‘We need big balls’ – Fired-up Rice wants Arsenal ‘magic moments’ to topple PSG

Declan Rice says that Arsenal needs “big balls” and “magical moments” to reach the final of the Champions League.

And the star of England ensures that he “knows what is needed” to bring the Gunners to a semi-final victory over Paris Saint-Germain.

The men of Mikel Arteta must destroy a 1-0 deficit in France because they offer to win the European Elite competition for the first time.

The chance is that they did not score in their last six semifinal in all competitions that go back until May 2021.

Arsenal has also lost their last four knockout tires for Champions League after a defeat on the first stage at home.

But Rice said: “We must have big balls and go on the biggest stage and show that we are ready to play at this level.

“It is a semi -final, 90 minutes away from a final.

“We can go outside and achieve something great for this club and that is what we want to do.

“We know that we are 1-0, but nothing changes. We have a lot of faith, full positivity that we go outside and win.

“We are here to make a statement. It is not stopping that we will be in that final.”

Midfielder Rice, 26, has played in a large European semi -final for both West Ham and England.

He lost a heartbreaking Europa League-half final of Eintracht Frankfurt with the Hammers in 2022 before they accept a year later to win the Conference League.

With the three lions he is second in the last two euros.

Rice, who scored two wonder-free traps against Real Madrid in the quarterfinals, added: “I played earlier in semi-final and I know what is needed.

“I was able to produce two free kicks against Madrid. But it was set up for someone else to get that magical moment.

“You need a moment of magic to win.”

PSG Forward Ousmane Dembele-Die The fourth-minute Emirates goal scored that the sides separates is passed in appropriate after a hamstring scrap.

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