Arsenal v PSG: Women’s Champions League quarter-finals – live! | Football

82 min: Diani does well on the right and slips into a pass for Katoto, whose uphill drive is countered by Zinsberger. Then another wave of attacks comes to an end as Dabritz runs a long distance puck a few inches wide from the right post. Zinsberger was rooted in place. If he had scored, this quarter-final would have ended.

80 min: Foord, not yet in step, misses a tackle on Morroni. He goes straight into the book and has the good grace not to bother complaining.

79 min: Arsenal look tired. Bruun and Baltimore combine elegantly on the left and almost open the Gunners. The final ball is no good, though.

McCabe makes a decisive mistake, hesitating as he protects the ball near the flag in the right corner. Diani pushes her away from behind from behind, allowing Katoto to dribble into the area and shoot through the door mirror. Bruun sticks out a leg and drives into the lower left corner. For the second time tonight, a PSG goal was on the way.

76 min: Double change for Arsenal: Mead and Evans are replaced by Foord and a determined Jordan Nobbs.

75 min: Before the corner can be beaten, Bruun enters for Bachmann. His first contribution is to throw a shot over the crossbar from a set piece.

74 min: Katoto plays the ball of the match, a delicate roll through the eye of a needle, along the right inner channel to free Diani. It’s one on one with Zinsberger, but he doesn’t win the face-to-face duel. Save. Angle. What a Katoto passage, though!

72 min: PSG have enjoyed 56% of possession so far this evening. They almost turn that statistic into an advantage on the scoreboard, as Bachmann slides Katoto into the center. But there’s a hesitation again and he can’t get his feet up to shoot once he reaches the box. The excellent Maritz is back to stop her gallop.

70 min: Bachmann takes a Rococo walk to the right before the ball splashes into Zinsberger’s arms. Arsenal struggles to come out again.

69 min: Arsenal becomes heavy on defense and almost allows Katoto and Diani to make a double advantage. There is not enough space to take a photo.

68 min: PSG makes the first change. Sandy Baltimore arrives for Nadim.

65 min: Little, Evans and Mead work well to put Van de Donk on the edge of the PSG area. But the ball is caught under his feet. Diani climbs to the other side and wins a corner on the right. From which …

64 min: Bachmann slips a pass on the left for Geyoro, who enters the penalty area and falls to the ground in the vain hope of winning a penalty. The referee does not take this into account.

62 min: Zinsberger is much safer here as he gets behind Diani’s shot and picks up, the PSG midfielder cutting from the right and lashing down to the right.

61 min: Zinsberger takes a corner punch, but very weakly, allowing Dabritz to make a shot on goal. Fortunately for the Arsenal goalkeeper, he can’t connect.

60 min: The corner leads to another corner. But before he can be caught, Van de Donk is treated after falling heavily in the midst of a penalty shootout. It’ll be okay to keep judging from looks.

58 min: Miedema releases Mead in the PSG box with a nice shot on the left, but the flag goes up for offside. PSG breaks the other end, Nadim nearly ends up on a long ball on the left. Maritz makes a spectacular tackle at the last moment just as Nadim prepares to free himself in the area. Angle.

55 min: Diani is in the mood right now. She slipped to the right and Arsenal are lucky that her retirement somehow eludes all the blue shirts in their box. The Gunners are struggling to get out of their third final right now.

54 min: Arsenal half free on free kick. It is returned to Nadim, who unleashes wildly from a good position to the left of the D.

53 min: Van de Donk slides onto Diani, near the flag in the right corner. Free kick. Arsenal are not happy with the prize, but it seemed like a useless tackle.

52 min: Miedema tries to regain some momentum, rushing from the right and sending a nudge to Endler.

50 min: Diani takes a shot that deflects a few centimeters from the right post. Nothing comes from the corner, apart from a small mess that Arsenal eventually rearranged. But Arsenal’s quick start in the second half didn’t last long.

49 min: Beattie took a hit. She is immediately replaced by Schaderbeck, which suggests that Arsenal knew of a problem at half time and were hoping that Beattie could escape. No.

48 min: Williamson takes the ball out of defense and takes a terrible heavy touch that allows Diani to get the ball off his feet and run towards the Arsenal area. It should be clear, but strangely she hesitates, allowing Maritz to go back and take her out. Williamson owes the new purchase.

47 min: Arsenal start time with confidence, probing both wings, then making a ping around the center of the park. A declaration of intent that they failed to make at the beginning of the first half.

Half of two halves ends. PSG were absolutely dominant until they scored, after which they sat a little behind. Arsenal did not need any invitation to snatch the initiative and deservedly move up the level. This is set to be a cracked second half. And remember, this has to be decided in the evening, so the extra time, the penalties and all the accompanying drama could be ours. Crouch down!

45 min: Katoto has no right to dribble left, but her poise and determination earn a corner. She has been the star of PSG so far from some distance, perhaps no surprise given her league tally over the past three seasons: 59 in 57!

44 min: Miedema, quarterbacking from deep, goes long in the middle. Just a little too much juice on the pass, which flies up to Endler with Evans in futile pursuit.

42 min: Miedema fails to place her feet on the edge of the PSG box. She manages to shoot, although she swings to the right, apologizing, Endler looks at him all the way. PSG came out of the blocks tonight, but it is they who are hoping to hear the whistle of half-time.

41 min: Corner for Arsenal on the left. Bolgia from the corner. PSG is clear, but right now their heads are confused and Arsenal are completely on top.

40 min: Mead’s joy is short-lived as she is brutally controlled by Lawrence. A second name for PSG goes into the referee’s log.

Little dinks a nice pass down the right inside channel for Mead, who takes her back to goal, just inside the area. He turns around and immediately curls up on Endler and bottom left! What a wonderful ending! A slight hint that he was an inch offside when he got the pass, beware, but tonight there is no VAR and no flag … so don’t worry. It’s all level!

38 min: Maritz and Nadim think they will come to blows with a throw-in. We don’t like to see it, no one will think about children, etc. (But we do, and children can look after themselves).

37 min: Arsenal circle the rear, allowing Bachmann to take possession at the edge of his own area. He slides off Diani to the right. Diani makes a glorious low cross through the six-yard area, but no one in the Parisian blue has bet. Arsenal are breathing again.

35 min: Bachmann tries to free Diani on the right, but hits the pass and is a postponement. Despite being in the lead, PSG has not found its range. They knocked out a lot of balls to no avail, destroying some promising situations.