Mikel Arteta: Arsenal boss says team must use ‘anger, rage’ from Bournemouth to overcome Paris Saint-Germain

A 2-1 loss to Bournemouth threatens to derail Arsenal before their season-defining UEFA Champions League second leg against Paris Saint-Germain, but Mikel Arteta asked his team to harness the "anger and rage" from that loss for their trip to Paris. The Gunners lost 1-0 in the first leg at Emirates Stadium and will travel to the Parc des Princes full of confidence that they can turn it around.

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Mikel Arteta has said his Arsenal side will use the "anger and rage" from their Bournemouth loss as fuel for their UEFA Champions League clash with Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday - live on TNT Sports and discovery+.

The Gunners suffered a 2-1 loss to Bournemouth at Emirates Stadium after holding a one-goal lead over the visitors.

With a hugely important second leg in Paris on the horizon, any setbacks for Arteta's side could be disastrous.

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The Parisians have the advantage ahead of the Parc des Princes clash after Ousmane Dembele's early winnerin London last week, but Arsenal have shown they can go away from home in the Champions League and get a result.

"It didn't create the right momentum, positive momentum," Arteta said following the Bournemouth loss.

"It certainly creates a lot of anger, frustration, rage, disappointment. And let's use all of that for Wednesday. That's what we have to do."

Declan Rice opened the scoring for Arsenal on 34 minutes to mark his 100th appearance for the club in style, but Bournemouth missed several big chances in the first half.

With the hosts unable to stretch their lead, a glancing header from Dean Huijsen nestled into the net from Antoine Semenyo's powerful long throw, before Evanilson scored the winner moments later.

"We had so many open situations," lamented Arteta. "Big spaces, big opportunities to score, but we didn't. And then when you defend the box like we did and concede two goals from set pieces at this level, it's very difficult to earn three points.

"We don't finish our actions. We give so many simple goals away. They have a lot of energy, they run, and in transition they are really good. When we had them we didn't kill them, and then we gave them hope.

"We lost points as well here against Palace, against Fulham. We could have been the same against Brentford, so something needs to improve."

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The Spaniard also confirmed that the chances of Jurrien Timber playing in the second leg in Paris are low after he missed the Premier League clash.

Arsenal remain in second after their fourth league loss of the season, but Manchester City and Newcastle are circling just behind and closing in on them.

With a date with PSG preceding fixtures against champions Liverpool and Newcastle, it is set to be a tough few weeks for The Gunners.

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