Daily Archives: May 2, 2025

How Paris Saint-Germain’s structural brilliance neutralised Arsenal’s press

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“Mikel Arteta had the audacity to call it an ‘individual moment’. He was talking about the only goal in Paris Saint-Germain’s 1-0 win at the Emirates in the Champions League semi-final first leg. Inside four minutes, Ousmane Dembele met Khvicha Kvaratskhelia’s cutback with a first-time finish that curled around bodies and beyond David Raya. It encapsulated the No 9 instincts that Luis Enrique has coaxed out of Dembele after repositioning him from a winger. …”
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Everything that happened as Barcelona, Inter shared a 3-3 Champions League semi-final first-leg thriller

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“Barcelona and Inter played out a pulsating 3-3 draw in Catalonia, in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final. Marcus Thuram scored the fastest goal in semi-final history after just 30 seconds, before Denzel Dumfries acrobatically doubled Inter’s lead 20 minutes later. Inspired by Lamine Yamal, Barcelona roared back thanks to the teenager’s stunning solo goal and Ferran Torres’ neat finish. Dumfries scored again to make it 3-2 but that lead lasted only a minute, as Raphinha’s fierce strike from range went in off Yann Sommer after crashing against the crossbar. It sets up the intriguing prospect of a winner-takes-all second leg at San Siro on Tuesday. …”
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