There’s a huge amount riding on Arsenal’s Champions League semi-final second leg against Paris Saint-Germain, especially for Mikel Arteta, after a 1-0 first-leg defeat at the Emirates.

Some uncomfortable questions are starting to swirl about Arteta’s ability to win the biggest prizes. He’s clearly a world-class rebuilding manager – taking Arsenal from a punchline to a genuine Premier League force – but there’s still nothing tangible to show for it. Yes, there was the FA Cup in year one, but that was nearly five years and close to £700million ago. Since then, Arsenal have lived up to the moniker of ‘Next Season FC’.

Lose in Paris on Wednesday and a fourth straight trophyless season is confirmed. And while Arteta’s job is safe – despite what some contributors might argue – next season starts to look suspiciously like make-or-break. If he reaches the end of a sixth full campaign without any silverware, even the Carabao Cup, it’ll be hard for anyone not wilfully deluding themselves to argue Arsenal don’t need someone who can actually get them over the line.

So, yes, a fair bit riding on this one.

Arsenal were largely second-best at home last week, conceding early and only growing into the game after half an hour. They were unlucky not to equalise, with Gianluigi Donnarumma in inspired form, but equally fortunate not to concede again.

But 1-0 is salvageable, especially considering how flat they were in the first leg. This tie is still alive – if Arsenal had won 1-0 away, nobody would be writing PSG off, so it’s daft to do so with the roles reversed.

Bodo Glimt v Tottenham

Thursday 8th May, 8pm

There is strong potential for a full Spurs showing on Thursday night – and as everyone should know by now, you should never go full Spurs. Yes, both Champions League semi-finals are finely balanced, but the prospect of a Tottenham capitulation on a treacherous Thursday night is simply too delicious to ignore.

Ange Postecoglou’s side looked the real deal in their 3-1 first-leg win over Bodo/Glimt, but a late goal from the visitors and an injury to James Maddison turned comfort into creeping dread. That strike wasn’t a consolation; it was a lifeline. And Bodo/Glimt, the Norwegian minnows writing history as their country’s first European semi-finalists, will fancy their chances at home against anyone.

Kjetil Knutsen’s squad is 80% Norwegian and has knocked out stellar opposition in FC Twente, Olympiacos and Lazio to get to this stage. Their only home defeat in this season’s Europa League strangely came against FC Qarabag, winning every other league phase match at the Aspmyra Stadion against FC Porto, Besiktas and Maccabi Tel Aviv.

Convincing home wins – 5-2 vs Twente, 3-0 vs reigning Conference League champions Olympiacos, and 2-0 vs Lazio – prove this is not some fairy-tale side there to make up the numbers. Premier League or not, this is a serious test.

Postecoglou was quick to play down the challenge of playing against non-league Tamworth away in the FA Cup – and the Londoners barely got out of that alive. Now it’s an artificial pitch, in freezing conditions, against a high-energy, high-belief Bodo/Glimt team.

With this fragile Spurs team, quite literally any result is on the table – which is exactly what makes it so entertaining.

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