Gabriel Magalhaes shows true Arsenal colours as clear message sent for PSG semi-final

Gabriel Magalhaes was once again in attendance at Emirates Stadium as Arsenal drew 2-2 with Crystal Palace in Premier League action. The Brazil international has been absent since the win over Fulham after the March international break with surgery required to fix a hamstring injury.

Though he is unable to play, the 27-year-old has made it known he is watching every Arsenal game often with joy, but he would not have been happy with what he saw on Wednesday.

Things did start well for Mikel Arteta's side however as Jakub Kiwior, his replacement in the starting XI, headed home a Martin Odegaard free-kick after just three minutes. Eberechi Eze equalised later in the half with a superb volley but Leandro Trossard restored his side's lead just before the interval with a deflected effort from close-range.

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Those missed chances ultimately cost the Gunners as Saliba made a similar error to the one against Real Madrid which allowed Jean-Phillipe Mateta to loft the ball over the backpedalling David Raya.

Given the final outcome, Arteta was not exactly pleased with what his players did during the game. "Yeah, disappointed with the results and with the performance as well," "I think we never got the consistency in many areas to completely dominate the game.

"We always had the feeling that yeah, we had the ball, we had possession, we went in front twice, but the game wasn't grabbed, it wasn't dominated and controlled in the way that we normally do because we were below the standards in some areas.

"When you are not at your best but you are two times ahead, you have to be able to see the game off, and we weren't able to do it, especially with what happened in the second goal."

With two points dropped, Liverpool need a draw or win against Tottenham this Sunday to secure the Premier League. As such, focus for Arsenal will be firmly on their upcoming Champions League semi-final with Gabriel making his feelings clear before the first leg in north London next Tuesday.

Ahead of the clash against Palace, his partner Gabrielle Figueiredo recorded them both singing North London Forever with the video uploaded to her and

Despite the fact Gabriel will not play any part in the semi-final,

Even though he is extremely important to Arteta, Arsenal's defensive numbers have stayed consistent with Kiwior impressing. If anything, there will be concern over Saliba as he has now made two huge errors leading to goals in the last three games.