‘Clock ticking on Arteta to show he is usually a winner’printed at 11:13 British Summer season Time
FT: PSG 2-1 Arsenal (3-1 on agg)
Phil McNulty
BBC Sport chief soccer author
Mikel Arteta boldly introduced Arsenal had been in Paris to make historical past – but it surely was a latest historical past of falling quick that haunted them as their Champions League marketing campaign resulted in failure.
Arsenal delivered a high-quality efficiency, however had been in the end unable to beat Paris St-Germain, who’ve taken a wrecking ball to the Premier League’s elite on this event and now face Inter Milan in Munich within the closing.
Arteta and his gamers had been devastated as Parc des Princes exploded in pyrotechnics and deafening celebrations on the conclusion of PSG’s 2-1 win on this semi-final second leg.
Arsenal had gone the identical method as Manchester Metropolis, Liverpool and Aston Villa once they confronted Luis Enrique’s thrilling, rising PSG facet earlier within the event.
And, beneath the floor, lies a really uncomfortable reality for Arteta and Arsenal.
Arsenal are actually 5 years with out a trophy, when Arteta led them to the FA Cup in 2020. For all of the speak of course of and progress, that is the one foreign money that issues for elite golf equipment, so time is ticking on Arteta to make his group winners once more.
