UEFA Champions League 2024/25 Season

[Minor Miner]

Yep. The team must be confident and must be full of power!
The Champions League is elite football a few centimeters can determine the future.
But Arsenal needs to stay relaxed and not press too much. Let's focus on counter-attacks. Arsenal should attack for the first 20 minutes, and then switch to counter-attacking. So, Arsenal can still turn it around but gonna need to get a goal in the first half else it’s over! IMO

As I thought Arsenal will not be able to do as well as expected against Luis Enrique's match strategy. This was Arsenal's home match. Even then, the team lost 1-0 against PSG. However, both teams showed excellent gameplay in this match. We saw a lot of attacks and counterattacks from both teams. But PSG's defense was very strong. Also, Donnarumma's performance was good. Donnarumma made several excellent saves in this match. Overall, the gameplay was very good for both these teams.

Arsenal lost the home match. Even then, they have a chance to qualify for the final. Since Arsenal lost by only 1 goal. PSG also lost in the home match against Liverpool, but the team showed a great comeback in the away match. So Arsenal also has a chance to qualify for the final.

[MainIbem]

The second leg will be the decider, of course, the match will be more exciting. Arsenal will certainly give their all, if not they can be destroyed at PSG's home ground, which of course is very eager to win the Champions League, which they have targeted for a long time.
1 goal advantage will not give anything. Everything can still change even in the last minutes. PSG will not be too comfortable with this advantage. They will try to get a better win in the second leg and make sure to qualify for the top match.

In any case, PSG got a win away from home and that's already an advantage, and at home they always play even better, so before this match I had little faith in Arsenal, but now it seems to me that almost everything is clear here, PSG are capable of not losing at home, and this will be enough to reach the final. The difference of one goal can be made up, but I have almost no doubt that PSG will score in the home match, and this means that Arsenal will need to score two goals or more, it's too difficult.

Though the winning goal came too early cause the combination of kvaratskhelia and Dembele launched a suprise attack on Arsenal's defence but their defence line was kinda tough anyways even when they lacked some key players like Gabriel and Party, after the opening goal I felt it was over for Arsenal and PSG would score more goals, about 2 or another one in the 1st half but then Arsenal's defenders proved me wrong they tried in holding PSG's fierce attackers from scoring more goals. Anyways apart from PSG's attackers some other players really stood out, Neves, Mendes and their goal keeper Donnarumma these are the players I think stood out among the rest and personally contributed to PSG's success yesterday. Yes this  away win is a very big advantage for PSG and Arsenal would have to do the extraordinary to win at Paris and move to the finals.

[Swordsoffreedom]

Arsenal's defenders were not prepared for conceding goals so quickly. PSG made a great attack in the fourth minute of the match. Demebel scored a great goal to give them the lead. However, after the goal was scored so quickly, we thought we would see a lot of goals in this match. Because both teams have strong attacks. But we did not see any more goals in the match. PSG secured a 1-0 victory.

I do not think PSG played defensively after scoring. We saw several strong attacks from PSG players. However, both teams' defenses were strong. If Arsenal had not conceded goals in the beginning of the match, this match would have ended in a draw.

There is no doubt that Marquinhos and Donnarumma played great in this match. And PSG's defense was very strong thanks to these two players. Arsenal could not break PSG's defense despite their great efforts.

[rachael9385]

Arsenal unfortunately lagged behind PSG on Emirates ground now it would be very difficult for them to overturn the lead as PSG would be much more stronger at home. The early goal from Dembele was the decisive one. There was a tight offside goal from Arsenal which the VAR ruled out. Overall, PSG looked a better team on ground with much control. The result was on line with my predictions.
Tonight, I believe Barcelona would win over Inter Milan. Barcelona might miss Lewandowski but they are in prime form and Inter has suffered setbacks in performance.

Just as I predicted, well, the game had a high chance of ending in a draw but unfortunately one goal from arsenal was cancelled. I knew that psg would win even though the  odds were not in favour of them. Arsenal's effort to make it this far is actually impressive, they kicked out real Madrid which was something that I didn't expect. Inter Milan are quite formidable and even though it's very possible for Barcelona to win I don't think it would be that easy for them to win Milan but let's see what happens.

[Alpha Marine]

Anyway, nothing’s over yet—Arsenal can still turn this around… they just need to believe!

I agree, nothing is over, but I don't see Arsenal coming back from this. Without a striker, they won't be able to score many goals against PSG. Assuming Arsenal had a striker, they should have gotten a goal or two last night. The advantage of Thomas Partey being available might not be enough in the second leg. They need a natural top striker. I remember mentioning this flaw after the first leg of the Madrid game.

