Arsenal wants to beat PSG, they need to control the trio in the opponent's midfield, Joao Neves - Vitinha - Fabian Ruiz. Last season, this trio swept Europe, almost without weaknesses and possessing excellent pressing ability.
Therefore, Mikel Arteta may have to sacrifice the creativity of Martin Odegaard or Eberechi Eze to mark PSG midfield stars. As for Declan Rice, this will be an extremely difficult match for the English midfielder when he has to defend against the opponent's trio of midfielders and super attacking trio.
Premier League teams in the last 2 seasons, including Arsenal, have caused PSG a lot of difficulties but have never broken the opponent's midfield system. Last summer at the FIFA Club World Cup final, Chelsea won resoundingly against PSG, but that was a rare exception. No team can confidently play such a match against PSG anymore as the French team is increasingly showing perfection.
PSG's attack with the Kvaratskhelia - Dembele - Doue trio is likened to a sharp trident. Any striker has the ability to cause maximum damage, so Arsenal understands they will need to block everything. Especially in the position of Kvaratskhelia, the Georgian star is emerging as the best left winger in the world. Who will Arsenal take to mark this 25-year-old striker when Jurrien Timber still does not know when he will return.
PSG is becoming extremely dangerous after the second leg semi-final match against Bayern even though they drew 1-1 at the Allianz Arena. In the first leg at home, it was the image of a total attacking team. In the second leg away from home, PSG showed a very tight defensive system with the final stopper being goalkeeper Safonov who played very well. Bayern was almost completely deadlocked throughout the match, only in the final minutes did they get 1 goal from Harry Kane.
This shows the flexibility and versatility of PSG, Arsenal will be very difficult to cope with. The Gunners will reach the Champions League final after they complete their Premier League campaign. If at that time Arsenal is the English football champion, their attitude to enter the game will be very excited and vice versa.
Arsenal just had a very passionate home celebration after defeating Atletico Madrid to play in the final for the first time in 20 years. They understand that every step is now very cautious to avoid empty-handed at the end of the season. If we put it on the scale at this time, Arsenal is rated lower than PSG but not much. Mikel Arteta's team still has their own weapons.
Set pieces will be Arsenal's weapon in Budapest. This season, Arsenal has 17 goals in the Premier League from set pieces, a league record. They will bring this weapon to Budapest to face PSG. The French team is not a team that plays aerial combat too well, so this will be an opportunity for Arsenal.
If Arsenal wants to win, perhaps they must be the team to score first. Bayern Munich's attack is considered much stronger than Arsenal but was almost harmless against PSG after being led. If Arsenal concedes first, they are predicted to face even more difficulties than Bayern once encountered at the Allianz Arena.
Arsenal was also deadlocked against Man City in the League Cup final, so they need to draw bloody lessons for the biggest playground, the Champions League final.
