Arsenal vs Monaco: PSG post video of Zlatan Ibrahimovic scoring past Arsenal goalkeeper David Ospina

Arsenal and Monaco are competing for a place in the quarter-finals of the Champions League

Simon Rice
Wednesday 25 February 2015 21:02 GMT
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A view of the Monaco fans at Arsenal
A view of the Monaco fans at Arsenal (GETTY IMAGES)

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PSG aren't hiding who they're supporting in the Champions League tie between Arsenal and Monaco.

Whilst in England the offer of support for fellow Premier League teams competing in the Champions League is non-existent - it seems over the channel they do things a little differently.

At the start of the Round of 16 first-leg at the Emirates, PSG posted a casual message to the principality club. "Hey @AS_Monaco" it started. The message in French then read "en cas de coup franc ce soir face à @D_Ospina1, tirez-le comme @Ibra_official ;-)", which translates roughly as "If you get a free-kick tonight against David Ospina, score it like Zlatan Ibrahimovic".

The tweet included a video of Ibrahimovic scoring a free-kick past Ospina during the Arsenal goalkeeper's time at Nice.

The message was finished off with the hashtag #TeamFRANCE.

A supportive tweet from Chelsea for Arsenal has not yet been seen.

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