Arsenal have an uphill battle ahead of them after losing at home against PSG on Tuesday evening.
The Gunners lost 1-0 against Le Parisiens at the Emirates on Tuesday, in spite of the fact Arsenal were fancied to beat PSG.
Arsenal had got past Real Madrid in the quarter-finals, and they came into this game with tons of confidence.
However, just four minutes into the game, that confidences was quelled as Ousmane Dembele put PSG 1-0 up, a goal that would prove to be the winner.
However, it wasn’t all doom and gloom for Arsenal. Myles Lewis-Skelly earned praise after this game, while, speaking on the Wrighty’s House Podcast, Ian Wright has reserved some special praise for Declan Rice.
Ian Wright praises Declan Rice’s performance vs PSG
Wright was reviewing this game, and he gave some praise to Rice for his performance here.
The pundit says that Rice was brilliant against PSG, although he noted that he did leave a gap for the PSG goal as he looked to double up on the threat from out wide.
“When you saw them building up, they were going out to the left, and what I saw from Declan, who, again, he was brilliant, he didn’t want the winger to have a one on one, but that left Dembele in space on the edge of the box. When you saw the strike go in it was about as perfect as you can get,” Wright said.
Declan Rice stats vs PSG
Rice has been Arsenal’s hero in the Champions League this season.
Indeed, Rice earned huge praise after his performances vs Real Madrid, and he was at it again on Tuesday against PSG.
While Rice didn’t manage to make the difference in terms of goals on this occasion, the midfielder worked his socks off in this game and tried to make things happen.
| Declan Rice stats vs PSG | |
| Key passes | 2 |
| Tackles | 5 |
| Interceptions | 2 |
| Pass success rate | 91% |
| Long balls | 9 |
Rice made the most tackles of any player on the pitch, while he also made the joint-highest number of key passes of any Arsenal player on the day.
The England international stood up to be counted in this game, and if Arsenal are to turn things around in the second-leg, you can’t help but think Rice will play a key part in rescuing this tie.
