Declan Rice delivers telling eight-word message to Arsenal teammates before PSG clash

Declan Rice launched an impassioned message to his teammates in the pre-match huddle ahead of.

's team impressively saw off holders Real Madrid in the last eight and will be confident of doing the same against French champions PSG. The Gunners are chasing their first-ever Champions League trophy this season.

It is set to be an exciting end to the campaign for Arsenal as they eye a first final in Europe's elite competition since 2006. The showpiece event will take place in Munich on Saturday, May 31.

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And Gunners midfielder Rice has issued a clear message to his teammates ahead of kick-off against PSG in north London. The England international was animated in a pre-match huddle with a lip reader claiming via Prime Video that he said: "If we don't have the ball we die."

The noise inside the ground against Real Madrid was something very special itself and topping that will take a whole new level.

"You feel [the weight of history]," said Arteta on the eve of the semi-final first leg.

"Especially because we have a lot of people who have worked at this club for many, many years and they've never been in this position. That tells you how unique and beautiful this is.

"We are making history. It's a beautiful story right now - but we want much more."

But at the time of writing, the Gunners had fallen behind to an early goal from PSG forward Ousmane Dembele.