The International Champions Cup rolls on Saturday morning with an Emirates-off, as Arsenal face PSG in Singapore. First Atletico Madrid, now PSG; it’s like the schedulers of this event watch teams and plan accordingly! Funny, that. Annnnnyway, both teams bid farewell to Asia after this game, no doubt leaving a trail of delighted fans in their wake. As with Wednesday’s game, this game is on stupid early in the US, but unlike Wednesday’s game, it’s easier to find on US TV - this one’s on ESPN2. So worst comes to worst, you can DVR it and watch it later. Arsenal started a pretty full strength XI against Atletico Madrid and swapped them all out after about 60 minutes, so I would expect either that same thing or the reverse, with Emery maybe starting more of the second team then giving the first choice guys a half hour or so. Either way, Emery is continuing to build towards Aug 12, so as with the last game, there’s probably not a lot of deep analysis to be had here - it is always fun to watch a game with no stakes, it’s a very de-pressurized way to watch. Enjoy! WHAT TO WATCH: Arsenal v. PSG, International Champions Cup Singapore National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore WHEN TO WATCH: Saturday, July 28, 2018 4.35AM PT/7.35AM ET/12.35PM BT HOW TO WATCH: US TV: ESPN2 US Stream: ESPN+ (subscription service) International Stream: info at livesoccer.tv Audio-only match coverage also available at Arsenal Player.<doc-sep>F our second half goals fired Arsenal to a convincing 5-1 friendly win over head coach Unai Emery’s former employers Paris Saint-Germain. Mesut Ozil had given the Gunners a first half lead in his first appearance of the pre-season only to see it cancelled out when Sead Kolasinac fouled Timothy Weah and Christopher Nkunku brought an inexperienced French side level, only for Arsenal’s superior experience to eventually tell in an encouraging victory. Alexandre Lacazette struck twice within four minutes to put Arsenal in control before a looping Rob Holding header from 18 yards out and Eddie Nketiah added gloss to the victory just before full-time. Led by Ozil and with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Henrikh Mkhitaryan up top, Arsenal had named a far stronger side than Thomas Tuchel’s PSG, who had only four senior players in a line-up that included 40-year-old summer signing Gianluigi Buffon. It was, though, the youthful vibrancy of the Parisian’s frontline that made the brightest impression early on. Weah, son of legendary striker and Liberian president George, proved to be a menace with his runs in behind Sokratis Papastathopoulos and Shkodran Mustafi. A fine curling effort from Azzeddine Toufiqui left Leno stranded as the ball flashed by his far post but it wasn’t long until Arsenal’s experience told. Aubameyang spotted space on the right flank and burst in behind, cutting back for an unmarked Ozil to tap in the opener. REUTERS It was one of several times that Arsenal tore the French champions apart on the counter. Iwobi flitted dangerously down the left. Ozil attacked the box with force. Aubameyang’s movement was too much for a rookie backline to keep up with. However the experience of Buffon was not so easily overcome. Twice he saved low from the Gabon striker to ensure that the deficit was a manageable one goal at the interval. PSG’s youngsters ensured the customary drop in intensity that comes with the second half of a pre-season friendly was delayed at least momentarily as they looked to make an impression on new head coach Tuchel. Nkunku brought a strong save out of substitute goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez with a ripping free-kick but got his goal soon after. REUTERS Kolasinac was outpaced by Weah as the 18-year-old burst into the box. A clumsy diving tackle from the Bosnian international handed PSG the chance to draw level from the spot, Nkunku rifling a composed penalty into the top right corner. Arsenal had youngsters of their own looking to make an impression and regained the lead on 66 minutes, mere moments after the introduction of Emile Smith-Rowe. The 18-year-old, who had scored a spectacular equaliser against Atletico Madrid on Thursday, this time turned provider with a delicate near post cross flicked home by Lacazette. REUTERS The French striker soon had the ball in the net again and was celebrating what he thought was his goal after providing the decisive touch to a period of aerial ping-pong in the PSG box. There was some doubt over whether the goal would ultimately be credited to Nketiah, who appeared to get a feint touch on the header, but Lacazette ultimately claimed it.<doc-sep>The Gunners are currently on their pre-season tour in Singapore as Unai Emery’s side continue their preparations for the start of the new Premier League campaign. And after being beaten on penalties by Atletico Madrid in the opening game of their two-match series in the International Champions Cup, Arsenal defeated Paris Saint-Germain 5-1 today. Captain Ozil opened the scoring for the Gunners after 13 minutes of play at the Singapore National Stadium. Christopher Nkunku equalised from the spot for PSG after the break before Alexandre Lacazette restored Arsenal’s lead eight minutes later. The Frenchman then scored Arsenal’s third of the match just four minutes after bagging his first. Rob Holding added Arsenal’s fourth three minutes from time before Eddie Nketiah completed the rout by scoring their fifth and final goal four minutes into injury time.