PSG vs Arsenal Champions League second leg early injury news as player makes 'felt something' admission

Arsenal have left themselves needing a big win in Paris after losing their Champions League semi-final first leg to PSG on Tuesday night. The Gunners were defeated at the Emirates Stadium thanks to Ousmane Dembélé’s first-half goal, and while Mikel Arteta’s men will feel unfortunate not to have scored, they can also count themselves lucky this tie wasn’t put to bed.

The neutral will be hoping for just as open a second leg having been treated to a highly entertaining first leg. Arsenal have a lot to do, needing to come from behind, but they showed they are capable of such a performance against Real Madrid in the last round. Here we round up the early injury news ahead of Wednesday night’s second leg at Parc des Princes.

The Arsenal players who could miss the second leg with PSG

Arsenal will remain without long-term absentees Gabriel Jesus, Takehiro Tomiyasu and Gabriel Magalhaes. Kai Havertz is also expected to miss the second leg barring a surprise, although he is now stepping up his recovery.

Jorginho looks set to remain out after his recent blow, and it looks as though Riccardo Calafiori will face a battle to return having been kept out over recent weeks. Thomas Partey will return from suspension to hand a boost to Arteta.

The PSG players who could miss the second leg with Arsenal

PSG had no injury issues going into the Arsenal game, but they were handed a fresh concern when star man and Tuesday night’s game-winner Ousmane Dembélé was spotted hobbling around the dressing room. He told L’Equipe after the game: "I felt a little something, but it's okay." It’s reported that PSG will run tests on the attacker across Tuesday night and Wednesday morning.

What Mikel Arteta has said about Arsenal 0-1 PSG

Speaking after the game, Arteta responded when asked if his side were missing something on Tuesday night: “Certainly, when you score a goal and concede one, you have to. But we did a lot of things very well as well. We had a spell in the first half and the game had phases. The first 15-20 minutes, especially them scoring so early in a great combination, playing when the margins as so small, the finishing is unbelievable.

“And then we had especially one issue that we corrected after 15-20 minutes and we sustained that for the rest of the game, which I think turned the game around. If you want to win the Champions League final, you have to do something special and we're going to have to do something special in Paris to be there.”

What Luis Enrique has said about Arsenal 0-1 PSG

PSG boss Luis Enrique said after the game: “The game went through several phases. At the start, there was a huge atmosphere with a deafening stadium, but we scored an early goal (4th minute).

“With our high press and that quick goal, we were confident. In the first half, we had other opportunities, hitting a post. In the second half, there was danger on set pieces, and Arsenal pushed. The result is good, but it could have been better or worse. The match remains undecided.”

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