Arsenal – PSG

PSG can play an even match in London

On Tuesday, 1 October, Arsenal will play at home against PSG in the central match of the Champions League matchday and the entire second round. The Londoners started with a draw against Atalanta, while the best club in France snatched three points from Girona in the end. Bookmakers give a huge advantage to Arsenal. The Londoners have made a successful start to their journey in the English championship, but there are quite a lot of questions about the game. Arsenal has already made a misfire in a meeting with Brighton, in the other matches the victories were quite tenacious. Even in the confrontation with Leicester had to suffer. The injury of Martin Edegaard seriously complicates life. The key Norwegian midfielder is out of action for a long time. Without him, it became much more difficult to dominate and look for unconventional moves. The confrontation with Leicester was marked by a difficult ending: the winning goal was scored only in the 94th minute. Clearly, Arsenal are not in top form. PSG, on the contrary, allowed themselves only one failure in two tournaments, although it is important to make a footnote to the level of opponents. The Parisians have not yet played with the grands. At the same time, tough teams have met: there was a trip to Champions League participant Lille, a difficult meeting with Rennes and a match with Girona in the European Cup. Parisians dominated all the games. It is important that Bradley Barcola became the new leader of the team in attack. The player scored six goals in six games and made the fans forget Kylian Mbappe. A solid performance from the young player. Barcola is daring off the dribble - at the French league level, he looks unstoppable. This is a clear threat for Arsenal. PSG now have a solid deep squad capable of claiming a European Cup win. Luis Enrique is unlikely to give up playing a number one even in the European Cup. Plus, the club will threaten Arsenal in the transition phases: Dembele and Barcola are very skilful on the counter-attack, while newcomer João Neves is proving himself as an assistant (6 goal assists). Bookmakers give mysterious odds for this meeting. PSG for some reason got in the line closer to 5.00. Such a difference in class is not even close. Parisians will play to win. Arsenal did not convince at all in recent matches: draws with Brighton and Atalanta, agonising defensive play against Manchester City and a worrying win over Leicester. It is unclear why Arsenal are predicted to have such an easy match. PSG can play on the counter-attack. The team is not weaker both in terms of player selection and squad depth. And Edegaard's injury is a significant disadvantage, which for some reason is not reflected in the quotes at all.