“PSG has shown why they had conquered so many admirers this season”: the foreign press praises the finalist of the Champions League

At the final whistle of the semi-final return of the Champions League (C1), Wednesday, May 7, the Parc des Princes exulted, while horn strokes resounded everywhere in the French capital. This time, it is done: by beating again Arsenal (0-1; 2-1), Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) validated its ticket for the final of the prestigious European football competition-the second in its history, after its lost duel against Bayern Munich, in 2020, in a format reworked because of Covid-19 pandemic.

“The” magic moments “including Mikel Arteta, the coach [des Gunners]and Declan Rice, his general of the midfielder, had dreamed, that they had hoped and theorized ” On the eve of this second act did not materialize, summarizes the British tabloid The Daily Mail. “This does not mean that Arsenal has not achieved a performance which it can be proud of (…). The players put all their hearts and all their souls in this match. All. And they surpassed PSG for a large part of the meeting ”notes the title.

But now, they encountered a Parisian goalkeeper ” bright “still the author of a series of saving parades. “Finally, Arsenal’s dream to win the Champions League experienced the same fate as that of Liverpool and Aston Villa: it was crushed by the monstrous legs of Gianluigi Donnarumma”,, confirms The Telegraphwho believes that the Italian international will “Haunt” For a long time the London winger Bukayo Saka. In the final of Euro 2021, the Transalpine porter had already pushed the shot to the goal of the English striker, offering the title to Italy.

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