Arsenal vs PSG LIVE score, UCL 2024-25: ARS 1-0 PSG; Kai Havertz scores to take the lead

Mendes plays a lovely through ball to Barcola on the left. He takes on his stride and gets into the box. He tries to dribble it past Timber but the right back does well to stick his foot out and win the ball.

PSG is desperately looking for a response as Arsenal enjoys possession of the ball. Gabriel is under pressure from the opposition players and gives away the ball.

Havertz scores!! Trossard does well to dribble the ball from the middle of the pitch to the penalty box. He cuts to his right, looks up and plays a ball over the top to Kai Havertz who had made a brilliant run. 

He leaps the highest and heads the ball away from Donnarumma into the back of the net.

PSG is maintaining possession of the ball and Arsenal is frantically trying to win the ball. The ball falls to Mendes and Saka comes charging in to concede and foul.

PSG is looking to breach the Arsenal block and the ball falls to Doue in the middle. He goes for an ambitious shot from way out which goes wide of the right post.

Good run from Martinelli down the left. He plays it to Calafiori in the middle who lays it off to Saka. He cuts into his left and takes a shot which whizzes away from the top left corner.

Saka gives away the ball in a dangerous position and Mendes wins the ball off him. The ball falls to Vitinha but Trossard gets in the way before he can take a shot.

Both players seem fine as play resumes.

David Raya plays a brilliant pass from near his own box to find Martinelli who made a good run. Donnarumma comes off his line and gathers the ball before clattering into Martinelli.

Play is stopped as both players receive medical attention. 

A lively start to the match as the Arsenal midfield does well to wrestle the ball from the PSG players to start an attack. Saka plays a ball through for Havertz inside the box. However, the flag goes up for offside.

PSG kicks off the match shooting from right to left.

The players are making their way into the Emirates Stadium. Bukayo Saka leads Arsenal while Marquinhos leads the visitor.

The last time Arsenal and Paris Saint-Germain faced off against each other was during the group stage of the UCL 2016-17 edition.

The teams played out a 2-2 draw where Marco Veratti and Alex Iwobi scored own goals. 

Edinson Cavani scored the opener in the 18th minute for PSG and Olivier Giroud levelled it up from the spot in the first minute of the first-half stoppage time.

Played: 2

Arsenal: 0

PSG: 0

Draws: 2

Donnarumma(gk), Hakimi, Maquinhos, Pacho, Mendes, Zaire-Emery, Vitinha, Neves, Doue, Kang-in Lee, Barcola

Raya(gk), Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Calafiori, Havertz, Partey, Rice, Saka, Trossard, Martinelli. 

Arsenal: Raya(gk) Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Calafiori, Trossard, Partey, Rice, Saka, Havertz, Martinelli

Paris Saint-Germain: Donnarumma(gk) Hakimi, Marquinhos, Pacho, Mendes, Ruiz, Neves, Zaire-Emery, Lee, Kolo Muani, Barcola

Arsenal will deploy a potent weapon when it bids to exploit Paris Saint Germain’s set-piece vulnerability in Tuesday’s Champions League showdown.

Mikel Arteta’s side has emerged as Europe’s preeminent force at corners and free-kicks thanks to its set-piece guru Nicolas Jover.

Having worked with Arteta on Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City coaching staff, Jover was persuaded to follow his friend to Arsenal in 2021.

Jover’s clever schemes have been the unheralded secret of Arsenal’s success -- until this season when its exquisite execution finally became obvious to overwhelmed opponents.

The Gunners have scored 44 goals from set-pieces (excluding penalties) since Jover’s arrival, including 25 in the Premier League since last season.

The Arsenal vs PSG UEFA Champions League 2024-25 match will kick off at 12:30 AM IST on Wednesday, October 2 at the Emirates Stadium in London, England.

The match will be telecasted on the Sony Sports Network. It will also be live-streamed on the SonyLiv app and website.