<doc-sep>The video will auto-play soon 8 Cancel Follow Tuchel's Blues. Get our daily Chelsea newsletter Invalid Email Something went wrong, please try again later. Sign me up Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Paris Saint-Germain boss Thomas Tuchel aimed a sensational dig at Arsenal following his side's International Champions Cup defeat on Saturday. While the competition has a fancy title, the game itself was nothing more than a friendly, which Arsenal were successful in, winning 5-1. The Gunners team featured a lot of star players including Mesut Ozil, Aaron Ramsey, Alexandre Lacazette and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, but also a scattering of youngsters. PSG on the other hand featured a lot of youngsters and some lesser known players: Lassana Diarra, Loic Mbe Soh, Kevin Rimane, Stanley N'Soki and Alec Georgen for example. (Image: Getty Images AsiaPac) Tuchel did hand game time to Gianluigi Buffon, Adrien Rabiot and Giovani Lo Celso, but the likes of Neymar, Kylian Mbappe and Edinson Cavani were nowhere to be seen. It is because of this that there was absolutely no shame in the final scoreline. After all, as aforementioned, the game was nothing more than a pre-season fixture designed to improve team fitness and squad unity. (Image: Getty Images AsiaPac) But despite this it seems Tuchel was irked by the final result, and took it out on Arsenal in his post-match interview. When asked whether he thought PSG missed some of their better-known players against the Gunners, he responded: "Yes, clearly," adding: "I think they [Arsenal] are playing in the Europa League this season, right?"<doc-sep>
Mesut Ozil scored on his return to the Arsenal starting XI in an emphatic 5-1 International Champions Cup win over an unfamiliar Paris Saint-Germain side, while Alexandre Lacazette netted a brace. Ozil, who captained the Gunners, has had a difficult couple of months that culminated in him retiring from international football last week after growing tired of perceived mistreatment from the German Football Federation (DFB). That saga stemmed from a pre-World Cup meeting with controversial Turkey president Recep Tayyip Erdogan, but he returned to Arsenal action in successful fashion on Saturday after his country’s shock group-stage exit in Russia. Arsenal were dominant for much of the first period, a spell which essentially began with Ozil’s 13th-minute opener at the end of a fine move. A host of chances went begging thereafter, as Alex Iwobi and Henrikh Mkhitaryan squandered the best opportunities, and PSG briefly made them pay for their profligacy. ALSO READ | Pep Guardiola’s love helped me get through crisis, says David Silva Timothy Weah was the inspiration, winning a penalty from Sead Kolasinac, and Christopher Nkunku converted in the 60th minute. But the Gunners stepped things up again towards the end – Lacazette, who was brought on for Iwobi at the break, scoring twice in quick succession from close range, before Rob Holding and Eddie Nketiah wrapped up an impressive win over coach Unai Emery’s former team. Although PSG’s starting XI was packed with young players, they enjoyed a far greater start and almost made the most of their early pressure – Azzeddine Toufiqui sending a curling left-footed effort just wide from 20 yards after a brilliant marauding run from Adrien Rabiot. Arsenal soon woke up, however, and took PSG’s inexperienced defence apart, as Aubameyang latched on to a pass into the right side of the area on the break and squared to Ozil for an easy finish past Gianluigi Buffon. That ushered in a period of control and they almost got a second in the 23rd minute, but Iwobi was denied when one-on-one with Buffon at the end of a slick passing move. ALSO READ | Cristiano Ronaldo euphoria is not good for Juventus - Massimiliano Allegri Buffon was again alert just before the break, saving from Mkhitaryan, who probably should have done better. PSG improved after the break and deservedly pulled level with an hour played – Nkunku coolly slotting home a penalty after Weah had been clumsily tripped by Kolasinac. But they were not level for long, as Emile Smith Rowe – the scorer of a stunner against Atletico Madrid – provided a gorgeous right-wing cross a few moments later on his 18th birthday and Lacazette impressively flicked the ball in off the crossbar. And Lacazette was decisive again 19 minutes from time, nodding in off the post from the middle of the box following a Holding flick-on. Holding got in on the act in the 87th minute, meeting a corner about 16 yards out and sending a looping header into the top-left corner, before Nketiah rounded off the crushing victory in stoppage time, finishing off a swift break in clinical fashion.