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'That was Arsenal's best chance' - Alan Shearer reveals where Champions League semi-final against PSG was lost as Declan Rice is told he 'should have done better'

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<p>Arsenal's Champions League journey ended in disappointment as they failed to overcome PSG in the semi-finals. While the Gunners showed glimpses of their attacking prowess, they ultimately lacked the clinical edge and tactical flexibility to break down a well-organised PSG side. Missed chances, particularly in the early stages of the second leg, proved costly, and the French side's counter-attacking threat exposed vulnerabilities in Arsenal's defence.</p>

WHAT HAPPENED?

<p>Arsenal had multiple attempts at goal, as both Martin Odegaard and Gabriel Martinelli saw their efforts brilliantly saved by goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma, while Declan Rice sent a free header wide of the post from six yards out. Shearer believes their failure to score early was their undoing in Paris. </p>

THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p>Shearer said on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQX9Dn-XRAU&amp;t=1172s" target="_blank">The Rest is Football</a>: "The way that Arsenal started the game, I felt they had to score because they were battering them for the first 10 or 15 minutes. They were causing them all sorts of problems from long throws, or set-pieces, they had the Martinelli chance, Donnarumma saved it. They had the Declan Rice header. He should have done better. Obviously the Odegaard shot and then once it just settled down a little bit, I thought that was Arsenal's best chance and and that that was their chance to put PSG under pressure and they obviously didn't. And I always felt from then onwards it was going to be a tough ask."</p><p></p>

WHAT SHEARER SAID

<p>Arsenal face Liverpool this weekend but face giving the champions a guard of honour. </p>

WHAT NEXT?

'That was Arsenal's best chance' - Alan Shearer reveals where Champions League semi-final against PSG was lost as Declan Rice is told he 'should have done better' | Goal.com

Alan Shearer has pinpointed the moment Arsenal&apos;s Champions League semi-final against PSG was lost as they suffered European heartbreak in Paris.

&apos;That was Arsenal&apos;s best chance&apos; - Alan Shearer reveals where Champions League semi-final against PSG was lost as Declan Rice is told he &apos;should have done better&apos;

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