PSG vs. Arsenal: Injury list, suspensions & predicted XIs
PSG and Arsenal lock horns in a high voltage Champions League final at the Puskas Arena in Budapest. Here is how the teams could line-up
Football fans across the world will be glued to their screens this Saturday as PSG lock horns with Arsenal at the Puskas Arena in Budapest to lift the Champions League trophy.
PSG aim to clinch a second successive Champions League title after sealing their first one last year with a 5-0 victory over Inter Milan in the final. Goals from Achraf Hakimi, Desire Doue, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Senny Mayulu drowned the Nerazzurri defence as Luis Enrique recorded his second ever and PSG’s maiden European silverware.
Paris Saint-Germain reached this stage after finishing 11th in the league phase of the competition and then beating Monaco, Chelsea, Liverpool and Bayern Munich in the knockouts. Enrique now dreams of putting his name alongside Carlo Ancelotti, Pep Guardiola, Bob Paisley and Zinedine Zidane as the head coaches who have lifted the Champions League title thrice in their careers.
Meanwhile, Arsenal approach this match following a 2-1 victory over Crystal Palace, which confirmed their status as Premier League champions for the first time in 22 years. Mikel Arteta is in an upbeat mood as he now aims to bring European glory home in a rather flawless campaign.
The Gunners return to Paris two decades after their Champions League final heartbreak at the hands of Barcelona at the Stade de France. Arsene Wenger did not have the chance to celebrate such European success with the club, and now Arteta has the opportunity to produce something that the fans of Arsenal will forever cherish.
PSG vs. Arsenal: Injury list, suspensions & predicted XIs
PSG vs. Arsenal: Injury list & suspensions
PSG: Ousmane Dembele (doubt-calf), Achraf Hakimi (doubt-hamstring), Lucas Chevalier (thigh), Nuno Mendes (thigh).
Arsenal: Ben White (Knee), Jurrien Timber (Groin), Noni Madueke (hamstring).
PSG vs. Arsenal: Predicted starting line-ups
PSG’s predicted XI vs. Arsenal: Safonov; Zaire-Emery, Marquinhos, Pacho, Mendes; Neves, Vitinha, Ruiz; Doue, Dembele, Kvaratskhelia.
Arsenal’s predicted XI vs PSG: Raya; Mosquera, Saliba, Gabriel, Hincapie; Lewis-Skelly, Rice; Saka, Odegaard, Trossard; Gyokeres.
