PSG can dream higher
All the press has only one word in mind: dream. “ Dream party “, title The Team on its front page. “ The dream of a European double against Arsenal in the form of a passport for eternity », writes for his part the Figaro Sport. “ Dream higher », placard The Parisian This morning. “ Arsenal wants to bring down the PSG empire to achieve immortality », writes the Daily Mail. Freshly crowned Premier League champions, Arsenal approaches their Champions League final against PSG with an immense feeling of liberation. A.S. gets fired up and pays particular attention to the two coaches by talking about a final “ made in spain “. This is the very first time that two Spanish coaches have competed for the supreme title at the head of foreign clubs. In SportCatalan media, we encourage Luis Enrique who is at the dawn of his absolute masterpiece with PSG.
The Gabriel threat
The threat for Arsenal is Gabriel. The Team describes him as the lethal weapon on set pieces. In the championship, the Gunners excel in this exercise with 19 goals scored, even if the European refereeing is more severe with their blocks. To counter the Parisian defense, assistant coach Nicolas Jover recently implemented a new strategy of corners played in three stages. Opta statistics also show that Arsenal know how to break the rhythm perfectly, displaying the longest wait in Europe before taking a corner (47.8 seconds).
The war of words between Luis Enrique and Mikel Arteta
Luis Enrique and Mikel Arteta go blow for blow. Arteta said at a private party: “ we will be European champions “. To which Luis Enrique replied: “ there is no better motivation than playing in a Champions final. We will see tomorrow who is better and who will win the trophy “. Behind, Mikel Arteta was very sure of himself in the pre-match conference, especially on the tactical aspect: “ we’ve analyzed everything, we’re ready for whatever they’re planning. Above all, we are ready for whatever they want to do and intend to do. »
