'It's not over' - Vitinha warns PSG against complacency after Arsenal win
Paris Saint-Germain will take a 1-0 advantage into the second leg of their Champions League semi-final against Arsenal at home.
Vitinha warned Paris Saint-Germain not to get ahead of themselves after their Champions League semi-final first-leg win over Arsenal, but he believes they quietened some doubters with the result.
PSG had never beaten Arsenal in five previous meetings, including a 2-0 defeat at the Emirates Stadium during the league phase in October, but they took one step towards the final with a 1-0 victory on Tuesday.
Ousmane Dembele scored the winner in the fourth minute; there were 26 passes in the build-up to PSG's opening goal, the most for them on record in the competition (since 2003-04).
PSG have now won five of their last seven away knockout stage games in the Champions League (L2), as many wins as in their previous 16 games in the competition (D2 L9).
It is a result that gives PSG an edge going into the second leg at home next week, and Vitinha was proud of how the team worked to get the advantage.
"It's very difficult to come and win here, we saw that in October," Vintinha told Canal+. "We played a great game, even if we didn't have the ball as usual.
"That's what great teams show. We have to adapt. We could have scored more, but we're happy with the result.
"We were sure we could put in a performance like this. There are people who don't believe it, but we don't care. The fans are incredible. We're all working together.
"It's not over, we have to play a great game at the Parc des Princes. No, it's not personal revenge. It's the team. We put in a great collective performance; we showed our desire to go to the final."
PSG had late chances to put the game out of sight, with Joao Neves, Bradley Barcola and Goncalo Ramos all missing big opportunities.
Ramos had arguably the best opportunity as he rattled the crossbar in the 85th minute, contributing heavily to PSG's 1.14 expected goals (xG).
"I'm working a lot on this type of shot [the one that hits the bar]," Ramos said post-match. "It's not over, there's still one more match to go.
"We look Arsenal in the eye, we play our football, and we won. It's important to do everything in the match, that's top-level football."