Arsenal face Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League this week, and Nice may have provided them with a blueprint for success against the Parisians. Mikel Arteta’s side will have the advantage of playing the first leg at home, and supporters will be dreaming of another outstanding victory like the one they witnessed at the Emirates against Real Madrid.
Securing a result in Paris could prove more difficult, but Nice have demonstrated that PSG are far from invincible at the Parc des Princes. The Parisians have already clinched their league title and appeared set to complete an unbeaten domestic campaign. However, Nice had other ideas, securing a 3-1 victory in Paris this weekend to boost their own European ambitions.
This defeat is hardly the ideal preparation for PSG ahead of facing Arsenal, and the Gunners will be encouraged by the result, knowing it offers a glimpse into how the French champions can be undone. Nice’s performance will give Arsenal a valuable reference as they prepare for the decisive away leg. Nevertheless, the immediate focus must be on securing a strong and comfortable advantage from the first leg at the Emirates.
Nice manager Franck Haise was asked how his team managed to win in Paris and said, as quoted by L’Equipe, “I don’t have the recipe. We tried to densify the heart of the game, to occasionally have a bit of a man advantage when we had the ball.” His comments reveal that tactical discipline and numerical superiority in midfield were key elements in overcoming PSG.
While Nice’s success is encouraging, Arsenal must approach the task with their own strategy, combining intensity, tactical intelligence and clinical finishing. The Gunners have proven they are capable of beating Europe’s best and will aim to replicate that level of performance once again. Taking a commanding lead to Paris would significantly enhance their chances of reaching the Champions League final and could mark another historic night at the Emirates.
Sure you wrote it well it definitely hurts though some critics may question PSG approach the two games differently. PSG midfield marshalled by the industrious Vitinha is their key area so is for Arsenal now with Rice & Merino. Bellingham made that provoking foul on Rice after learning enough the intransigence of Arsenal midfield. Arsenal like Nice will overpower that bone of contention spot and come out the dominant force aided by the vocal Emirates. Is playing 1st leg at home advantageous? Please come again sooner with similar upbeating articles denoting the fallibility of PSG. I’m loving it. COYG!
Yesterdays match is not really important for psg. We approach the game as usual the arsenal way. Victoria ascerta.
fair comments debunked
I remember some Arsenal fans saying we’d have no chance of beating PSG based on our performance against Palace. Now others are saying we’d easily beat them because they lost to Nice.
Personally, I think these games don’t mean much. PSG already won the league and Arsenal already lost the league. Both of these teams likely had the Champions League game on their minds. It’s a different competition and domestic league form won’t mean much.
A football legend said Arsenal will triumph over the French champion, in his own words” This has an Arsenal vs Barcelona final written all over it.
What is interesting, this is the same champion league winner that predicted Arsenal had a 95% chance of knocking out Real Madrid in the quarter finals.
This game could well become a winger field day, their talisman Ousmane Dembele is back and Kvaratskhelia was brought in for this type of fixture but Saka will be licking his lips to face Mendes once more.
But we did not triumph over Barca .
No, atleast not since that 5 – 3 classic.
The Manchester legend is convince both Arsenal and Barcelona will win their respective semifinal game then square off in the final.
He hasn’t proven wrong with his predictions so far.
The game against Nice has no bearing on anything. They have already won the league. They are not going eyeballs out in their league, they have no need.
All i know is that arsenal will show psg that they are more than gunners.
When is Tuesday? Tomorrow. You’ll see it. Arsenal are too tough to PSG. Only a series of misfortunes cost Arsenal the EPL title; no disrespect to Pool and Slot. I still get bemused Arteta and Arsenal do not get the respect they deserve even after off perching the Mr CL Madrid. PSG are not pushovers of course but I tell you Arsenal will swat them aside to head to Munich. The Women heroically set the precedent yesterday. COYG!
Regardless of the gaffer’s mind games, this team will start tomorrow
————————Raya
—-Timber—Saliba—Kiwoir—-Skelly
—————–Merino—-Rice
——-Saka——Odegaard—Martineli
——————-Tossard
The most likely PSG starting line up base on recent trends
—–Doue—-Dembele—Kvaratskhelia
————Ruiz——-Vitinha—-Nevis
—–Mendes—Pacho—Marquinhos–Hakimi
——————–Donnarumma
Yes Arsenal can learn an awful lot from the PSG vs Nice game last weekend, Saka and Martineli must stay wide as we stretch this outfit and run behind their midfield.
Though thats powerful front three from the visitors, Arsenal will win as they are a different animal in Europe
Arsenal 3 – 1. PSG
Gunsmoke that’s a great idea about stretching their defence. It will also keep their dangerous fullbacks occupied. But if we manage to stretch them , you’d really want Rice further forward so that he can exploit the spaces left in the middle with his runs. I do really hope we can find a way to keep Rice higher.
Yes Onyango, I have studied them very much, they are a very good attacking team, I would say they are on par with our first eleven.
They are far better than us in terms of squad depth, but we have one very important advantage, we play more as a team than the French outfit, just look at their style of play a little on the selfish side.
Stretching teams wide and punishing them that’s what PSG does best, they don’t do low block, but they hate when given a taste of their own medicine.
This is the type of game for Martineli and remember Saka ran Mendes ragged the last time they face each other, but if Rice venture forward Ben White and Timber may have to start in the absence of the world class player
Learn from Nice? How about we do ourselves?!?!