What Mikel Arteta did to Nicolas Jover as Arsenal send message over PA system after PSG loss
Football April 30, 2025 10:39 AM

Arsenal's hopes of reaching a first final since 2006 were dealt a serious blow on Tuesday night .

's team fell behind early on due to a superb finish from Ousmane Dembele on the edge of the box. had opportunities to increase their lead, but Luis Enrique's squad had to be content with a single goal in the first leg of their semi-final clash in north London.

Arteta showed his frustration towards the end of Tuesday's match, shoving set-piece coach Nicolas Jover back to the bench after PSG were awarded a late free-kick. Jover was seen arguing with the fourth official after a foul was awarded by referee Slavko Vincic on goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma.

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with several controversial refereeing decisions leading to boos at both half-time and full-time.

And at the end of the match, showed their defiance with the PA System playing ‘Believer’ by Imagine Dragons. The Gunners will now look to become just the third team in Champions League history to progress to the final after losing the first leg at home.

, Arteta said: "We are at half-time. The message has to be exactly the same and the message is the same as Real Madrid at home.

"We had especially one issue which we corrected after 15/20 minutes and it turned the game around. To be in the Champions League final you have to do something special, we will have to do that."

Asked if they could have had more control, he added: "You cannot. This is one of the best teams, beating all the English teams. You cannot dominate them, forget about it.

"Where we cannot win it, make sure we take the game where we want."

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