Despite displaying clear dominance against Athletic Bilbao, defending champions PSG failed to find the back of the net in their UEFA Champions League encounter, settling for a 0-0 draw. Meanwhile, Arsenal continued their remarkable form, with Mikel Arteta’s side securing victories in all six group-stage matches after a clinical 3-0 win over Club Brugge.
PSG Dominate but Struggle to Convert Chances
Luis Enrique’s men took the field at San Mamés on Wednesday night and controlled the game from the start. PSG enjoyed 71% possession and fired 17 shots, including eight on target, yet none managed to beat the Bilbao goalkeeper.
Bilbao, on the other hand, failed to register a single shot on target from their eight attempts.
“𝑾𝒆 𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒆𝒏𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒘𝒊𝒏, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒕𝒐𝒖𝒄𝒉 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒘𝒂𝒔𝒏’𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆,” 𝒂 𝑷𝑺𝑮 𝒄𝒂𝒎𝒑 𝒔𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒄𝒆 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒇𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒄𝒉.
Although PSG improved their structure in the second half and mounted several sharp attacking moves through Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Gonzalo Ramos, and Fabián Ruiz, the finishing continued to let them down. With this result, PSG have now dropped points in two of their last three matches in all competitions. Their recent loss to Monaco in Ligue 1 adds further pressure, as they now sit third in the Champions League group with 13 points from six matches.
Arsenal Cruise Past Brugge to Maintain Perfect Record
Across Europe, Arsenal—despite a recent Premier League setback against Aston Villa—looked unstoppable in Belgium. The Gunners produced a confident performance to beat Club Brugge 3-0, maintaining their perfect record in the competition.
Although Brugge matched Arsenal in terms of possession and shots, Arteta’s team was far more clinical. Arsenal took 16 shots with 13 on target, while Brugge managed 16 shots with seven on target.
Arsenal nearly scored in the third minute when Martin Ødegaard’s attempt was expertly saved. Minutes later, Noni Madueke broke the deadlock with a stunning strike from outside the box after beating two defenders.
“𝑴𝒂𝒅𝒖𝒆𝒌𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒂𝒅𝒂𝒑𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒃𝒓𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒍𝒚—𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒇𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒈𝒓𝒐𝒘𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒈𝒂𝒎𝒆,” 𝒂𝒏 𝑨𝒓𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒅.
The English winger doubled his tally after halftime, heading in a precise cross from Martín Zubimendi. Not long after, Gabriel Martinelli struck a powerful long-range effort to make it 3-0. With that goal, Martinelli became the first Arsenal player to score in five consecutive Champions League matches.
Arsenal Lead the Pack in Champions League Standings
Arsenal remain the only team with a 100% win record, topping the group with 18 points. Bayern Munich trails with 15, while PSG, Manchester City, and Atalanta follow with 13 points each.
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