Before the long-awaited shock between Paris Saint-Germain and Arsenal this Tuesday in the semifinals going from the Champions League, it should be remembered that only three French clubs managed to win on the Gunners lawn in this prestigious competition. The PSG went to London to face Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium, in a game that would be dangerous but not impossible.

History shows that several French clubs have been able to bring down the Gunners at home in the Champions League. In Wembley, Highbury and the Emirates, three teams from the Hexagon managed to make a difference. In 1998, RC Lens was the first French club to beat Arsenal on their field in a phase match of Champions League groups. Four years later, in 2002, AJ Auxerre achieved a memorable feat in Highbury by winning 1-2 with goals from Kapo and Fadiga. Finally, in 2015, AS Monaco gave a realism lesson to the Emirates Stadium by imposing 1-3 in the eighth of the final round.

This Tuesday evening, the PSG will have the opportunity to join this prestigious line and to mark a little more the history of French football. To achieve this, Parisians will have to rely on an immense Ousmane Dembélé. Indeed, the Parisian striker has the ideal opportunity to break his bad dynamic: no goal scored since his double against USL Dunkirk in the Coupe de France on April 1st.

Since January, Dembélé may have been living the best period of his career, but he has been a step forward lately. Regularly positioned in false number 9, it seems less inspired and far less sharp. However, its influence does not weaken completely, with 10 decisive passes all competitions combined. The rise in power of Désiré Doué is probably no stranger.

In an oiled collective where even the sides regularly participate in the scoreboard, the identity of the scorer varies. And that is precisely why Ousmane Dembélé is expected at the turn tonight. He showed that he could be that player coming out of the lot, that detonator able to rock a Champions League game. His temperament