PARIS PAIN FOR NEARLY MEN

PSG outclass an Arsenal team who fall short again

- John Cross

IT WILL ultimately go down as a case of what might have been for Mikel Arteta's nearly men.

Arsenal just could not find the magic moment that Arteta had asked for from his players as their Champions League adventure came to an end in the Parc des Princes.

They are consigned to another season without a trophy but will look back on this night with regret because they had the chances particularly early on - to pull off another huge result.

Paris Saint-Germain keeper Gianluigi Donnarumma made the save of a lifetime to deny Martin Odegaard and you rarely get second chances on the biggest stage.

Bukayo Saka scored a late consolation but also missed a sitter and Arsenal just could not find a way back as they were given a harsh lesson in finishing by PSG and a reminder you cannot win anything without a striker.

Mikel Merinohas has not been enough as a makeshift centre forward. Arsenal have run out of steam in the Premier League and ran out of luck in Europe here.