This was a view held by most inside the Parc des Princes, aside perhaps from the two managers. It's difficult to think of two more differing touchline styles. Wenger was flapping his arms in frustration like a flummoxed schoolteacher during the match, Unai Emery was pacing up and down in the manner of an aggressive lawyer angrily putting his case forward in court. The one thing they had in common, though, was an apparent admiration for Cavani's performance. Wenger described it as "good," while Emery focused on the positives of missing a selection of sitters.
"The most important thing is the opportunities themselves," Emery said. "When you have chances, one day you might score, one day you might not. It's all about having confidence. He wasn't the best, but I said to the players that the first point is creating the chances, and then we have to work on confidence."
While both managers drew positives from the result and respective performances, this was not a game to leave the rest of Europe quaking in their collective boots. Both sides will of course be aiming to win the group and avoid facing a theoretically better team in the next round (as Arsenal have done in five of the last six seasons), but on this evidence few will fear either team.
One thing worth keeping an eye on is the goalkeeping situations with both teams. Wenger seemed to admit after the game that David Ospina, surprisingly included in Paris, will play in Europe, while Petr Cech takes on domestic duties. "They know the rules," said Wenger, before adding the caveat that "you can always change your mind, based upon performances." PSG seem in a similar spot, while Kevin Trapp was in goal for their opening four Ligue 1 games, Alphonse Areola took his place on Tuesday.
One wonders about the wisdom of such a clear delineation: of course. It's probably a good idea to give your second-string keeper as much time on the pitch as possible, but the potential for creating needless instability is strong. As Claudio Bravo and Joe Hart discovered at the weekend, a goalkeeper unfamiliar with his defence is a dangerous thing to any team. Whether Ospina will be able to properly step back in every two weeks is unclear, but it certainly represents a gamble.
Both Wenger and Emery seemed satisfied with their respective performances after the final whistle, but there was very little in Paris to suggest either team are serious contenders for the top prize. Given their respective priorities, they could both be in for a frustrating and slightly unfulfilling campaign.