Arsenal vs Paris Saint-Germain Highlights, UEFA Champions League: Havertz, Saka seal Arsenal's 2-0 win over PSG

Full match results from 1 October (Tuesday) matches in UEFA Champions League: 

Salzburg 0-4 Brest

VfB Stuttgart 1-1 Sparta Praha

Arsenal 2-0 Paris Saint-Germain

Inter Milan 4-0 Red Star Belgrade

Borussia Dortmund 7-1 Celtic

Barcelona 5-0 Young Boys

Bayer Leverkusen 1-0 AC Milan

PSV Eindhoven 1-1 Sporting CP

Slovan Bratislava 0-4 Manchester City

Here’s a quick look at the full-time statistics from the Arsenal-PSG match.

Arsenal 2-0 Paris Saint-Germain

Full time! Arsenal grab their first win of the new UEFA Champions League season as they beat PSG 2-0 at the Emirates Stadium in London. First-half goals from Kai Havertz and Bukayo Saka were enough for the Gunners to take all three points.

Arsenal 2-0 Paris Saint-Germain

90′: Four minutes have been added on in injury time, but time is running out for PSG. PSG seem as though they have run out of steam in this match. Myles-Lewis Skelly, 18, replaces skipper Bukayo Saka for Arsenal.

Arsenal 2-0 Paris Saint-Germain

85′: The scores still remain 2-0 in favour of Arsenal as Paris Saint-Germain make a few desperate moves to find a goal. PSG win a corner but are unable to get anything out of it.

Arsenal 2-0 Paris Saint-Germain

74′: Another change from the Gunners as Gabriel Jesus replaces Leandro Trossard. Kolo Muani is inside the box as he collects the ball from Zaire-Emery, but PSG gain nothing out of the former’s attempt.

Arsenal 2-0 Paris Saint-Germain

68′: PSG win a corner in the 66th minute but the Parisians are unable to get anything out of it. In the 68th minute, PSG’s Lee Kang-in attempts a shot from outside the box, but David Raya makes an important save to keep Arsenal’s clean sheet intact for now.

Arsenal 2-0 Paris Saint-Germain

Both Arsenal and PSG make substitutions. Arsenal replace Thomas Partey with Mikel Merino, who debuts for the Gunners today. Arsenal had signed Merino from Real Sociedad in August, but the Spaniard was sidelined with a shoulder injury.

PSG bring in Fabian Ruiz and Randal Kolo Muani for Vitinha and Desire Doue.

Arsenal 2-0 Paris Saint-Germain

56′: Kai Havertz attempts a header once again but this time, Donnarumma makes a crucial save. Almost an hour has gone and PSG still have no answers on how to break this Arsenal defence.

Arsenal 2-0 Paris Saint-Germain

51′: Arsenal are picking up from where they left off at the end of the first half. PSG keeper Gianluigi Donnarumma already has his task cut out, as he makes a crucial save to deny the Gunners from scoring through Martinelli. The Gunners are looking dangerous at the moment.

Arsenal 2-0 Paris Saint-Germain

47′: Barcola looks to take advantage of an error from Arsenal’s Calafiori, and initiates a pass to the centre, but not a single PSG player is in a decent position to take the ball.

Arsenal 2-0 Paris Saint-Germain

Right. It’s time for the second half in London and it’s Arsenal, the hosts, who get the ball rolling. Arsenal make a change, replacing Julian Timber with Jakub Kiwior.

As we wait for the second half to commence, let’s take a look at some stats from the first half at the Arsenal vs PSG game.

Arsenal 2-0 Paris Saint-Germain

Half time! Arsenal will be the much happier side as they go into the half-time break on the back of a 2-0 lead. Kai Havertz gave the Gunners a 1-0 lead in the 20th minute with a header, only for Bukayo Saka to double the lead 15 minutes later. PSG have a big 45 minutes to come.

Arsenal 2-0 Paris Saint-Germain

35′: GOOAL! Arsenal double their lead courtesy a direct free-kick goal from Bukayo Saka. This is excellent from Arsenal, who have looked more active in play than PSG. The crowd at the Emirates is also enjoying it.

Arsenal 1-0 Paris Saint-Germain

30′: An excellent run through the wings from PSG’s Achraf Hakimi, who has a go at goal. But, David Raya uses his feet well to block the attempt and force a PSG corner kick. That’s probably the closest PSG have come close to scoring in this match.

Arsenal 1-0 Paris Saint-Germain

28′: Nuno Mendes of Paris Saint-Germain has a good chance at goal from just outside the box, but his shot just clips the woodwork of the goal-post as David Raya, the Arsenal goalkeeper, makes a dive.

Arsenal 1-0 Paris Saint-Germain

20′: GOOOAL! Arsenal score their first goal of the 2024-25 Champions League season thanks to Kai Havertz’s header. The German heads home the goal from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Leandra Trossard assist Havertz with a fantastic cross.

Arsenal 0-0 Paris Saint-Germain 

12′: PSG winger Desire Doue makes an attempt from a distance, but his attempt eventually ends up going wide.

Arsenal 0-0 Paris Saint-Germain 

8′: Brilliant playmaking from Arsenal as Gabriel Martinelli finds Bukayo Saka. Saka atempts a left-footed shot from inside the box, but misses the top left corner.

Arsenal 0-0 Paris Saint-Germain 

4′: There’s a minor setback as PSG goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma and Arsenal forward Gabriel Martinelli are down with injuries and are receiving some treatment. A few moments later, they are back on their feet and the match resumes.

Arsenal 0-0 Paris Saint-Germain 

2′: An excellent start to this contest with Arsenal making a few attacking moves. Bukayo Saka finds Kai Havertz inside the box, but the referee raises the offside flag.

Here’s a look at the starting XIs for both Arsenal and PSG

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

Paris Saint-Germain: Donnarumma(GK), Hakimi, Marquinhos, Pacho, Mendes, Vitinha, Zaire-Emery, Neves, Lee Kang-in, Doue, Barcola

The Parisians arrived at the Emirates Stadium in London a few minutes ago, and so have hosts Arsenal

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— Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_English) October 1, 2024

A look at head-to-head record between Arsenal and PSG in Champions League 

Played: 2

Arsenal wins: 0

PSG wins: 0

Draws: 2