Paris Saint-Germain finds the Champions League this Wednesday. The Paris club will compete in its semi-final return to Arsenal. The capital's club could well win its first star and become the next winner of the competition, according to Opta statistics.
While the previous statistics gave either Arsenal or FC Barcelona winner of this edition, the victory of the Parisians against the Gunners during the first leg (1-0) came upset the predictions of the statistics site. PSG is now the big favorite with 41.6% chance of winning the C1 this season. It could be opposed to FC Barcelona in the final, which would have 26.6% chance of winning the Champions League.
The opponent of the Red and Blue, Arsenal, is now only 11.2% chance of lifting the cup with the big ears. After losing the first leg at the Emirate, the Gunners are now obliged to win by two goals apart in the Parc des Princes to hope to qualify in the C1 final. A difficult but not impossible mission for Arsenal coach Mikel Arteta.
Arsenal, a second consecutive defeat
Opposed to Bournemouth this first league weekend, the Gunners failed to revive after the defeat inflicted by PSG in the first leg (1-0). Defeated 2-1, Arsenal does not apprehend the return to PSG in the best of ways.
However, this setback does not doubt Mikel Arteta, who indicates that this defeat must serve as a source of motivation to his players to tear the qualification in the final. “We said we wanted to create a good atmosphere, that a positive result would really help us build what we wanted for Wednesday”said the Spanish technician after this backhand.
