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    Get Involved - 'Repeat the Bernabeu performance'published at 15:07 British Summer Time 6 May

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    Repeat the Bernabau performance - easier said than done, but possible. If Villa can beat this current PSG team, then so can Arsenal.

    John in France

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  2. Dembele's transformationpublished at 15:04 British Summer Time 6 May

    PSG v Arsenal (1-0 on agg; Wed, 20:00 BST)

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    Ousmane Dembele has been a huge player for PSG this season with 21 goals in 28 Ligue 1 games and eight in 13 in the Champions League.

    That's a big improvement on last season when he got five goals in all competitions.

    In fact, he has scored more goals this season than he managed in the last five combined.

    Earlier this year, PSG boss Luis Enrique enthused so much about Dembele that he said he was like something from a computer game., external

    So to have him back from a hamstring issue that threatened his involvement will be a huge boost for the Parisians.

  3. Postpublished at 14:59 British Summer Time 6 May

    PSG v Arsenal (1-0 on agg; Wed, 20:00 BST)

    Paris St-Germain might be without the likes of Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe and Neymar these days.

    But that is not to say that this current crop is without world-class talent.

    Ousmane Dembele grabbed the spotlight in the first leg against Arsenal with the winner, but he's not the only one.

    Let's now take a look at some of the PSG stars that Arsenal will have to contend with tomorrow, if they are to make it to the Champions League final.

  4. 'We're bound to suffer against Arsenal'published at 14:54 British Summer Time 6 May

    PSG v Arsenal (1-0 on agg; Wed, 20:00 BST)

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    Paris St-Germain boss Luis Enrique is expecting Arsenal to make life difficult for his side as they push to try and turn the tie in their favour.

    "It is a special game tomorrow and we will approach it just as we have done until now," he said.

    "We're bound to suffer because our opponents don't have a favourable result.

    "We need to match our performance as closely as possible in the first leg to win the return leg and stay true to our ideas."

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    Get Involved - 'Arsenal had a better xG and more shots on target'published at 14:48 British Summer Time 6 May

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    Joe: Not sure which game Ryan was watching last week! PSG were the better team, but miles and centuries? PSG were certainly better for the first 20 minutes. But Arsenal had a better xG and more shots on target. Arsenal will be better with Partey back in the team and Merino up front. In a game where Arsenal didn’t quite look on top form, they kept themselves in the tie. People seem to forget what we did against Real Madrid a few weeks ago. Still all to play for!

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    Paris St-Germain had 11 shots on goal at Arsenal at an xG of 1.15 - lower than the Gunners', who had five shots on target to PSG's four.

  6. 'We must not let them play to their strengths'published at 14:43 British Summer Time 6 May

    PSG v Arsenal (1-0 on agg; Wed, 20:00 BST)

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    Paris St-Germain defender Achraf Hakimi says the team are confident they can get the result they need, but adds that they must be wary of Arsenal's threat from set-pieces.

    "We are looking forward to the game and we want to show everything we can and reach the final," he said.

    “We want to win this competition, we all want to do that and we one step away from the final."

    On Arsenal's set-pieces: “Throughout the year we have faced other teams who are very good at set pieces and we have defended them pretty well. I think we have also caused danger for others.

    “The key tomorrow is to not let them play to their strengths in terms of set pieces."

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    'Sneaking suspicion' someone could do better than Arteta?published at 14:38 British Summer Time 6 May

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    I get the impression from some Arsenal supporters that it's not so much that they think Arteta is doing a bad job, just that they're beginning to have a sneaking suspicion that someone else could do a better one.

    Neil in Reading

  8. PSG 'won't change their style' for return legpublished at 14:30 British Summer Time 6 May

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    Paris St-Germain defender Achraf Hakimi has defended manager Luis Enrique's stance - that they will not change their style of play, even though they have a lead to defend.

    "It is a good pressure to have," said the Morocco full-back.

    "These are games every player and every child dreams of being involved in and we have to channel that in the right way.

    "I don't think our play style will change. The coach has always sent out a clear message which is that whether we are winning or losing our style of play will never change."

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    Get Involved - How can Arsenal produce 'perfect game'?published at 14:24 British Summer Time 6 May

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    Julien Laurens said that Arsenal would need to produce the "perfect game" to claim the win they need in Paris to reach the Champions League final?

    So what changes would you make to the Gunners line-up if you were Mikel Arteta? Do they need a change in approach from the first leg? Or do you think they were unlucky and just need to be more clinical?

    Also, how confident are you that they can pull it off against PSG? And would you deem this season a failure if they do not reach the Champions League final?

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  10. Gung-ho PSG?published at 14:20 British Summer Time 6 May

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    Paris St-Germain have hosted Manchester City, Liverpool and Aston Villa at the Parc des Princes this season.

    Against those three opponents they had a combined total of 82 shots on goal with 29 of those on target.

  11. PSG not planning to play for a draw - Enriquepublished at 14:12 British Summer Time 6 May

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    Luis Enrique believes there will not be one specific thing that will be key to the outcome of tomorrow's match.

