Random thoughts:
- Havertz's goal was absolutely beautiful. Into the roof of the net from that close at that angle? Wow.
- Third choice RB (a CB playing out of position) gave away a penalty against possibly the best winger in the world right now. I'm not bothered.
- That almost-pen involving Madueke... I can see why maybe the ref thought that Madueke was going down on his own, OTOH the defender smashed into the back of him. If it had been given as a penalty against Arsenal I couldn't complain. So, I will complain that it was so quickly dismissed in this case.
- I wish Arsenal had had a more attacking mindset overall. Arsenal is great defensively and PSG didn't score at all from open play. However, Arsenal is more than just a defensive team. I wish Arsenal had tested PSG's defence more than that, and shown the world that it wasn't just attack against defence.
On the penalties:
- Nothing but respect for any player willing to take a penalty kick.
- I expect a striker to want to take a penalty and to score, so I'm happy that Gyokeres led off the penalty kicks
- Of course Declan Rice took one. What a leader. And he did it after playing the full 120 minutes. 3 of the other kick takers came on halfway through the game.
- Martinelli -- much respect for being willing to take the kick and for scoring
- Eze -- I really hate stutter-step penalties. When they work they look like cheating. When they don't work you look like a fool. Thanks for being willing to step up, Eze. But, please learn to take normal kicks.
- Big Gabi -- a central defender not only taking a penalty, but taking the final penalty kick, the one with the most pressure. That's incredibly brave. Doing it after the full 120 minutes when there were fresher players available, even more respect. Too bad it didn't work out.
- Raya -- a saved penalty is always amazing. That save meant Arsenal were still in it when Big Gabi stepped up, thank you for giving us a thread of hope.