Soccer-Cohesion the key for PSG in Champions League


FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Champions League - Semi Final - First Leg - Arsenal v Paris Saint Germain - Emirates Stadium, London, Britain - April 29, 2025 Paris St Germain's Ousmane Dembele celebrates scoring their first goal REUTERS/Dylan Martinez /File Photo

PARIS (Reuters) -Paris St Germain have been labelled a collection of talented individuals with little collective backbone in recent years but they have turned the corner this season and on Tuesday against Arsenal in the Champions League looked like a team with a masterplan.

The French champions secured a 1-0 win in London in the first leg of their semi-final, a result built less on star power than on tactical coherence, defensive discipline and a tireless press that choked the life out of Arsenal in the first half.

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