According to Opta's prediction before the second leg of the semi-final, Arsenal is the team with the lowest chance of winning the championship, compared to the other 3 teams, Barcelona, Inter Milan and PSG.
In the group of 4 teams entering the semi-finals, Arsenal and PSG have not won any titles, but their performance in the Champions League has always been better than PSG in recent years.
With PSG still regularly participating in the Champions League, this is the second consecutive season Arsenal have participated in this arena after only 6 years of participating in the Europa League.
The Gunners are only remembered for their time in this playground and have had good results in the first decade of the 21st century under Arsene Wenger.
The Gunners are in their strongest period under Mikel Arteta and they need a big trophy to mark their success. Declan Rice and his teammates need to forget about the defeat in the first leg soon.
A comeback in Paris not only helped the England representative hold a ticket to the final, it was like a milestone to affirm their own strength.
In the first leg at home, owner Josh Kroenke appeared in the stands. The American billionaire has invested a lot in the team over the past two years but his performance has not improved, he is still just a loser in the Premier League and is likely to lose the title.
The most successful signing of the past summer has been Mikel Merino. Meanwhile, Riccardo Calafiori has been plagued by injuries, and Raheem Sterling's impact is almost insignificant.
By January, when they felt the need to add a striker, The Gunners had not made any decisive move.
Meanwhile, in the summer of 2024, PSG recruited the trio of Desire Doue, Joao Neves and Willian Pacho. These were all very good players against Arsenal in the first leg. Then in January, the Parc des Princes team added Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
Just look at PSG's Champions League journey this season is enough to prove how big the Georgia star's influence is.
The transition signings are not the most comprehensive measure of the strength correlation between PSG and Arsenal, but it also partly reflects the strength and determination of the two clubs for big goals this season.
In recent seasons, Arteta has perfected Arsenal's playing style. The Gunners are a team with a higher and earlier synchronization, but PSG only achieved that level a few months after the qualifying round. The reason is that Luis Enrique has stars who can decide the match such as Ousmane Dembele or Kvaratskhelia.
If Arsenal want a breakthrough in the second leg, they need the special brilliance of stars like Bukayo Saka. If they cannot overcome the PSG problem in France, Arsenal's downward cycle may begin. They have tried very hard in 3 seasons, every time they almost reach the threshold of winning a major title, but in the end everything is still the same.
