And so it all comes down to a last tango in Paris. To keep the dream alive, Arsenal will have to drive a coach and horses through the entente cordiale like chat show clot Alan Partridge when he ventured across the Channel to unveil his sports casual fashion collection. Gunners godfather Arsene Wenger, making a rare return visit to the Emirates, was denied his crowning glory in a Paris monsoon at the Champions League final 19 years ago. Now Mikel Arteta’s class of 2025 will have to play out of their skins to reach another one in Munich on May 31. For a club who didn’t even exist until 1970, Paris Saint-Germain have a seriously impressive football team now. Luis Enrique is one of football’s most progressive modern coaches. You wouldn’t cross the road to watch some of the dross in this season’s Premier League, but you would cross half a continent for a ticket to watch the former Spain manager’s side turn it on. Georgian winger Khvicha Kvaratskhelia led Jurrien Timber a merry dance like a jukebox, Desire Doue looks a billion-dollar prospect and Ousmane Dembele found more pockets of space than Ronnie O’Sullivan at the Crucible. Arteta has waited five years, since lifting the FA Cup behind closed doors, to have the last laugh, and after a torrid first-half he looked like a man in need of good chortle - so over to Partridge and his naff fashion show. "The first look is one you'd wear to drive to Paris - it’s called Cruiser Arriviste,” blathered Steve Coogan’s cringe-a-minute creation. “Canary yellow shirt, horizon blue stay-crease action slacks, cap, polaroids and tan string-back driving gloves. It's a look that says I'm in control of my vehicle.” When PSG cut through Arsenal with a measured precision, and Slovenian referee Slavic Vincic blew his whistle like a shipwreck survivor desperate to attract attention, the Gunners’ response to Dembele’s early goal was frantic. As Del Boy might say, in his pastiche Peckham-Francais, it all went a bit Chateauneuf du Pape. And when Leandro Trossard looked certain to equalise, Gianluigi Donnarumma saved the day for the perennial French champions. Donnarumma’s specialist subject is breaking English hearts, usually in penalty shoot-outs. After the Euro 2020 final, the Italian giant was at it again last month, thwarting Liverpool at Anfield. But on the evidence of a sobering night on the Holloway Road, Arteta should be happy to take it to penalties next Wednesday. Join our new WhatsApp communityand receive your daily dose of Mirror Football content. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice.