The winning team between Arsenal and PSG will have the second time in the Champions League final. Arsenal used to the final in 2006 but lost to Barcelona. The same scenario came to PSG in 2020 when they were the defeat of Bayern Munich. One of the two teams will reach the final and one more time has the opportunity to flip a new page of the Champions League with a surname.
The match between PSG and Arsenal in the second leg of the UEFA Champions League semi-finals will take place at 2:00 a.m. on May 8 (Vietnam time), live on On Football and TV360 Sports.
