Mikel Arteta promised to channel the frustration of Arsenal’s 2-1 home defeat against Bournemouth on Saturday into the mission to beat Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League semi-final.
The manager endured the worst preparations for Wednesday night’s second-leg in Paris, where Arsenal will attempt to turn around a 1-0 deficit, going strong with his starting line-up and watching Bournemouth come from behind in the second-half.
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Once again, Arsenal’s achilles heel was their inability to defend properly on set-pieces, Dean Huijsen equalising for Bournemouth after a long throw and Evanilson bundling in the winner on a corner.