Arsenal vs PSG live: French champions seize advantage with 2-2 draw as Lucas Moura goal dents Gunners' hopes
Follow the latest from the Champions League encounter at the Emirates Stadium
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Your support makes all the difference.Arsenal saw their chances of finishing top of Group A in the Champions league dealt a blow after they drew 2-2 with Paris Saint-Germain, putting the French league champions in pole position for top spot unless the Gunners can better PSG's result in their finals group fixtures. Re-live the action here..
- Arsenal 2-2 Paris Saint-Germain
- Edinson Cavani puts PSG ahead before Olivier Giroud penalty levels scores
- Marco Verratti own-goal gives Arsenal lead in the second half
- Lucas Moura equalises to see points shared
- Arsenal need to better PSG's result when they face Basel in two weeks' time
- A win for PSG over Ludogorets will guarantee them first place
- Teams:
- Arsenal: Ospina; Jenkinson, Mustafi, Koscielny, Gibbs; Coquelin, Ramsey; Sanchez, Ozil, Iwobi; Giroud.
- Subs: Cech, Monreal, Gabriel, Xhaka, Elneny, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Walcott.
- PSG: Areola; Meunier, Marquinhos, Thiago Silva, Maxwell; Verratti, Krychowiak, Thiago Motta; Lucas, Cavani, Matuidi.
- Subs: Trapp, Kimpembe, Ben Arfa, Jese, Nkunku, Augustin, Ikone.
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Today’s Champions League fixtures
Group A:
Arsenal vs PSG
Ludogorets vs Basel
Group B:
Besiktas vs Benfica
Napoli vs Dynamo Kiev
Group C:
Borussia Monchengladbach vs Manchester City
Celtic vs Barcelona
Group D:
FC Rostov vs Bayern Munich
Atletico Madrid vs PSV Eindhoven
22 mins: Arsenal fans urge Jenkinson on down the right as he links up with Sanchez, but he's dispossessed by Krychowiak and concedes a throw-in to rub it in. That goal is a problem for Arsenal in more ways than one, is it now means that if PSG score another, Arsenal have to win to top the group, given the French side have now cancelled out the Gunners' away goal in the head-to-head battle. Still, a 1-1 draw will fall in Arsenal's favour though.
25 mins: Sanchez rages at the referee, Felix Brych, when he awards PSG a corner. I can see why, from here it clearly came off Matuidi. The assistant referee sees it though and reverses the decision. Arsenal break quickly and Ozil releases Iwobi on the left. He returns the favour, but despite the German getting to he byline, he's well marked and ends up putting the ball out for a goal kick.
29 mins: Ramsey thinks he has a case for a penalty as Silva lunges in to steal the ball inside the box. The Arsenal midfielder is taken out as a result, but Brych tells him to get up. Interesting one that, but I think the Brazilian just got the ball first.
31 mins: This time Arsenal defend well at a corner as Mustafi heads clear, and Marquinhos hauls down Sanchez as Arsenal look to break. He gets the first yellow card of the match for his efforts.
33 mins: Matuidi is nearly released through the middle but it only comes after Lucas controlled the ball with his hand, and Arsenal are let off the hook. It's a bit subdued in the Emirates right now, with neither set of fans making that much noise.
34 mins: Coquelin gets a yellow card for a poor tackle on Motta that the home fans see no problem with, but replays clearly show that he's gone over the ball and it's a potentially nasty challenge. That also means he'll miss the final group match against Basel in two weeks' time.
37 mins: Patient build up from Arsenal sees them keep the ball without threatening the PSG area, and Mustafi comes up with the error as he lobs the ball out of play when trying to find Jenkinson.
39 mins: The best touch of the night from an Arsenal man so far comes from Wenger as he chips the ball back on after Areola boots it out of play having rushed out of his area. He gets a half cheer, but those cries are soon of anger as Sanchez appears to get caught by a high boot on the knee only for the referee to wave play on. He's not happy, but Arsenal have a corner that they take short. Iwobi crosses it in deep but Maxwell heads away.
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