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High-Powered Offensive Clash Between Arsenal and Paris Saint-Germain

Arsenal will face Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday evening in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League semifinal, bringing an all-out attacking style to the match. The game sets up a thrilling Spanish managerial duel, with PSG’s manager Luis Enrique, who recently secured the Ligue 1 title, squaring off against Arsenal’s coach Mikel Arteta, who has led his side on an impressive run in the European competition.

Ahead of this crucial clash, Arteta called for full support from the Arsenal faithful:“Come tomorrow with your boots, shirts, and trousers—let’s play together. I hope every person gives their all to support us.”

On the historic opportunity to secure a title that former manager Arsène Wenger never achieved, Arteta added:“It’s an unbelievable opportunity, and we’re here to make people happy.”

Arteta’s squad received a timely boost with Spanish midfielder Mikel Merino returning to training on Monday, which comes at a crucial moment with Ghanaian Thomas Partey suspended. Belgian forward Leandro Trossard, who has scored four goals in his last four league matches, may feature in the attack.

PSG’s Luis Enrique, meanwhile, praised his team in his press conference, stating:“It’s a match between two teams with the same goals. The key to winning is how you manage pressure—it’s an extremely important factor.”

He added:“I don’t like to talk much about our opponents, but Arsenal is one of the best teams in Europe. They’ve been performing brilliantly with their coach for several years and deserve to be in the semifinals—but I admire PSG more than any other team.”

Enrique continued:“Arsenal are similar to Paris—they’re a team capable of both attacking and defending. I don’t know if they’re the best team we’ve played, but they’re definitely among the top sides in Europe.”

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Arsenal are unbeaten in their last six matches against PSG (2 wins, 3 draws), making them the team PSG has faced the most in European competitions without ever losing (5 meetings).
Arsenal defeated PSG 2-0 at the Emirates Stadium in October of this season’s UEFA Champions League. Only one English club has beaten PSG twice in a single edition of the tournament—Manchester City in the 2020-2021 semifinals (2-1 away, 2-0 at home).
PSG have lost five of their last six away matches against English clubs in the Champions League (winning only once), with defeats to Manchester City (twice), Arsenal, Newcastle, and Aston Villa.
Arsenal are unbeaten in their last eight Champions League matches, winning seven and drawing one.
Bukayo Saka has contributed 9 goals and 6 assists in 16 Champions League appearances for Arsenal—the highest goal contribution by an English player in his first two seasons in the competition.
Ousmane Dembélé has been directly involved in 10 goals in this season’s Champions League (7 goals, 3 assists) and could match the record for the most goal involvements by a PSG player in a single edition of the competition—held by Kylian Mbappé (11 in the 2020-2021 season: 8 goals, 3 assists).

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