PSG vs Arsenal
Back PSG to prevail in a hugely entertaining second leg
PSG will welcome Arsenal to the Parc Des Princes on Wednesday night and will aim to hold onto their slender one-goal advantage. The Parisians aren’t in particularly sparkling form and were beaten by Strasbourg at the weekend, albeit with a heavily rotated XI. In the UCL, they haven’t been eliminated from the competition after winning the first leg away from home since 2018-19 and will fancy their chances of progressing.
Unfortunately, the availability of Ousmane Dembele is unknown with the PSG talisman having suffered a thigh injury. If he isn’t able to take part, Goncalo Ramos is the player who is likely to step in.
Mikel Arteta’s game plan will be crucial. The Spaniard will need to devise the perfect blueprint to rescue this two-legged tie and his side will probably need to approach this in an attack-minded manner. The Arsenal boss has been criticised for his team selection at the weekend, fielding a virtually full-strength XI for the club’s defeat at home to Bournemouth. It’s been a long season for the Premier League side and many of their players are starting to look a little jaded.
Nevertheless, had Mikel Merino’s goal been allowed to stand, they would be coming into this game on level terms and did manage six shots on target in the first leg.
The visitors went to the Bernabeu and produced a fantastic display to win 2-1. They were also victorious on the road against Sporting CP and PSV this season and are capable of finding the back of the net in this one.
Arsenal haven’t been keeping many clean sheets recently and they could be exposed by PSG’s energetic frontline.
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