Another problem Arsenal are going to face in Paris are their fans. At the Emirate, their fans were just too quiet. Most of the noise where coming from the PSG fans. You can imagine the, in an Arsenal stadium, so you an only imagine how it will be when PSG are at home. I doubt we will hear the voice of the travelling fans.

Arsenal has what it takes to overcome this tie, especially with Partey back in midfield, but they really have to dig in and be ready for it. they need to take the midfield completely away from PSG nd nullify the attack completely otherwise they wont be getting to the final. 

[DaNNy001]

Arsenal unfortunately lagged behind PSG on Emirates ground now it would be very difficult for them to overturn the lead as PSG would be much more stronger at home. The early goal from Dembele was the decisive one. There was a tight offside goal from Arsenal which the VAR ruled out. Overall, PSG looked a better team on ground with much control. The result was on line with my predictions.
Tonight, I believe Barcelona would win over Inter Milan. Barcelona might miss Lewandowski but they are in prime form and Inter has suffered setbacks in performance.

It was a disappointing game, I always say that arsenal has a problem with consistency...It was a tough game because goals were not much and considering the fact that the goal scored by arsenal in the 80th minute was cancelled also discouraged the players..like you said it would be difficult for arsenal to win on psg's home ground but let's not forget that this is football and anything is bound to happen..in the aspect of Barcelona's game it's going to be a straight win for them there's no doubt about it.

[bitgolden]

When you are talking about semi-finals of UCL, you never know what is going to happen and every team is close to each other. Even in quarter finals there are many shocks so at semi finals every team is close to each other and no team is highly favourites. You are not going to see odds of 5.00 or whatever for any team neither, you can be sure of that. This is why I believe we can't be considering this to be acceptable.

If you really want to gamble then we are not going to end up seeing this to be easy and you shouldn't consider any bet to be a "sure thing" and just ignore it and do not consider it as a thing to make money from. You can be right and you can be wrong but at the end you are going to be taking a huge risk here. If you really want to then you should do it because you want to and not because you believe you are right.

[Altryist]

When you are talking about semi-finals of UCL, you never know what is going to happen and every team is close to each other. Even in quarter finals there are many shocks so at semi finals every team is close to each other and no team is highly favourites. You are not going to see odds of 5.00 or whatever for any team neither, you can be sure of that. This is why I believe we can't be considering this to be acceptable.

If you really want to gamble then we are not going to end up seeing this to be easy and you shouldn't consider any bet to be a "sure thing" and just ignore it and do not consider it as a thing to make money from. You can be right and you can be wrong but at the end you are going to be taking a huge risk here. If you really want to then you should do it because you want to and not because you believe you are right.

Well, be that as it may, the odds for Inter today are exactly 5. And Barcelona are considered the favorites in this match. I can’t say that these are equal teams, especially considering Inter’s last matches, three losses in a row. Yes, there were strong teams, but for a team that will fight Barcelona in the semi-final to lose, this may mean that Inter has just started a crisis, and such odds are quite justified. I can’t say that it would be right for Inter to give them equal odds in an away match with Barcelona. Barcelona are the clear favorites, because they are faster, they score more. And, in my opinion, Barcelona deserves to reach the final now. I think they should win today. Even a draw for Barcelona today would be a bad result.

[execijutiere]

Arsenal hosted PSG at home in the Champions League semi-final first leg.Arsenal didn't play very well and lost in this match.PSG got an important away win with a goal scored by Ousmane Dembele in the 4th minute.PSG is likely to eliminate Arsenal with this advantageous score. I expected Arsenal to win against them, but I don't think they played the game they wanted to.With Liverpool already the champions in the league, they need to put all their focus here.This may be a troubling score, but it is not impossible to turn it around.They still have a chance to get through the round with a better game away.

[Despairo]

As I predicted PSG is stronger than Arsenal, but I thought the first leg Arsenal will not lose (either Arsenal win or draw), since they lose, it means they're bad. Donnarumma made many great saves, few good chances Arsenal made not enough to break the defense. Where's Rice? oh it's already rotten!

Dembele is injured, but I think PSG will be fine because they still have many high quality players.

Tonight, I believe Barcelona would win over Inter Milan. Barcelona might miss Lewandowski but they are in prime form and Inter has suffered setbacks in performance.

For sure Barcelona will beat Inter, they're in their prime.

[MArsland]

Arsenal unfortunately lagged behind PSG on Emirates ground now it would be very difficult for them to overturn the lead as PSG would be much more stronger at home. The early goal from Dembele was the decisive one. There was a tight offside goal from Arsenal which the VAR ruled out. Overall, PSG looked a better team on ground with much control. The result was on line with my predictions.
Tonight, I believe Barcelona would win over Inter Milan. Barcelona might miss Lewandowski but they are in prime form and Inter has suffered setbacks in performance.

