Bukayo Saka was left in disbelief after missing an open goal late on in Arsenal’s defeat to PSG in the Champions League.
The winger skied a sudden chance 80 minutes in from yards out after Riccardo Calafiori’s cross beat Gianluigi Donnarumma.
Saka had already given Mikel Arteta’s side a glimmer of hope after scoring, but they ultimately lost 2-1 on the night and 3-1 on aggregate.
But he was unable to double his tally on the night as the ball fell to him from Calafiori’s cross.
The forward sat by the goalpost with his head in his hands and his mouth agape, with fans left wondering what might have been had he converted.
‘I’d love to have seen the last 10 minutes if Saka scored that goal. He should, but he just leant back. He got over it,’ Ally McCoist told TNT Sports.
Bukayo Saka could scarcely believe his missed chance against PSG on Wednesday night
The Arsenal star skied his chance from a few yards out, missing the chance to make it 3-2
‘It’s a tap in. It’s hard to be critical, but he’s got to be sticking that in the back of the net and then we’re in for a really entertaining 10 minutes.’
Martin Keown said: ‘It was painful and it will hurt Saka. He won’t be sleeping for two or three nights. but he can be proud of his performance tonight. (Nuno) Mendes, we didn’t see much of him in an attacking sense because Saka was on the pitch.’
Owen Hargreaves said: ‘Maybe he takes his eye off it, maybe Donnarumma puts him off, tackle it, head it, that needs to go in.’
He wasn’t the only star to faily to convert on the night, with Declan Rice heading an early chance wide, Mikel Merino miscuing a sitter, and Martin Odegaard and Gabriel Martinelli being thwarted by an saves by Donnarumma.
Arsenal were prasied for their performance, particularly in the first half, but were undone by brilliant strikes from Fabian Ruiz and Achraf Hakimi.
‘I’m not sure Arsenal deserved to lose the game tonight, but not sure they did enough to win the tie. They’ve been beaten tonight by two fabulous strikes,’ said McCoist.
‘They’ve played as well as they have in a long time, particularly in the first half, but they didn’t take their chances. You’ve got to score when you’re on top. They’ve been beaten by the better team over the two legs.’
More to follow.
