Arsenal Savaged by French Press with Mikel Arteta accused of having ‘No Plan B’ – while Gunners Star has labeled ‘unobtrusive’ as a PSG REACH Champions League final

French newspaper L’Equipe has focused on Arsenal Stars and manager Mikel Arteta After the Gunners were eliminated by Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League Semi -final.

PSG earned a 2-1 win over the Gunners in the second stage of their semi-final on Wednesday, so that a 3-1 aggregated triumph was sealed.

Arsenal had started clearly in the second stage when they wanted to destroy a 1-0 deficit of the first leg.

PSG goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma produced several fine rescues in the early stages to ward Arsenal, before the French side took control of the second stage about the effort of Fabian Ruiz remotely.

French newspaper L’Equipe The performance of Donnarumma greeted in the draw, with the Shot stopper getting the highest rating with a score of 9/10.

“The Italian maintained his top standards from 2025 and was one of the heroes of the qualifying campaign,” wrote L’Equipe.

Mikel Arteta was criticized because he had ‘no plan B’ after the defeat of Arsenal by Paris Saint-Germain

Gianluigi Donnarumma was seen as the best player on the field in the semi -final on Wednesday

Arsenal defender Myles Lewis-Skelly was emphasized among the players to struggle

“He kept Paris alive for the first time in a fiery start with a first exploitation along Odegaard, he produced another exceptional header to save a curling shot from Saka.”

The versions of Ruiz and Joao Neves were also emphasized with a score of 8/10, with the first as the ‘best proof’ of PSG’s progress their year as the outlet praised the goal of the Spaniard as an ‘incredible left -wing weed’.

Arsenal players received brutal reviews from the newspaper, where Myles Lewis-Skelly, Thomas Partey and Mikel Merino received scores of 3/10 for their versions.

The performance of teenage Lewis-Skelly were unfavorable compared to his display against Real Madrid in the last eight.

“So brilliant in the quarterfinals against Real, so unobtrusive in the semi -final,” wrote L’Equipe.

“He lost too many balls, including a very narrow call, and above all he admitted a penalty for a handball that could have ended the last expectations of the Gunners.”

The role of Pitey in both PSG goals in the night contributed to his low rating with scoring of Ruiz after his main statement for the first, before he was beaten by Ousmane Dembele for the efforts of Achraf Hakimi.

Stand-in Forward Merino’s failure to have a shot on goal was noted, with the Spaniard criticized because he had fallen too deeply instead of trying at the end of crosses by coming through Saka.

Donnarumma was the highest ranked player on the field, while Myles Lewis-Skelly was one of the three Arsenal stars who received 3/10 reviews

The role of Thomas Partey in both PSG goals led to the midfielder getting a low 3/10 rating

The performance of Captain of Arsenal Martin Odegaard was ‘insufficient’ considered for the semi -final

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

While Odegaard was seen that it would have improved its disappointing display in the first stage, the contribution of the Norwegian was seen as ‘insufficient’ for a semi -final of the Champions League.

Arteta was also taken under fire with the Arsenal boss who was supposed not to adjust after their early pressure could not pay off.

“It feels like he had a plan A, but no plan B, unable to adapt to the opening goal of PSG,” L’Equipe added.

“He waited for Paris to get a penalty (69th minute) to make his first changes while his team had a hard time, but he was unable to give a second wind in his team.”

His counterpart Luis Enrique was seen as ‘loud, grumbling and angry on the couch’, but the belief that he showed his team during the competition was seen as the key to PSG who manage their semi-final draw.