✍️ Why PSG Winning the Champions League Would Be a Win For Attacking Football
In the Champions League final, PSG's entertaining brand of football will clash against Arsenal's defensive approach.
The final match of the European football season is upon us, and once again, Paris Saint-Germain will be participating in it. Les Parisiens will face off against an Arsenal side riding momentum, having just wrapped up their first Premier League title in 22 years. Whereas PSG have an extra week of rest compared to Arsenal, this is negated by the fact that Mikel Arteta heavily rested his team during the final match of the league campaign, a 2-1 win over Crystal Palace. All things considered, it makes for an intriguing showdown between the champions of England and France.
Arsenal and PSG first met in 1994, with the Gunners drawing 1-1 before prevailing 1-0 in Highbury to secure passage to the Cup Winners’ Cup Final. They reunited in 2016, with Arsène Wenger going up against his future successor, Unai Emery, and drawing in both group-stage meetings before facing off again in the 2024-25 Champions League semifinals. Ousmane Dembélé broke the deadlock early on in the first leg, earning praise from Geoff Wilson for his stellar display, whilst Fabián Ruiz and Achraf Hakimi’s goals would see PSG progress to the final. It was here in Munich where Luis Enrique’s PSG would demolish Inter 5-0 and secure the coveted European trophy that they had been chasing ever since their Qatar Sports Investments takeover back in 2011.
One year later, PSG and Arsenal will face off in Budapest. While both teams have had recent success, they’re still trying to add to their legacies with the UEFA Champions League trophy up for grabs on May 30. But, while the two sides are both coached by Spanish managers, and only separated by the British Channel, there’s a lot more difference between them than meets the eye.
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