PSG vs Arsenal player ratings: Was David Ospina, Marco Verratti or Serge Aurier the star at the Parc des Princes?
Arsenal churned out a hard-fought 1-1 draw - but who performed on the night?
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Your support makes all the difference.Arsenal started their Champions League campaign with a hard-fought draw against Paris St Germain, with Alexis Sanchez scoring a late equaliser at the Parc des Princes as both sides finished with 10 men.
The Gunners got off to the worst possible start when Edinson Cavani headed the hosts ahead inside a minute, but he went on to waste a number of goal-scoring opportunities.
It could have been 3-0 before the break as Cavani repeatedly squandered his chances in front of goal, thus handing Arsenal a lifeline - which they gladly took.
After a slow first 45 minutes, Arsene Wenger's side eventually settled into the game and enjoyed a number of spells later in the game during which they pressured their French opponents.
It was far from pretty but the Gunners churned out a result which they will undoubtedly be content with.
There was late drama too as Arsenal substitute Olivier Giroud tangled with Marco Verratti in an off-the-ball incident which saw them both sent off by referee Viktor Kassai.
Wenger spoke in the last week about the maturity of his squad and they certainly showed their steel to take a share of the spoils from a game they could easily have lost by a significant margin.
So how did they players impress? See the gallery above for our ratings.
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