Arsenal will head to the Parc des Princes with a one-goal deficit to overturn after Paris Saint-Germain won the first leg of the UEFA Champions League semi-final 1-0 at the Emirates Stadium on

Mikel Merino has boldly claimed that Arsenal will bounce back from their first-leg defeat against Paris St Germain by going behind enemy lines to book their place in the Champions League final. The Gunners’ hopes of reaching next month’s showpiece hang by a thread after Ousmane Dembele fired PSG to a one-goal advantage in the last-four tie.

Mikel Merino knows Arsenal have a ‘tough’ task in their Champions League second leg with Paris Saint-Germain but believes his team can lean on their experiences at the Bernabeu to inspire a turnaround.