Both teams played well but in terms of attack quality PSG has a very extraordinary advantage, attractive and aggressive PSG cannot be matched by Arsenal players. I really like the changes made by Enrique to this club, PSG was able to dominate the match at Arsenal's home. The situation will be increasingly difficult to turn things around for The Gunner at PSG's home later and most likely for PSG will show a more intense game.

[Unsoldier]

Arsenal's defenders were not prepared for conceding goals so quickly. PSG made a great attack in the fourth minute of the match. Demebel scored a great goal to give them the lead. However, after the goal was scored so quickly, we thought we would see a lot of goals in this match. Because both teams have strong attacks. But we did not see any more goals in the match. PSG secured a 1-0 victory.

I do not think PSG played defensively after scoring. We saw several strong attacks from PSG players. However, both teams' defenses were strong. If Arsenal had not conceded goals in the beginning of the match, this match would have ended in a draw.

There is no doubt that Marquinhos and Donnarumma played great in this match. And PSG's defense was very strong thanks to these two players. Arsenal could not break PSG's defense despite their great efforts.

What’s crazy is that a match this full of action ended up being decided by a single moment in the opening minutes. PSG’s movement completely puzzled Arsenal’s midfield. Dembele drifted deep while Neves pushed forward — Mikel didn’t track either, and Sali ba didn’t dare follow Dembele into PSG’s half. That tiny hesitation turned into a goal. Arsenal fixed their shape quickly, dominated phases, but Donnarumma was a wall.

[Republikcoin.com]

Both teams played well but in terms of attack quality PSG has a very extraordinary advantage, attractive and aggressive PSG cannot be matched by Arsenal players. I really like the changes made by Enrique to this club, PSG was able to dominate the match at Arsenal's home. The situation will be increasingly difficult to turn things around for The Gunner at PSG's home later and most likely for PSG will show a more intense game.

PSG will continue to make a much more deadly attack in the second leg because winning by one goal in the first leg will clearly not be enough for PSG. And I also don't think Arsenal will be able to change things to make them more profitable because PSG has been completely different this season to the point of making every opponent who faces PSG in the Champions League very difficult and that has been clearly felt by Liverpool and yesterday by Arsenal. So I think PSG can have the potential to enter the Champions League final if PSG does not lose in the second leg.

[SuperBitMan]

Arsenal unfortunately lagged behind PSG on Emirates ground now it would be very difficult for them to overturn the lead as PSG would be much more stronger at home. The early goal from Dembele was the decisive one. There was a tight offside goal from Arsenal which the VAR ruled out. Overall, PSG looked a better team on ground with much control. The result was on line with my predictions.
Tonight, I believe Barcelona would win over Inter Milan. Barcelona might miss Lewandowski but they are in prime form and Inter has suffered setbacks in performance.

I didn't believe PSG will win Arsenal yesterday especially since is Arsenal home and seeing the performance between them and real Madrid I was having faith that Arsenal will win PSG I even predicted Arsenal to win in my bet slip, when PSG scored in the early stage I was surprised but I was a little bit relaxed because I was hoping Arsenal will score back and then win the match later but I was disappointed big time, in the second leg I don't see how they can win PSG but is still very much possible for Arsenal to win PSA in the second leg and then qualify but it will be very difficult for them if you check the match yesterday you will discover that PSG had more ball possession so there's big possibility that PSG will win them again except Arsenal changes in there play.

The match between inter and Barcelona is unpredictable for me because anything can happen I know a lot of people will bet Barcelona to win because of Barcelona good performance recently yes Barcelona has bigger chance of winning however inter can still win.
Good luck to both teams.

[Alphie12]

Arsenal unfortunately lagged behind PSG on Emirates ground now it would be very difficult for them to overturn the lead as PSG would be much more stronger at home. The early goal from Dembele was the decisive one. There was a tight offside goal from Arsenal which the VAR ruled out. Overall, PSG looked a better team on ground with much control. The result was on line with my predictions.
Tonight, I believe Barcelona would win over Inter Milan. Barcelona might miss Lewandowski but they are in prime form and Inter has suffered setbacks in performance.

i can finally sleep well once Arsenal loses

[Zlantann]

Arsenal hosted PSG at home in the Champions League semi-final first leg.Arsenal didn't play very well and lost in this match.PSG got an important away win with a goal scored by Ousmane Dembele in the 4th minute.PSG is likely to eliminate Arsenal with this advantageous score. I expected Arsenal to win against them, but I don't think they played the game they wanted to.With Liverpool already the champions in the league, they need to put all their focus here.This may be a troubling score, but it is not impossible to turn it around.They still have a chance to get through the round with a better game away.

