Arsenal VS Paris Saint-Germain
Arsenal vs Paris Saint-Germain: UEFA Champions League Preview
Match Details
Date: October 1, 2024
Time: 19:00 UTC
Venue: Emirates Stadium, London, England
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Team Rankings
- Arsenal: 4th (Premier League), 16th (UEFA Champions League)
- Paris Saint-Germain: 1st (Ligue 1), 15th (UEFA Champions League)
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Arsenal welcomes Paris Saint-Germain to the Emirates Stadium in a crucial UEFA Champions League clash. Both teams seek to improve their group stage standings.
Late goals have become a theme of Arsenal’s season, conceding at the death in a pulsating draw with title rivals Manchester City before netting two themselves to see off Leicester on Saturday (W 4-2). Mikel Arteta will be looking to take that positive momentum into the UEFA Champions League (UCL) and build on a 0-0 draw with Atalanta on matchday one – a contest memorable for David Raya’s incredible double save to keep the Gunners on level terms.
There looks to be every chance of that given that Arsenal are unbeaten at the Emirates Stadium since January (W12, D2), while they’ve also lost just one of their last seven home matches against Ligue 1 opposition (W4, D2). That includes a thumping 6-0 win over Lens here last term – the biggest victory by an English side against a French counterpart – but their shooting boots have since deserted them in the UCL, blanking in back-to-back matches in this competition – never previously have they done so in three on the spin.
Paris Saint-Germain may be prime opponents to buck that trend against as Luis Enrique’s men have managed just two clean sheets this season, but the French champions remain unbeaten regardless (W6, D1). Unlike their hosts here, the Parisians were victorious on matchday one, scoring late to beat Girona to pick up what could be a priceless three points, given that they’ve lost each of their last three trips to England.
Key battle: All four of Bukayo Saka’s UCL goals for Arsenal came on home soil, with three of those arriving inside the opening 23 minutes. Marshalling Saka will likely be PSG left-back Nuno Mendes, who played a pivotal role in the own goal that earned them victory on matchday one. Four of his five senior strikes came on the road, with the three he netted for PSG coming beyond the hour.
Hot stat: Mikel Arteta will be the sixth Spanish manager Luis Enrique has faced in the UCL – he’s beaten all of the previous five.
