It is a new big meeting in English lands for the Luis Enrique team, who had suffered a little during his quarter return match against Aston Villa. On the lawn of the Emirates Stadium, Paris Saint-Germain will logically want to obtain a good result to be able to defend it on return to the Parc des Princes, and thus appear in the final of the most prestigious of European competitions. Even if the PSG results have been rather average in recent weeks, with a 3-1 defeat against Nice and a 1-1 draw against Nantes in the last two days of Ligue 1, the Parisians arrive in the skin of a favorite.
“Arsenal and PSG are alike. A team capable of attacking and defending all together, high level individuals like us without being dependent. Is Arsenal the best team we encountered? I don't know, hard to say. In any case, it is one of the best European teams, for sure, too. The goal is to have an additional step after arriving at the same stage of the competition as last year “Luis Enrique launched at a press conference on Monday. And he knows that to overcome the team trained by his compatriot Mikel Arteta, he will be able to rely on four executives.
Dembélé, the reference
The daily The team This takes stock of the team leaders. And the first name that is mentioned is none other than that of Ousmane Dembélé, the boss of the Parisian attack. In addition to its qualities on the field which are obvious (32 goals and 12 assists in 44 TCC meetings), Dembouz is a unifying element in the Parisian locker room. A leader, appreciated by all his teammates, and also by his coach, who appreciates his state of mind and his sacrifices on the field, which are not always present among the players in attack. Next comes the captain, Marquinhos, announced leaving for Saudi Arabia. Rather calm and not the kind of player to pushed yells in front of everyone, the Brazilian is also unanimous with his partners, who listen to him enormously.
The sports media also indicates that Achraf Hakimi has a big brother in the workforce, not hesitating to advise and even reframe its partners. A legitimacy validated by his status as a player essential in the eyes of Luis Enrique, which allowed him to take power in the Parisian locker room recently, in addition to being performing on the field of course. Finally, Gianluigi Donnarumma has also taken in internal gallon in recent months, gaining respect for his teammates as his level of performance also rose. As for Presnel Kimpembe and Lucas Hernandez, they lost importance in the locker room, having been downgraded in the hierarchy of Luis Enrique. The Spaniard knows who he can count on this evening …
