This Tuesday evening (9 p.m. on Canal Plus Foot), PSG faces Arsenal in the Champions League for their first European shock of the season.
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PSG and Arsenal will engage in a great battle this Tuesday evening at l’Emirates Stadium. Facing one of the best teams in Europe, the men of Luis Enrique will be keen to strike a big blow on the European scene, against another team undefeated this season. And a few hours before this meeting, here is the press review in England around this meeting between Gunners and Parisians.
Luis Enrique’s helping hand
Unsurprisingly, the sidelining ofOusmane Dembélé made to speak on the other side of the
Some. The Daily
Mail talks about a major boost from Luis Enrique.
« Dembele’s was a vital figure in helping the French giants close the goal gap left by the departure of Kylian Mbappé au Real Madrid in June, scoring four times in six league matches. » But the English daily highlights other Parisian forces for this European shock and in particular
Bradley Barcolain great form since the start of the season. “The 22-year-old striker is widely regarded as one of the most promising young attacking talents in the world. »
For his part, The Sun focuses on the strength ofArsenalset pieces. THE
Gunners have scored three goals from corners since the start of the season. If the Rouge & Bleu have conceded no goals in this phase of play in this 2024-2025 financial year, they remain very feverish on each set piece. Enough to worry some Parisian supporters, as reported by the English tabloid. Some fans ofArsenal have fun on social networks: « 5-1 pour Arsenalincluding 4 goals from corners », « The
PSG has one of the shortest teams in Europe whileArsenal has one of the biggest groups of players in Europe », “It’s not a game. Every player we have over 6 feet tall has to start.” » The Sun wonder if Luis Enrique will not rather favor tall players like Fabian Ruiz (1m89) and Randal Kolo Muani (1m87) from the kick-off.
A doubt about the presence of Calafiori
The
Guardian evokes the Parisian past of
Mikel Arteta. The coach ofArsenal
recalled the good memories in the French capital at the start of his professional career: “It’s an experience that will stay with me forever, shaping who I wanted to be as a player and igniting something in me to become a manager. They protected me like a son. It was the perfect environment. The players were incredible. We had Ronaldinho, Coach,
Anelka, Pochettino,
Heinze. I wanted to stay there [après le prêt]but I was the property of Barcelona and they couldn’t come to an agreement.”declared the Spanish technician, he who had never faced the PSG as a player or coach until this Tuesday.
Finally, The Mirror takes stock of the group ofArsenal before this confrontation with the
PSG. A slight doubt remains about the presence or absence of Riccardo Calafiori in defense. Indeed, the Italian international appeared to be injured while celebrating the victorious goal against Leicester (4-2) last Saturday. Ben White et Mikel
Merino were also seen in training the day before the match, without knowing if they will be fit for this meeting. « (Ben White et
Calafiori) are the two players who are in the running and who we have to see again today (Monday). We didn’t do any workouts yesterday (Sunday), [Riccardo] was a little emotional after the match, so let’s see how he is today »said
Mikel Arteta this Monday.
