Arsenal have everything to play for when they visit Parc des Princes to take on PSG in the Champions League semi-final return leg. The Gunners are trailing 1-0 from the first leg played at the Emirates a week back. Read on for our prediction of this match.
The French giants obviously have the edge coming into this game and will hope to finish off the job at home. They could even afford to rest their key men this weekend with the Ligue 1 title already secured, as they suffered a 2-1 loss at Strasbourg on Saturday.
The Parisians will hope to guard their slender lead, though few clean sheets in recent home Champions League games will be a concern.
Arsenal had a goal disallowed in the first leg after a tight offside call was made on Mikel Merino. It means they come into this game with two straight defeats and having failed to win any of their last three matches.
The Gunners had an even more disappointing outing in their 2-1 defeat at home to Bournemouth on Saturday.
After three straight home matches that left a sour taste, Mikel Arteta’s side has their season-defining game away in France. After an injury-ravaged campaign, the Gunners’ make-or-break moment is right here.
They’ve won four straight away Champions League matches and will hope for the same this time.
PSG have the lead going into the return leg, but even they are aware this tie is far from over. One factor that would make the French feel so is the fact that they rarely keep clean sheets. Knowing too well that Arsenal will go all out to attack, PSG will also have to attack as well.
An exciting end-to-end affair is likely to be on display in Paris as the two sides square off. Our prediction for PSG v Arsenal is that both teams will score.