It’s hard to overstate how important Arsenals semi-final v PSG is. It’s not just season defining but era-defining - a judgment on the whole Mikel Arteta reign. It will perhaps answer the question, are Arsenal getting better, standing still or going backwards?

Arsenal has defeated defending champion Real Madrid 2-1 to reach the Champions League semifinals for the first time since 2009 in a match where VAR played a key role in two penalty decisions.

Arsenal have been handed a major boost after Mikel Merino trained ahead of their Champions League showdown with Paris Saint-Germain. Merino missed the Gunners’ most recent match - against Crystal Palace last Wednesday - and was a doubt for the first leg of Arsenal’s semi-final against PSG at Emirates Stadium on Tuesday.