Arsenal – PSG

The London club will be closer to victory at home walls

The first Champions League semi-final clash between Arsenal and PSG will kick off in London. The local club will host the Parisians for the second time in the current draw of the elite European tournament. The first experience of "receiving the high guests" at the general stage turned out to be successful for the "canoniers". Then they scored two goals rather quickly through the efforts of Havertz and Sak, after which they gave the initiative on the field to the Parisians. Luis Enrique's side were not as good as they have been in recent months and failed to capitalise on their territorial advantage - 0:2. Arsenal reached the semi-finals of the Champions League for the first time in sixteen years. The team only made it past this stage of the Champions League in 2006, when they lost in the final to Barcelona. PSG has never won the Champions League either. Like their rival, the Parisians' best achievement is reaching the final, which happened five years ago. Now the French champion makes a good impression and is a very real contender for the title. Bookmakers have identified the home team as favourites for the upcoming encounter, offering odds of 2.14 on their victory. Arsenal are moving through the Champions League net easily and effortlessly. Having taken the final third place in the overall stage, the "cannoniers" went straight through to the 1/8 finals, where they destroyed the Dutch PSV. In the quarter-finals, the English team outplayed the reigning winner of the tournament - Real Madrid (3:0 and 2:1). Championship of the country Arsenal frankly finish. Four rounds before the finish "canoniers" lost the title to Liverpool, but their second place is unlikely to let go, as they are ahead of the pursuers on five or six points. Arsenal make a very serious impression at home, being a perfectly balanced team. PSG have had a poor start to the current Champions League campaign. Luis Enrique has been unable to fine-tune the Parisian mechanisms for a long time. After the first four or five rounds of the general stage, there were questions about the team's playoffs. Having won three rounds in a row, PSG took fifteenth place and immediately in the clash with Brest. The previous two stages, as now, brought the French champions together with English teams, whom they passed with titanic efforts. Arsenal must not let the home crowd down by losing to the visitors.