Arsenal Need 'big Balls And Magic Moments' - Rice

Declan Rice says Arsenal request "big balls" and "magic moments" if they are to overturn their semi-final shortage against Paris St-Germain and scope nan Champions League final.

Mikel Arteta's broadside look nan French champions successful Paris connected Wednesday (20:00 BST) aft losing nan first limb 1-0 courtesy of Ousmane Dembele's early onslaught astatine Emirates Stadium past week.

Arsenal are attempting to scope their first Champions League last since 2006.

"We request to person large balls and we request to spell retired location connected nan biggest shape and show that we're fresh to play astatine this level," said Rice.

He added: "It's a semi-final, it's 90 minutes distant from a last - I deliberation that tells you everything you request to know.

"I deliberation nan head said to america - america arsenic a group of players cognize what we tin execute tomorrow nighttime and it's a crippled of football.

"We tin spell retired location and we tin execute thing awesome for this nine and that's what we want to do. We evidently cognize we're 1-0 down but we person afloat belief, afloat positivity that we're going to spell retired location and triumph tomorrow night."

Arsenal struggled to incorporate PSG successful nan early stages of nan first limb but Rice said, aft Arteta made changes, he and his team-mates are afloat of assurance that they tin get a result.

"You felt successful nan first limb location was a batch of activity successful midfield. They [PSG] tally astir truthful overmuch and create a batch of abstraction for each other," he said.

"The measurement they move betwixt nan lines was really, really smart. But erstwhile we worked retired really we could hit them - evidently we missed a fewer chances, but successful position of really we were driving pinch nan ball, giving our winners one-on-one opportunities, chances started to unfastened up.

"I deliberation tomorrow nighttime we request to do nan same."

Rice has played a large portion successful Arsenal reaching this shape of nan competition.

The England world scored 2 free-kicks successful nan 3-0 quarter-final first-leg triumph complete Real Madrid and received nan subordinate of nan lucifer grant successful some ties.

He said head Arteta speaks regularly to his players astir producing successful high-pressure situations.

"He ever talks astir having personification delivering a magic moment," Rice said.

"I deliberation successful that crippled against Madrid, evidently I was capable to nutrient 2 free-kicks, which were incredible.

"But tomorrow night, a semi-final is group up for personification other to possibly get that magic moment.

"Hopefully it's maine again, but you're going to request a infinitesimal of magic to triumph a game, and arsenic a squad we're going to request that.

"So tomorrow nighttime hopefully we tin present thing special."

The Champions League is Arsenal's past chance to triumph a trophy this play now that Liverpool person secured nan Premier League title.

Arsenal mislaid to Bournemouth successful nan Premier League astatine nan play but Arteta says his squad person "huge enthusiasm and immense energy" that they tin advancement to nan European final.

"We are a triumph distant from being successful nan Champions League last and successful 1 of nan astir beautiful cities successful nan world, against a awesome force - it doesn't get overmuch amended than that," he said.

"We are present to make history - we person a large opportunity tomorrow.

"We bring a consequence [from nan first leg] that gives america truthful overmuch clarity astir what we person to do. A batch of learning from nan first limb arsenic good and really mini nan margins are betwixt nan 2 teams.

"The result, successful my opinion, should person been very different to that one. So tomorrow, different opportunity to beryllium that and nan correct to beryllium successful nan final."

When asked if this crippled was his biggest since he became Arsenal head successful 2019, Arteta said it is "one of nan astir beautiful, for sure".

"I mean, again, 1 triumph distant from being successful nan final," he added.

"Let's not do nan talking - let's do that tomorrow connected that transportation astatine 9pm erstwhile nan crippled starts to show [our] best, best, best, champion type and triumph nan game."