    PSG edged the first leg 1-0 and Enrique expects things to be close once again.

    He said: "There could be many keys. It will be just like the first leg, very tight.

    "There are details we can control and we can replicate from our first-leg performance while staying loyal to things that have got us to this point.

    "Tomorrow the game could go in a certain way, but I always say that we won’t play for a draw. We want to show that we are better and play to our strengths."

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    Get Involved - 'It's finely poised and should be a great game'published at 14:05 British Summer Time 6 May

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    Some of these comments are very funny. Presumably they are the same people that said Arsenal were going to get hammered by Real Madrid. It's finely poised and should be a great game. Oh and by the way, Dembele's goal wasn't a counter. There were 26 passes in the build-up.

    Stuart

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  13. PSG prepare for Champions League tie with losspublished at 14:03 British Summer Time 6 May

    PSG v Arsenal (1-0 on agg; Wed 20:00 BST)

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    Arsenal's preparations for tomorrow's Champions League game didn't go to plan as they lost at home to Bournemouth, but, as mentioned, Paris St-Germain also suffered a defeat at the weekend.

    They were beaten 2-1 by Strasbourg with boss Luis Enrique making 10 changes for the Ligue 1 game - only Joao Neves kept his place.

    Bradley Barcola got PSG's only goal but despite the loss, Enrique was happy with what he saw.

    "I'm very satisfied with my team's performance and the way they played," he said.

    "We were up against a very strong opponent who want to qualify for the Champions League. It's a young team, we had a very high-level team, four players from the centre, I'm happy with them, they're young players. It was a very high-level match.

    "All the objectives I had in mind came to fruition, apart from the result."

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    Get Involved - Losing a Champions League semi-final 'isn't failure'published at 13:59 British Summer Time 6 May

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    I'm just not getting these comments that Arteta should be sweating about his job? Sure it would be wonderful to have won the Premier League but Liverpool are a class above everyone this year, and whether we finish 2nd or 5th isn't overly important. A semi-final of the Champions League is always going to be tough...not winning one isn't failure though. It shows you're almost there against the best clubs in Europe. How many clubs in the UK would want to be in a semi-final of the CL tomorrow? I'm guessing all of them. But they're not.

    Ian in sunny North Devon

  15. Hakimi welcomes return of 'genius' Dembelepublished at 13:55 British Summer Time 6 May

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    Achraf Hakimi has also been talking in Paris St-Germain's news conference.

    PSG's Morocco right-back said he was delighted to see Ousmane Dembele back in training.

    "He is the type of player who makes you want to go to the stadium to watch because he is a genius on the ball, even if he doesn't have many chances," said Hakimi.

    "He can change the course of the game so we are delighted to have him back in the team."

  16. Will Dembele return after missing Ligue 1 fixture?published at 13:50 British Summer Time 6 May

    PSG v Arsenal (1-0 on agg; Wed, 20:00 BST)

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    If Ousmane Dembele does return for Wednesday's Champions League semi-final second leg then it would provide a huge boost for Paris St-Germain, but a big blow for Arsenal.

    The 27-year-old did not play at the weekend as a much-changed PSG side lost to Strasbourg - the rest looks to have given him the best chance possible of being fit to face the Gunners.

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    Get Involved - 'Arsenal just need to have some belief and go for it'published at 13:47 British Summer Time 6 May

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    Why is everyone treating the game as a foregone conclusion? Villa were 5-1 down on aggregate after 27 minutes in the second leg but we all saw what happened once they got some momentum behind them. Arsenal just need to have some belief and go for it!

    Lawrence

  18. How did Dembele look in training?published at 13:41 British Summer Time 6 May

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    Paris St-Germain boss Luis Enrique will have been encouraged by what he saw of Ousmane Dembele during training.

    Having gone off with a hamstring problem after scoring against Arsenal last week, he appeared to be moving well in the session this morning, showing little sign of discomfort as he laughed and joked with his team-mates.

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    Get Involved - Arsenal might need to recall 'Henry, Bergkamp & Pires'published at 13:38 British Summer Time 6 May

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    Arsenal will get thumped tomorrow. PSG were miles, centuries above them and scored with a simple counter. They might need to recall Henry, Bergkamp and Pires.

    Ryan

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  20. Dembele available to face Arsenal - Enriquepublished at 13:35 British Summer Time 6 May

    PSG v Arsenal (1-0 on agg; Wed, 20:00 BST)

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    Mike described Paris St-Germain there as an "incredibly fluid side".

    There is no doubt PSG were at their most fluent best in the opening stages of their 1-0 first-leg win at Arsenal and goalscorer Ousmane Dembele was at the heart of that scintillating burst.

    He later went off with a hamstring problem, but PSG boss Luis Enrique says Dembele is set to be involved in some way tomorrow.

    The France forward was training today and Enrique said: "Dembele has been training for the last two days. He is available tomorrow."