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Edison Cavani

Veratti, Draxler, Rabiot... none of them good enough for Arsenal.


Apparently

Congrats PSG!
Really wish Wenger could coach and inspire us into delivering such a tactically outstanding performance like PSG's tonight against a superior club. Their intensity was amazing and the tie is pretty much done now, all they need is 1 away goal and it should be all sewn up.
For all the years we've been in the knockout stages of the competition, its sad that it takes for us to be all but out after a disastrous first leg to show anywhere near the kind of desire and intensity on display tonight.

Really hoping we can progress this time, but I just dont see any signs of late to suggest that it won't be the usual succombing from us in the round of 16. Hopefully the boys prove me wrong!!

My MOTM has to go to 21 year old Kimpembe on his Champions League debut.
Amazing performance and didnt put a foot wrong all night!.

comment by Mike London (U8504)
posted 1 hour, 5 minutes ago
Congrats PSG!
Really wish Wenger could coach and inspire us into delivering such a tactically outstanding performance like PSG's tonight against a superior club. Their intensity was amazing and the tie is pretty much done now, all they need is 1 away goal and it should be all sewn up.
For all the years we've been in the knockout stages of the competition, its sad that it takes for us to be all but out after a disastrous first leg to show anywhere near the kind of desire and intensity on display tonight.

Really hoping we can progress this time, but I just dont see any signs of late to suggest that it won't be the usual succombing from us in the round of 16. Hopefully the boys prove me wrong!!
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I've been watching Arsenal week in week out for over a decade now, must be over 500 games, and you could count on 1 hand the number of performances we have had that match that of PSG tonight.
They really were astonishing and the manner in which they won should make Luis Enrique reconsider his whole philosophy.

Rabiot broke up play and linked nicely in build up. Veratti bossed the game. Draxler ruined Sergei Roberto. But di Maria put in a world class performance with two belters. Not often you see such great strikes in a game as big as this

Paris were exceptional.

Kimpembe was superb for a youngster at that level.
Verratti was his usual self, excellent.
Di Maria showing his form for Real a few years back.
Draxler was very good (though he is inconsistent generally)

But Rabiot in particular impressed me, fantastic display.

Fun fact:

It was both Di María's and Cavani's birthdays yesterday.

That's what I call celebrating in style!

Previously I've found Rabiot a bit uninspiring and simple. Reminds me of RLC. A bit lazy, doesn't take risks and plays with an annoying air of arrogance even though he's not really doing anything, yet is poster boy for his club. This was over a year ago though, fair enough if he's improved