Arsenal did get a foothold in the game in the second period and PSG, despite their fast start, finished the match on 52% possession. Mikel Arteta said that it is "impossible" to control PSG for 95 minutes and that it was the "small margins" in the game that did not allow his team to pick up a positive result.

As a cri de coeur, Mikel Arteta’s video message to Arsenal fans packed quite the punch. Staring straight down the lens, and jabbing his finger in the style of Lord Kitchener to tell supporters how much their club needed them,

Dembele struck in the fourth minute at the Emirates Stadium and Arsenal were unable to haul themselves level in a tense clash featuring key misses from both teams.