Arsenal v PSG LIVE: Team news and line-ups before Champions League semi-final tonight

Mikel Arteta was not very happy with Thomas Partey for picking up a yellow card late in the win at the Santiago Bernabeu, which meant the defensive midfielder is ruled out tonight.

Arteta could opt to bring Mikel Merino back into midfield, but that would mean moving the Spaniard from his impressive work as a makeshift No 9, where he has not only been scoring goals but also dropping deep to link play and overrun opposing midfields. It would also mean Declan Rice might have to play in Partey’s defensive role, stifling Rice’s attacking influence.

With Merino in midfield, that would mean deploying Leandro Trossard as the central striker, and while Trossard has been in impressive form in recent weeks, he sometimes finds himself on the periphery in big games.

Another option is to keep Merino up front and bring in another central midfielder, like Myles Lewis-Skelly, with Oleksandr Zinchenko coming into the team at left-back, or Ben White filling in at right-back and Jurrien Timber moving over to the left.

Decisions, decisions for Arteta, but on the bright side at least it makes his team slightly harder for Luis Enrique to predict…

Thomas Partey is suspended for the first leg after his caution against Real Madrid, with Jorginho’s ongoing absence with a rib injury meaning Declan Rice may have to drop into a deeper role. Riccardo Calafiori could return to bolster Mikel Arteta’s defensive options on the bench. Gabriel Magalhaes, Gabriel Jesus and Kai Havertz remain out.

Fresh from two famous European nights against Real Madrid, Mikel Arteta’s side will be full of confidence as they begin the last-four encounter.

With an alternative destination for the Premier League title now certain, Arsenal can throw full focus on to this competition as they seek the continental crown that eludes them.

They face a tough test against a transformed PSG side that showed glimpses of their brilliance against Aston Villa in the last eight despite a second-leg wobble.

Welcome along to live coverage of Arsenal v PSG as they collide in the first leg of this Champions League semi-final.