Arsenal given five-game boost ahead of Champions League PSG double-header that changes it all

Arsenal take on PSG in the UEFA Champions League semi-final next week with a chance of reaching the final for the first time since 2006. It was indeed in Paris where the Gunners were beaten by Barcelona having gone a goal up, famously, through Sol Campbell.

Arsenal have faced the French champions on five previous occasions.

The most recent came earlier in this very season in the league phase of the new look competition, as Enrique brought his team, without Ousmane Dembele to the Emirates Stadium.

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It was the first time the two sides had met since 2016 in the group stages of the competition. In Paris, Arsene Wenger faced off against the man who would succeed him in North London, Unai Emery.

Edinson Cavani scored inside the first minute of the game, however Alexis Sanchez would score in the 78th minute to save a point in their trickiest group stage match of the season. It brought confidence when the Parisiens visited the Emirates Stadium for the very first time competitively.

This time, however, it would be PSG who managed to snuff out the Gunners' lead. After Cavani had again scored first, an Olivier Giroud penalty and Marco Verratti own goal saw the game reach the late 70-minutes, before another own goal - this time from Alex Iwobi - cost the Gunners the win.

Arsenal would go on to win the group, but the reward was a last-16 tie with Bayern Munich. The 10-2 aggregate loss was the last time they would play in the competition until Mikel Arteta successfully brought them back into Europe’s elite tournament.

22 years before this was the sides' first ever meeting. The Cup Winner's Cup of 1994 saw Arsenal draw the first leg 1-1 in Paris, thanks to a goal from Ian Wright.

Then, bringing the tie back to Highbury, the late great Kevin Campbell would score to send the Gunners to Copenhagen where they would play Parma. Alan Smith famously scored in another '1-0 to the Arsenal' to lift the last European trophy the side has won.

These five matches over PSG preceded differing fortunes for the side. However, the record is unbeaten and Arsenal have never lost to the French side in their history in a competitive match.