Havertz stars as Arsenal punish hapless PSG to send strong warning to Europe

Arsenal sent a strong warning to the rest of the Champions League with an utterly dominant performance against French champions PSG at the Emirates.

Arteta's men started brightly, with Bukayo Saka's curled effort narrowly missing the target inside the opening 5 minutes.

The Gunners maintained momentum and opened the scoring after Leandro Trossard's pinpoint cross found Kai Havertz, who nodded home on 20 minutes.

PSG's brief resurgence, marked by Nuno Mendes' post-rattling shot and David Raya's save from Achraf Hakimi, was swiftly snuffed out as Saka's free-kick evaded everyone, beating Gianluigi Donnarumma to make it 2-0.

The second half followed a familiar pattern as the Gunners continued to dominate with PSG playing on the fringes.

Luis Enrique's men made a late push and the best they could muster was a weak effort by Lee Kang-in that was comfortably saved.

Arsenal eased to victory, leapfrogging a poor PSG in the Champions League table, and sending a strong message to doubters in the process.

Arteta's men host Southampton on Saturday, while PSG return to Ligue 1 action against OGC Nice on Sunday.