Despite losing to Paris Saint-Germain 1-0 in the semi-final first leg on Tuesday, David Raya insists Arsenal can still reach the Champions League final.
After Ousmane Dembele scored PSG’s winner in the fourth minute at the Emirates Stadium, Michel Arteta’s side will travel to Paris as underdogs.
However, Goncalo Ramos and Bradley Barcola wasted two late chances to increase their lead while PSG’s first half dominance struggled to add goals.
Gianluigi Donnarumma, who had excellent saves from Gabriel Martinelli and Leandro Trossard, was also necessary for the French champions to maintain their lead.
As he prepared for the second leg of the battling match at the Parc des Princes on May 7, Arsenal goalkeeper Raya looked forward to the match.
They had a goal in the opening 15 or 20 minutes, but they had a dominance the rest of the time and created chances. Donnarumma saved some good ones, according to Raya.
We take the positives because it’s only half-time. They are a strong team, but the players deserve praise for their efforts. The game was still possible for us.
They are skilled at keeping possession and do that. They seized that opportunity and posted it online. We had opportunities to score, but they were unable to. ”
For the first time in a home Champions League game since losing 2-0 to Barcelona in the last 16 of 2016, Arsenal was unable to score.
In 18 European games, they also lost to them at the Emirates.
However, the north Londoners will have Thomas Partey back from his second-team suspension, giving Declan Rice more attacking options.
Arsenal, who defeated holders Real Madrid in the quarter-finals, can defy the odds, believes Raya, who is convinced, will reach the final of their second Champions League campaign and win it for the first time.
We demonstrated from the opening minute of the first half that we could defeat any team. We’ve shown that we can win away games as well, so we’ll try to win in Paris the following week, he said.
Source: Channels TV
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