Mikel Arteta left a profound trace at Paris Saint-Germain but had no mercy when the French giants arrived at Emirates on Tuesday night. Arsenal rushed to a routine 2-0 win, which sent them to a joint-fourth place in the Champions League table.Some years ago, the Parisians would have been favourites, even in London, but this is definitely a new, mighty, powerful Arsenal. Offensively oriented, dominant in possession, and absolutely sensational in set-pieces, the Gunners exploited their rivals’ flaws to secure the victory even before the half-time interval.This angle of Havertz goal from Trossard cross pic.twitter.com/kthAhjSmCb— S👻 (@scrapytweets) October 1, 2024 Straight from the start, they kept tarnishing PSG’s defensive block, looking for their chances from the flanks. Around the 25th-minute mark, they made the most out of one of those situations as Trossard crossed it from the left straight into the heart of the box, where Havertz made it a second before Donnarumma for 1-0.The opener provided the hosts with even more confidence, and soon, the time came for another Arteta masterpiece. Set-pieces, what else? Saka launched a free-kick on the right-hand side, and despite a handful of players trying to get a touch of it – both Arsenal’s and PSG’s players – it went past all of them and Donnarumma and into the back of the net.Ten minutes before the break, the game was already decided as the pale visitors just couldn’t make that much-needed comeback.🚨🇪🇺 GOAL | Arsenal 2-0 PSG | Thomas ParteyTHOMAS PARTEY DOUBLES THE LEAD FOR ARSENAL!pic.twitter.com/wjGZ6PsCHE— Tekkers Foot (@tekkersfoot) October 1, 2024 Vitinha struck twice seriously, though, in the span of just two minutes midway through the second half. Firstly, his tricky shot ended on a crossbar, and a minute later, Raya had a lot of trouble with a mid-range shot but managed to keep the clean sheet.Martinelli, on the other hand, had two perfect opportunities to kill all the suspense when faced with Donnarumma from a close range, but it stayed 2-0 on the scoreboard.The Gunners are definitely made of a different breed this season, and we’ll see a lot from them in the next UCL games.UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE – MATCHDAY 2TuesdaySalzburg – Brest 0-4 (0-1)/Sima 24, 70, Camara 66, Lage 76/Stuttgart – Sparta Praha 1-1 (1-1)/Millot 7 – Kairinen 32/Leverkusen – Milan 1-0 (0-0)/Boniface 51/Dortmund – Celtic 7-1 (5-1)/Can 8 pen, Adeyemi 11, 29, 42, Guirassy 40 pen, Nmecha 79 – Maeda 9/Barcelona – Young Boys 5-0 (3-0)/Lewandowski 8,51, Raphinha 34, Martinez 37, Camara 81 og/Inter – Crvena Zvezda 4-0 (1-0)/Calhanoglu 11, Arnautovic 59, Martinez 71, Taremi 81 pen/Arsenal – PSG 2-0 (2-0)/Havertz 20, Saka 35/Slovan B. – Man.City 0-4 (0-2)/Gundogan 8, Foden 15, Haaland 58, Mcatee 74/PSV – Sporting 1-1 (1-0)/Schouten 15 – Braganca 83/Wednesday19:45: (2.10) Girona (3.60) Feyenoord (3.60)19:45: (5.30) Shakhtar (3.60) Atalanta (1.70)22:00: (5.30) Dinamo Zagreb (3.60) Monaco (1.70)22:00: (6.00) Lille (4.10) Real Madrid (1.55)22:00: (3.00) Benfica (3.45) Atl.Madrid (2.50)22:00: (4.60) Aston Villa (3.80) Bayern (1.75)22:00: (2.40) RB Leipzig (3.45) Juventus (3.15)22:00: (1.20) Liverpool (6.75) Bologna (14.0)22:00: (2.80) Sturm (3.40) Club Brugge (2.65)***odds are subject to change***
