Paris Saint-Germain has unlocked a cheat code after scoring two identical goals against Arsenal and Liverpool in the Champions League.
The fourth minute opener of Ousmane Dembele handed the Parisians a 1-0 lead in their semi-final first stage on the Emirates on Tuesday evening.
The Gunners were caught cold by Fast-Starters PSG, making the crowd of North London effectively silence the North London.
It was a copy of Dembele's 12th minute strike in Anfield when the French side Liverpool from the last 16 hit penalties after a 1-0 win.
Both teams were undone by a move that started and completed early by Dembele, so it was all the way again.
On both occasions, PSG brought the piece to the left side of the defense to attract the press of both Premier League teams.
Dembele, 27, arrived twice in an empty central circle, before he drove forward on the half corner and spread it wide.
Against Arsenal, PSG left back Nuno Mendes found the Frenchman after he fell deep behind Martin Odegaard.
Dembele initially had hectare room to come across before he found Khvicha Kvaratskhelia on the left flank.
Kvaratskhelia then put Jurrien Timber on the back foot before he found Dembele Unmarked, who ended up by David Raya from the edge of the box.
The balance of midfield suffered without the suspended Thomas Pardeny, because Declan Rice was naively widely pulled to the ball to leave Dembele all by yourself.
PSG made 26 passes in the run -up to the 28th goal of Dembele of 2025 and Arsenal chasuwen during the first 20 minutes thereafter.
But there were two small differences between the goals against Arsenal and Liverpool.
The first was that Dembele ran through the center of the box to end up close after he was his fellow countryman Ibrahima Konate on the side of Arne Slot.
And he spread the ball to Bradley Barcola on the right wing, instead of left.
This season, PSG scored more goals in the first 15 minutes of games against Premier League clubs than Manchester United, with the side of Ruben Amorim only one in their three.
The French champions also became the first side to defeat four English teams in one Champions League campaign.
The Enrique side defeated Manchester City 4-2 in the group stage before he started punishing Liverpool and sent Aston Villa home in the quarterfinals.
They lost 2-0 with the Emirates early in the group stage, but Dembele was omitted by his manager for a disciplinary issue for “not complying with or respected the expectations of the team”.
That decision clearly performed miracles because he returned to the form that he had expected since he had signed £ 42.8 million from Barcelona from Barcelona in 2023.
Dembele seems to get total freedom from the field while he starts like a false nine, scored 33 goals and offers 11 assists this season.
In the meantime, Barca is taking on Inter Milan in the other semi -final in the Nou Camp on Wednesday.