Arteta urges Arsenal to take 'anger' from Bournemouth defeat out on PSG

Declan Rice fired Arsenal ahead with a first-half opener on his 100th appearance for the club, but Mikel Arteta's men were rocked by a sucker punch as Bournemouth turned the deficit to seal an historic 2-1 victory through Dejan Huijsen and Evanilson's second-half goals.

The defeat was a hard blow for the Gunners ahead of their second-leg showdown with Paris Saint-Germain. Arsenal were beaten 1-0 in the Champions League semi-final first leg on Tuesday, and will need a much-improved performance in the second leg at the Parc des Princes on Wednesday.

"We should have put the game to bed. We defended really poorly, nowhere near the standards that we are used to," Arteta said after the loss. Second-placed Arsenal also still require six points to guarantee Champions League qualification for next season via a top-five finish in the Premier League. 

The north London side finished as runners-up behind Man City for the last two seasons, and the top continental club competition is their last hope of a trophy this term. They last reached the Champions League final in 2006 and have never won the tournament.

Arteta urged his team to use the anger from the painful defeat to overturn their semi-final tie, as he said: "We wanted to generate the momentum and a really positive vibe today and we haven't. What we have created is frustration, rage and anger. Make sure we use that on Wednesday."

Arsenal are set to be without a host of players for the second leg in France as they are missing six starters. Gabriel, Tomiyasu, Calafiori, Jorginho, Jesus and Havertz will all be ruled out, with Arteta now sweating over Timber's fitness after the defender missed Saturday's defeat at the Emirates.