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Paris St German had 3-0 victory over Boca Juniors and ended the Argentineans dreams of lifting the Emirates Cup. Jean-Eudes Maurice, Guillaume Hoarau and Marcos Ceara scored for PSG to console the French from suprise defeate on the first game.

After the first match in day two of the competition; Arsenal hopes of retaining the Emirates cup are high again. Arsenal needed a win over New York Red Bulls to claim their fourth Emirates cup, third in succession. Thierry Henry’s New York Red Bulls needed a draw to see them lift the title. Once again Arsenal failed to protect their one nil lead, a goal from Robin van Persie soft header. Thierry Henry assisted Juan Agudelo whose cross was turned into his own net by Bartley.

Year	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Winner
2007	Arsenal	Paris Saint-Germain	Valencia	Internazionale	Arsenal
2008	Hamburg	Real Madrid	Arsenal	Juventus	Hamburg
2009	Arsenal	Rangers	Atlético Madrid	Paris Saint-Germain	Arsenal
2010	Arsenal	Celtic	Lyon	Milan	Arsenal
2011	Arsenal	Paris Saint-Germain	New York Red Bulls	Club Atlético Boca Juniors	New York Red Bulls

Arsenal FC failed to capitalize on 2-0 lead and allowed Boca Juniors to level the score to 2-2 due to defensive horror the Emirates Cup second match. Gervinho having score two on his debut he set up Robin van Persie for first goal before Aaron Ramsey double the score. The previous seasons Arsenal defensive error still have no remedy as Sebastien Squillaci and Johan Djourou allowed two gift goals in 4 minutes. The defensive problem might push Arsene Wenger to try hadder to sign Phil Jagielka; Everton's center half. Lucas Viatri bagged the goal for Bocar Junior before Pablo Mouche successfully completed the come back. Earlier New York Red Bulls beats PSG 1-0. Arsenal will play Thierry Henry's New York Red Bulls, while Club Atlético Boca Juniors will face PSG on Sunday.

Major League Soccer club New York Red Bulls defeated beat Paris St Germain 1-0 curtain raiser match of the Emirates Cup. It was Joel Lindpere netted the only goal of the match on 27 minutes. PSG have joined the big spending club and managed to secured Javier Pastore signature for £38 million. The revolution has come 2 months ago after Qatar Investment Authority bought a controlling stake in the club. New York Red Bulls will player Arsenal tomorrow and the former Arsenal striker, Thierry Henry will be trying to score against his former club. PSG take on Boca Juniors. In another game Arsenal and Boca Juniors drew 2-2 as the visitor came from 2-0 down.

Arsenal Football Club has confirmed participants for 2011 Emirates cup which will kick-off Saturday 30th July. The three invited teams are unique in one way or another have something special to excite Arsenal fans at Emirates Stadium and around the world. The major league soccer side, New York Red Bulls will bring Arsenal legend, Thierry Henry. Thierry Henry played 369 games for Arsenal FC, scored 226 goals and assisted 92. At Emirates he won 2 Premier League titles, 3 FA Cup, and 2 Community Shield while at Arsenal before he moves to Barcelona. Paris Saint-Germain, one of top League one clubs in France and Club Atlético Boca Juniors from South America which is regarded as the most successful club of all time in Argentine and South America. The Emirates Cup competition will involve two matches for each team, three points for a win and one for a draw. In case of tie in points and goal difference, goal scored and shots on target will be rewarded and used to decide the winner.

Emirates cup history preview 2007-2011
Tournament was inaugurated in 2007 and scheduled to be played at Emirates stadium as a two day tournament. The first edition,in 2007 featured hosts, Premier league club Arsenal FC, Serie A champions Inter Milan, League one side; Paris Saint-Germain and La liga club Valencia two day tournament.

In 2008, the second edition featured the premier league host club, La liga club; Real Madrid, Serie A club; Juventus, and Bundesliga club Hamburg.

2009 host was joined by La liga Atlético Madrid, Scottish premier league club; Rangers, and League one Paris Saint-Germain.

2010 edition of the Emirates Cup featured the Barclay’s Premier leagues host, Arsenal FC and AC Milan, Celtic, and Lyon as invited teams. The coming 2011 Emirates Cup edition will feature, Boca Juniors, Paris Saint-Germain and the Major League Soccer team, New York Red Bulls.

Year	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Winner
2007	Arsenal	Paris Saint-Germain	Valencia	Internazionale	Arsenal
2008	Hamburg	Real Madrid	Arsenal	Juventus	Hamburg
2009	Arsenal	Rangers	Atlético Madrid	Paris Saint-Germain	Arsenal
2010	Arsenal	Celtic	Lyon	Milan	Arsenal
2011	Arsenal	Paris Saint-Germain	New York Red Bulls	Club Atlético Boca Juniors	???

Emirates Cup 2011 match schedule:
Saturday 30th July
New York Red Bulls v Paris Saint-Germain (2pm)
Arsenal v Boca Juniors (4.20pm)
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Sunday 31st July
Boca Juniors v Paris Saint-Germain (2pm)
Arsenal v New York Red Bulls (4.20pm)