Down but not out as PSG lead at half-time

Handbrake Off: The Athletic FC's Arsenal show

The Athletic

Soccer, Football, Sports

4.6 • 650 Ratings

🗓️ 30 April 2025

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

It was a tough night for Arsenal on Tuesday, losing 1-0 at the Emirates in the first leg of the Champions League semi-final to an excellent PSG side.

Amy Lawrence and James McNicholas join Ian Stone to reflect on the game, finding the positives in a disappointing performance that the team will look to take into the second leg in Paris.

The significance of Partey’s suspension, Odegaard’s continued lack of form, and Declan Rice’s all round improvements this season are also discussed.

Plus a look ahead to Arsenal’s match against Bournemouth on Saturday where Mikel Arteta’s side are looking to get back to winning ways in the Premier League.

Producer: Robby Williams

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0:00.0	The Athletic FC Podcast Network.
0:07.2	The only way to score is, of course, to play with a handbreak-off.
0:15.1	Hello, I'm Ian Stone. This is Handbrake-Off. The Arsenal podcast brought to you by The Athletic.
0:21.1	Last night, the Arsenal lost 1-0 to PSG in the first leg of the Champions League
0:25.7	semi-final at the Emirates.
0:27.0	To reflect on the evening, I'm joined by Amy Lawrence and James McNicholas.
0:32.3	Good morning.
0:33.0	Morning.
0:33.8	Morning, man.
0:34.7	Morning.
0:35.3	And I actually paused for a second there, as I told the guys,
0:38.1	because some lorry came past from a DIY warehouse, a number are available,
0:44.4	saying you can do it, all right?
0:46.4	And I just thought maybe that's a sign, okay, as we're starting the podcast.
0:50.5	We'll take it.
0:51.2	We've got to take what we can get here, and I think today.
0:54.4	Okay. I need another one saying bigger energy for the second leg.
0:59.8	Actually, you know what? We'll get into that in a minute. Have you seen the Ian Wright travel
1:03.4	agent ad, by the way? You've seen the Ian Wright travel agent ad? Indeed. If you haven't
1:07.4	seen it, he books travel for Miles Lewis, Geli, Yuri and Timber and Gabby Martinelli to go to Paris.
1:14.8	And if it right was your travel agent, where would you get him to book your trip to, Amy?
1:22.0	Imagine such a scenario.
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