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PSG fans unfurl banner aimed at Arsenal before suffering shock loss as Enrique admits ‘the players are clearly affected’

Published on April 26, 2025 at 11:05 AM

PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN fans unfurled a banner aimed at Arsenal before losing their first Ligue 1 game of the season.

The French giants were on course to match the Gunners' invincible achievement this campaign.

Paris Saint-Germain fans holding a banner that reads "Eliminate Arsenal, bring us to the final" at a soccer match.
Paris Saint-Germain showed off a banner aimed at Arsenal
Paris Saint-Germain players reacting after a soccer game defeat.
The French giants were then beaten by Nice
Morgan Sanson of OGC Nice celebrates scoring a goal.
Former Aston Villa midfielder Morgan Sanson netted twice
Luis Enrique, head coach of Paris Saint-Germain, at a football match.
Luis Enrique fielded a strong team

PSG have already wrapped up the title with a massive 23-point advantage over second-placed Marseille.

Ahead of Friday night's clash against at the Parc de Princes the club's supporters had other things on their mind.

The club are set to take on in the semi-finals on Tuesday.

Supporters showed off a banner in the crowd that targeted ‘s side.

It read: “Eliminate Arsenal, bring us to the final”.

However, the performance on the pitch may have dented their ambitions ahead of the tie.

Former ace netted a brace on either side of a goal from Fabian Ruiz to put the visitors ahead.

The result was wrapped up for Franck Haise's men when Youssouf Ndayishimiye netted his side's third in the 70th minute.

PSG lost the game with all three of Nice's shots on target finding the net.

Manager admitted that his players were left “affected” by the result.

Mikel Arteta, Arsenal manager, reacting during a game.
Enrique did not want to give any clues to Mikel Arteta

However, he did insist that they deserved to win and that he would be “signing up” for the matches against Arsenal.

He said: “Based on what I saw, I’m signing up straight away for Tuesday in London and the return leg.

“Not for the result, obviously, but I saw a team that had 30 chances to score. I’m not worried at all.

“We attacked, didn’t calculate, and we came up against a goalkeeperwho made some incredible saves.

“We are the best team in France, by far, we proved it. We have to be brave now and think about winning the Champions League.

“Right now, the players are clearly affected. We deserved to win, no doubt about it.

“But if the opponent is 100 per cent efficient and you’re not as efficient as usual, things turn around. It’s as simple as that.”

The former boss fielded a full-strength side against Nice, which included stars such as and Desire Doue

He was quizzed on why he made that decision and quipped that he did not want to help Arteta.

He said: “Draw whatever conclusions you want from that.

“I’m not going to give any clues toArteta.”

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