Ousmane Dembele remained red-hot in 2025 as he hooked a half-volley through a sea of bodies and off the inside of the far post for goal no. 24 of the year (25 games). Arsenal had plenty of scoring chances themselves — most notably Gabriel Martinelli and Leandro Trossard,

Mikel Arteta is still optimistic that Arsenal can reach the Champions League final after losing their semi-final first leg at home to PSG.

Arsenal slipped to a narrow defeat to French giants Paris Saint-Germain in the first-leg of their Champions League match-up on Tuesday and Mikel Arteta has spoken out after the result