Paris Saint-Germain were the club who were known for the tragicomic end to their Champions League campaigns.
They have scored more goals in the first 15 minutes of games against Premier League clubs in England this season than Manchester United have.
It was a chastening moment for Declan Rice, the man charged with filling Partey’s boots, who was dragged out of position to follow Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
Dembele celebrates after scoring PSG’s early goal (PA Wire)Having set up the goal Khvicha Kvaratskhelia was a constant threat on the wing for PSG (AFP via Getty Images)
But there was another contributor, the man who took Dembele’s pass and picked him out with a return ball.
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia is an old-style dribbler operating at high speed, as though someone put a tape from the 1970s on fast forward.
Arsenal, too, were at the most threatening in the first 15 minutes of the second, as if Enrique’s team talk has a galvanising impact before kick-off but a negligible one at the interval.
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