PSG was the better team in that match and I don't expect Arsenal to win in France. Luis Enrique's side would have scored more goals if not that they were unlucky, and Arsenal also had a good goalkeeper in the name of David Raya. But the best goalkeeper in that game was Gianluigi Donnarumma. The Italian had five clean saves that would have been clear goals. When people say that Arsenal strikers were wasteful, they fail to see that PSG have a sound goalkeeper. But the second leg will not be easy because I think Arsenal will not be an easy team to win.

[Luzin]

PSG was the better team in that match and I don't expect Arsenal to win in France. Luis Enrique's side would have scored more goals if not that they were unlucky, and Arsenal also had a good goalkeeper in the name of David Raya. But the best goalkeeper in that game was Gianluigi Donnarumma. The Italian had five clean saves that would have been clear goals. When people say that Arsenal strikers were wasteful, they fail to see that PSG have a sound goalkeeper. But the second leg will not be easy because I think Arsenal will not be an easy team to win.

There are some friends who are very confident that Arsenal will win today. But it may not be up to your expectations. Even I was quite surprised to see the play of Dembele and friends. They are very different, even the EPL's fast style of play does not seem to cope with PSG's possession. PSG played effectively with one or two touches. In fact, I read in the media that Arteta also admitted that PSG's game was extraordinary.

Maybe PSG's 1-goal difference is not big, there is still a chance for Arsenal to catch up in France. But if you look at the pattern of play today and there is no change for Arsenal I think it will be more difficult. I'm sure there are still opportunities because UCL always presents surprises. But remember leg 2 is diferent because Arsenal goes to France and i think many preasure from a lot suporters.

[Abdulzuruku01]

Anyway, nothing’s over yet—Arsenal can still turn this around… they just need to believe!

Arsenal has what it takes to overcome this tie, especially with Partey back in midfield, but they really have to dig in and be ready for it. they need to take the midfield completely away from PSG nd nullify the attack completely otherwise they wont be getting to the final. 

The first 25 minutes were boring because Arsenal were weak in attack, possibly due to the early goal they conceded, but toward the finish, they were pressuring PSG. Even as Arsenal played a fantastic game, they would still lose to PSG if they play in the second league like they did yesterday. This is because PSG's defense isn't as strong as Arsenal's, but it was easier for them to mark Arsenal players because only Bukayo was attacking and almost all of the passes went to his side. If Partey returns I hope there will be a lot of changes in the second league.

[sotelorene]

Anyway, nothing’s over yet—Arsenal can still turn this around… they just need to believe!

Arsenal has what it takes to overcome this tie, especially with Partey back in midfield, but they really have to dig in and be ready for it. they need to take the midfield completely away from PSG nd nullify the attack completely otherwise they wont be getting to the final. 

The first 25 minutes were boring because Arsenal were weak in attack, possibly due to the early goal they conceded, but toward the finish, they were pressuring PSG. Even as Arsenal played a fantastic game, they would still lose to PSG if they play in the second league like they did yesterday. This is because PSG's defense isn't as strong as Arsenal's, but it was easier for them to mark Arsenal players because only Bukayo was attacking and almost all of the passes went to his side. If Partey returns I hope there will be a lot of changes in the second league.

Paris Saint Germain marking was really great and we should just accept the fact that Paris Saint Germain was better than Arsenal yesterday because they played Arsenal like they are playing from their own home and I was not surprised to see Paris Saint Germain win yesterday because all the time they have jam, they have been losing to Arsenal and sometimes they use to draw so that was the challenge they took yesterday to stop that shit and considering the fact they are in a good form this season and I think Paris Saint Germain have this mindset that if they can win Liverpool who happens to be the champions of England then who is Arsenal that they can not win or defeat and it appears Paris Saint Germain really mean business this season but the goal difference is not much, anything is still possible.

[len01]

As I predicted PSG is stronger than Arsenal, but I thought the first leg Arsenal will not lose (either Arsenal win or draw), since they lose, it means they're bad. Donnarumma made many great saves, few good chances Arsenal made not enough to break the defense. Where's Rice? oh it's already rotten!

Dembele is injured, but I think PSG will be fine because they still have many high quality players.

Arteta is too cocky He doesn't realize PSG isn't like last season.
I think Declan Rice has got semifinal fever.

For sure Barcelona will beat Inter, they're in their prime.

I admit that Barcelona are in top form. But for me, Inter Milan have a chance to draw. I remember that Lewandowski was injured and had to miss this game. https://www.transfermarkt.com/fc-barcelona/sperrenundverletzungen/verein/131
I'll try my luck betting on a draw this time.