The transfer of Declan Rice happened with a lot of doubt about its expensive cost and chance of succes from the player but in the last two seasons, Rice shown that he is actually a good player for Arsenal. He provides more strength in their midfield and with time he has improved his ability of supporting their attacking system too.

In this match, I am impressed with Arsenal setup for a freekick and they scored a goal by Merino. Even that goal was rejected after VAR was used but it is a very smart setup from Arsenal. PSG players truly confused considerably in that situation with a strange setup from Arsenal but they luckily avoided a conceded goal with an offside situation from Arsenal. In general Arsenal did not play well in a match they were a host and it consequently makes a second match in Paris more challenging for Arsenal.