Arsenal Savaged by French Press with Mikel Arteta accused of having no plan B ” – while Gunners Star lathe “ banal ‘

The French newspaper L’Equipe targeted Arsenal stars and manager Mikel Arteta after the Gunners were eliminated by Paris Saint-Germain in the semi-finals of the Champions League.

PSG won a 2-1 victory over the Gunners during the second stage of their semi-final on Tuesday, sealing a global triumph of 3-1.

Arsenal had started alive during the second stage when they were aiming to reverse a deficit of 1-0 at first stage.

The PSG goalkeeper, Gianluigi Donnarumma, produced several beautiful stops in the first stages to repel Arsenal, before the French part took control of the second stage thanks to the efforts of Fabian Ruiz remotely.

The French newspaper L’Equipe praised Donnarumma’s performance in the draw, the tire shooting receiving the highest note with a score of 9/10.

“The Italian maintained its high -level standards from 2025 and was one of the heroes of the qualification campaign,” wrote L’Equipe.

Gianluigi Donnarumma was considered the best player on the field in the semi-finals on Wednesday

The defender of Arsenal Myles Lewis-Skelly was highlighted among the players for having had trouble

“He first kept Paris alive in a fiery start with a first feat after Odegaard, he produced another exceptional head to save a curling shot from Saka.”

The performances of Ruiz and Joao Neves were also highlighted with a score of 8/10, the first labeled as the “best proof” of the progression of PSG their year when the point of sale praised the objective of the Spaniard as “ incredible gem of the left ”.

Arsenal players received brutal notes from the newspaper, with Myles Lewis-Skelly, Thomas Partey and Mikel Merino receiving 3/10 scores for their performances.

The performance of the teenager Lewis-Skelly has been compared unfavorably to its display against Real Madrid in the last eight.

“If brilliant in the quarterfinals against Real, so commonplace in the semi-finals,” wrote the team.

“He lost too many bullets, including a very close call, and above all, he conceded a penalty for handball that could have ended the last hopes of the Gunners.”

The role of Party in the two goals of PSG in the night contributed to its low note with Ruiz score after its authorization at the head for the first, before being beaten in the ball by Ousmane Dembele for the effort of Achraf Hakimi.

Merino’s failure of Merino to have a target shot was noted, the Spaniard criticized for being too deep rather than trying to put himself at the end of the crosses by Saka.

Donnarumma was the best classified player on the field while Myles Lewis-Skelly was one of the three arsenal stars to receive 3/10 notes

The role of Thomas Party in the two PSG objectives led the midfield to receive a 3/10 modest note

The performance of the captain of Arsenal Martin Odegaard was deemed “insufficient” for the semi-final

Captain Martin Odegaard was one of the four Arsenal players received a 4/10 score with Jurrien Timber, Jakub Kiwior and Gabriel Martinelli.

While Oldaard has proven to have improved its disappointing display during the first leg, the Norwegian contribution was considered “insufficient” for a semi-final of the Champions League.

Arteta was also criticized with the boss of Arsenal considered as not having been able to adapt after their early pressure has not paid off.

“It feels like he had a plan A but no plan B, unable to adapt to the objective of opening PSG”, the team.

“He waited for Paris to received a penalty (69th minute) to make his first changes while his team was struggling, but he did not give his team a second wind.”

His counterpart Luis Enrique was considered “noisy, grumpy and angry with the bench”, but the faith he showed his team throughout the competition was considered to be the key to PSG managing their tie in the semi-finals.