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After finishing third in the league phase, here is the route Arsenal have had to take to get to the Champions League semi-final:

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“We need to have big balls and go out there on the biggest stage and show that we are ready to play on the biggest level,” said Rice on the eve of Wednesday’s fixture at the Parc des Princes.

“It is going to be the biggest night in this club’s history if we get to the final so we are fully ready to go.

“You need to have full belief and we certainly have that as a group because the manager drills that into us every day and if we are the best version of ourselves – and we know we can be that – there is no stopping us getting into that final.”

PSG vs Arsenal is due to kick off at 8pm BST on Wednesday 7 May at the Parc des Princes in Paris.

Viewers in the United Kingdom can watch the action live on TNT Sports 1, with coverage starting at 7pm. Subscribers can also stream the match live on discovery+.

Arsenal to progress – 7/2

Arsenal head to Paris on Wednesday night knowing only a bold performance will keep their Champions League dream alive.

Trailing 1-0 from the first leg after Ousmane Dembélé’s early strike at the Emirates, the Gunners must overturn the deficit at the Parc des Princes to reach their first final since 2006 and chase a maiden European crown.

Mikel Arteta’s side struggled to impose themselves last week and suffered another setback with a 2-0 defeat to Bournemouth on Saturday. With Liverpool’s Premier League victory confirmed, the Champions League is now their sole shot at silverware.

Declan Rice has urged his teammates to rise to the occasion. “We need to have big balls and show we’re ready to play at the highest level,” he said. “If we’re the best version of ourselves, there’s no stopping us getting to that final.”

Arsenal can draw confidence from their 2-0 win over PSG in the group stage, but Luis Enrique’s side have grown stronger since October.

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“We’re disappointed now, but we have to move on and be strong and stick together and prepare for a massive game,” Odegaard reflected.

“It’s a massive game. That’s the good thing. When you’re disappointed now and you’re angry and frustrated, you can use all those emotions into Wednesday.

“We know what we’re playing for, it’s a massive game, we have to stick together and create energy and be ready.”

Inter, who lost to Manchester City in the 2022 final, will aim to win their fourth European Cup against either Paris Saint-Germain or Arsenal in Munich on May 31 after winning an astonishing tie 7-6 on aggregate.

After a 3-3 draw last week, Barcelona were moments away from a first Champions League final in 10 years when Raphinha fired the visitors into the lead for the first time in the semi-final.

But Francesco Acerbi rescued Inter deep in stoppage time and Davide Frattesi put the hosts 4-3 ahead in extra time to settle a breathless contest that will be remembered for years to come.

The tie equalled the record number of goals in a Champions League semi-final. Here’s how it unfolded, turn by turn.

After a game that pushed emotions to extremes, an exhausted Simone Inzaghi became philosophical.

This was just one of those matches – let alone the entire tie – that is so immersive it becomes a celebration of the pure game as it’s played, no matter everything else around it. This is why football is the most popular sport in the world. “Que locura” – “what a madness” – a member of the Barcelona contingent could be seen mouthing after four hours of absorbing football.

That’s another way to sum it up. To take Inzaghi’s point and turn it on its head, though, there’s arguably no final that has gone to these extremes. Run through it now. How many truly great Champions League finals have there been over the last few years, or even this millennium? Arguably only 2005.

PSG XI: Donnarumma; Hakimi, Marquinhos, Pacho, Mendes; Neves, Vitinha, Ruiz; Doue, Dembele, Kvaratskhelia.

Arsenal XI: Raya; Timber, Saliba, Kiwior, Lewis-Skelly; Odegaard, Partey, Rice; Saka, Merino, Martinelli.