Arsenal will head to the Parc des Princes with a one-goal deficit to overturn after Paris Saint-Germain won the first leg of the UEFA Champions League semi-final 1-0 at the Emirates Stadium on

Mikel Merino has boldly claimed that Arsenal will bounce back from their first-leg defeat against Paris St Germain by going behind enemy lines to book their place in the Champions League final. The Gunners’ hopes of reaching next month’s showpiece hang by a thread after Ousmane Dembele fired PSG to a one-goal advantage in the last-four tie.

Arsenal suffered a 1-0 defeat to Paris Saint-Germain in the first leg of the Champions League semi-final. The reason Mikel Merino's goal was ruled out has emerged.