On Wednesday, PSG will have the opportunity to seal its qualification for the final of the Champions League. After their 1-0 victory in London lands, Luis Enrique's troops logically have a good little advantage that they will want to defend at home, at the Parc des Princes. A duel that promises to be ignited, while the two teams lost their respective encounter this weekend. PSG bowed 2-1 on the lawn of Strasbourg on Saturday on behalf of the 32nd day of Ligue 1, while Arsenal fell on the same score at the house against Bournemouth.
The difference, beyond the fact that PSG is already champion when Arsenal has not yet mathematically assured its place in the Champions League, is that Luis Enrique was able to run in Alsace. The Spaniard has thus put Donnarumma, Hakimi, Marquinhos, Vitinha, Kvaratskhelia, Fabian Ruiz or Nuno Mendes at rest, while his compatriot, who faces a large wave of injuries in his workforce, decided not to offer this luxury and to take out heavy artillery.
Arteta has it bad
At the post-match press conference, the former midfielder did not hesitate to share his frustration. “We wanted to create good vibrations by putting the titular team. A positive result would have created the foundations for what we want to see on Wednesday. Finally we just created anger, rage, frustration and negative feelings. We have to make sure to use it all on Wednesday evening to make a huge match in Paris to win and go to the final ”first launched the Spanish, particularly bitter.
“What PSG did in Strasbourg did not concern us, they won the French championship, Luis Enrique has the luxury of being able to align an eleven altered, not us because we still have a lot to play in the Premier League. But we have four days to recover and we will be at the top for the Champions League match ”concluded the Iberian coach of the Gunners. See you Wednesday evening …
