PSG vs Arsenal 13th September 2016: Champions League Preview and Predictions

“I think we are not 100 per cent yet”, he told Arsenal’s official website. It seemed like another disaster was set to unfold, but always reliable center back Laurent Koscielny equalized with a fantastic bicycle kick.

Ahead of their meeting in the Champions League, PSG’s Unai Emery hailed Arsene Wenger’s longevity at Arsenal.

Arsene Wenger later described the centre-back’s face as very swollen, casting doubts over whether he’d be able to feature against PSG just three days after picking up the injury.

Koscielny’s injury may be another concern for Arsenal, who already have Per Mertesacker and Gabriel Paulista sidelined and travel to Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League on Tuesday.

Arsenal relied on Santi Cazorla’s stoppage-time penalty to secure a 2-1 victory over Southampton on Saturday after another unconvincing display from the London club as it chases a first Premier League title since 2004.

“I have to decide that [if the new signings will be involved against PSG]”, he said on Sunday.

Wenger said when asked about Koscielny’s future with the club.

He said: “I feel both are short, they lack competition and their second half was much better than their first”.

Arsenal gradually gained a foothold in the match and used the wings well, but 23-year-old PSG goalkeeper Alphonse Areola, making his Champions League debut, remained untested in the first half. Wenger has always said he will honour that contract, and he has shown little inclination to actually leave next summer, but things could change between now and then. “In the second half, I felt we dominated well again, created many unsafe situations, but couldn’t score”. I think he got 17 goals previous year. The Gunners had been in trouble and found themselves trailing early on from a Southampton free kick that was tipped by Petr Cech but somehow fell on him and into the net. Wenger added: “Ozil and Sanchez, we will start to talk for their extensions”.

“But we want to keep giving chances to young players and get the mixture right”.

Former Arsenal midfielder Parlour is optimistic that Perez can prove to be a good signing for the north London outfit.