Paris Saint-Germain advanced strongly by defeating Arsenal twice in the semi-finals of the Champions League [jiayu]


Tonight Evening News (Reporter Wang Zi) With a total score of 3-1 in the two legs, Paris Saint-Germain "double defeated" Arsenal in the semi-final of the Champions League and advanced strongly. Paris Saint-Germain also became the first Ligue 1 team to reach the final twice since the Champions League was reformed in the 1992-1993 season.

In the previous three home games in the Champions League semi-finals, Paris Saint-Germain lost all of them, which gave Arsenal, who lost in the first leg, more confidence to stage a comeback. But this time, "Paris Saint-Germain" finally broke the "curse". Despite missing a penalty opportunity at one point, they still won 2-1 and "double-killed" their opponents to advance to the final. Achraf contributed a goal. So far this season, he has netted 3 goals and provided 5 assists in the Champions League, becoming the defender who has been involved in the most goals in a single Champions League season in the past 20 years. Dembele has connected with him and has been involved in scoring in five consecutive Champions League knockout matches. This season, he has contributed 8 goals and 4 assists in the Champions League, setting a new record for the number of goals scored by a Paris Saint-Germain player in a single Champions League season.

After this match, "Paris Saint-Germain" also achieved several accomplishments: they became the first Ligue 1 team to win 10 games in the Champions League. Throughout the knockout stage, they successively eliminated three Premier League powerhouses, namely Liverpool, Aston Villa and Arsenal. No team participating in the Champions League had ever achieved this before. So far this season, the team has scored 33 goals in the Champions League, setting a new record for the most goals scored by a Ligue 1 club in major European competitions.

Arsenal, who lost the game, have been confirmed to end the season without a title. Their last time winning a European competition was in the 1993-1994 European Cup Winners' Cup. Manager Arteta believes that the performance of the Gunners was better than that of their opponents and that the loss was unjust. However, many football legends have refuted this. Wenger directly stated: "Paris Saint-Germain has always been in control of the game and created more opportunities. We must send them a congratulation."