Arsenal person welcomed backmost Ghanaian midfielder Thomas Partey into their starting XI for their important UEFA Champions League semi-final 2nd limb against Paris Saint-Germain astatine the Parc des Princes connected Wednesday, May 7, 2025.
Partey, who missed the archetypal limb owed to suspension, returns to midfield arsenic Mikel Arteta opts for a almighty and dynamic trio, with Declan Rice and teen Myles Lewis-Skelly besides starting.
Martin Ødegaard captains the side, portion Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli supply width successful attack, supporting Mikel Merino.
Partey's instrumentality is simply a large boost for the Gunners, who way 1-0 from the archetypal limb aft an aboriginal onslaught from Ousmane Dembélé.
The Ghana planetary brings composure, experience, and antiaircraft information to a midfield that sorely missed his beingness successful the opening limb astatine the Emirates Stadium.
Arteta has maintained consistency astatine the back, with Jurrien Timber and Jakub Kiwior flanking William Saliba successful defence up of goalkeeper David Raya.
Partey’s instrumentality gives Arsenal much-needed equilibrium and grit arsenic they propulsion for their archetypal Champions League last quality since 2006.
Meanwhile, PSG brag Luis Enrique has amazingly named Ousmane Dembélé connected the bench. The French winger, who scored the decisive extremity successful the archetypal leg, has been recovering from a musculus wounded and is deemed acceptable capable for a imaginable interaction relation aboriginal successful the game.
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