Donnarumma error: Arsenal celebrates important victory against PSG
Donnarumma error: Arsenal celebrates important victory against PSG
The Italian goalkeeper gianluigi donnarumma On this Tuesday evening, two decisive mistakes made that made arsenal 2: 0 against Paris saint-germain in the champions League won.
arsenals strong first half
The two goals in the first half of Kai Havertz and Bukayo Saka were enough to secure their first Champions League victory of this season. However, both goals were the direct result of mistakes from the 25-year-old goalkeeper.
In the 20th minute, Donnarumma left his goal line to clarify a flank ball by Leandro Trossard, but he was surprised by Havertz, who headed the ball into the empty goal.
15 minutes later he could not fend off Saka's curling free kick. The shot slipped from the Arsenal attackers and landed on the net.
missed opportunities and more pressure on PSG
Donnarumma, who returned after an injury -related break of three games, was also disadvantaged by a weak performance of the offensive, which obviously had to do without top players Ousmane Dembélé. The French winger, who has already scored four goals in six Ligue-1 missions this season, was deleted from the squad by coach Luis Enrique after he accused him of “not meeting the team's requirements.”
After a cautious start of the two teams, Saka brought the Gunners to life in the ninth minute with a shot near the crossbar. From this point on, the Gunners checked the game and scored the first goal in the 20th minute.
error by Donnarumma and Arsenals control
Leandro Trossard escaped the defender Désiré Doué and played an excellent cross into the penalty area. Donnarumma missed the necessary reaction, which gave Havertz the opportunity to open. PSG showed a good reply game and came to the end of his two full -back near the 30th minute. Nuno Mendes narrowly missed the gate, while Achraf Hakimi David Raya forced a strong parade.
In the 35th minute, however, Arsenal was able to double his lead when Saka hit a curling free kick into the penalty area. Both Gabriel Martinelli and Thomas Partey missed the ball, which ultimately found Donnarumma. It was already the fourth Arsenal goal this season that resulted from a standard game.
arsenal perspectives in the Champions League
The Gunners continued their dominance in the second half, with Martinelli being stopped twice by Donnarumma. PSG increased after half-time and came closer to the connection goal when Joao Neves extended a corner from Lee Kang-in to the crossbar. In addition, a handball penalty from Riccardo Calafiori was rejected after the VAR check, which obviously frustrated the official and enrique.
With this victory, the second from the last seven Champions League games, Arsenal is currently taking eighth place with four points. In view of the likelihood that 16 points will be sufficient for a top-eight position, the Gunners are almost certainly four wins away from the next round.
outlook on future games
The team of Mikel Areta still has encounters against Shakhtar Donetsk, Inter, Sporting CP, as Monaco, GNK Dinamo and Girona.
At the press conference after the game, Areta cautiously commented on the table position of his team: "It is still too early," he said. "Everyone still has to play many different and difficult games, at home and away. We have to prepare. We don't yet know how many points you need. The only thing we can concentrate on is our performance and our own games as we did this evening."
Despite everything, he emphasized that his team would take a lot from this impressive victory. "It was a night when you can be really happy," said Arteta. "This belief raises the energy and spirit of all. First of all, it is about believing that you can compete against these incredible teams and have a really good chance to defeat them."
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