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Arsenal dey Hungary prepare for UCL final clash with PSG

Mikel Arteta don put im first-team squad through proper training for Hungary today before Saturday’s UEFA Champions League final.

After dem touch down for Budapest on Thursday, Arsenal don dey work hard to ready for this weekend’s big match against PSG.

Club photographer Stuart MacFarlane bin capture the latest session for photos.

Arsenal dey look to join exclusive list of English clubs wey don win both Premier League and Champions League same season.

Only Liverpool for 1976-77 and 1983-84, Manchester United for 1998-99 and 2007-08, and Manchester City for 2022-23 don achieve am before.

Newly crowned Premier League champions Arsenal dey attempt to become the 25th different club to win Europe’s top competition.

PSG on the other hand dey try to become the first club besides Real Madrid to defend the trophy for Champions League era.

Real Madrid famously win am three times from 2015-16 to 2017-18.

Saturday showpiece go take place for Puskás Aréna for Budapest.

Na battle between holders and challengers wey get relatively little experience for continental stage.

Arsenal dey look to rule continent for the very first time.

Two first-time winners don emerge for last three editions, with PSG being the most recent.

PSG don reach more Champions League finals for last six years than any other club.

Saturday go be their third appearance for grandest stage for that time, after dem lose 1-0 to Bayern Munich for 2020 and beat Inter 5-0 last year.

Luis Enrique team be the first to reach back-to-back Champions League showpieces since Liverpool under Jürgen Klopp for 2017-18 and 2018-19.

This match go represent clash of styles, with immovable object meeting irresistible force.

Arsenal run to UCL final and their domestic success don build on rock-solid backline.

Arsenal be the only side wey never concede goal from open play for this season knockout stages for six matches.

Overall dem only concede twice as dem navigate ties against Bayer Leverkusen, Sporting CP, and Atlético Madrid.

Protected by Gabriel Magalhães and William Saliba, goalkeeper David Raya don keep nine clean sheets for Champions League this season.

No goalkeeper don ever record 10 shutouts for single campaign.

If Arsenal fit get in front, dem go confident to see final through.

Team wey open scoring don win each of the last 11 Champions League finals.

Real Madrid be the last side to concede first and still lift trophy, beating Atlético for extra-time for 2014.

Arsenal be the only unbeaten team for this season UCL and don be behind for just 43 minutes, all for first leg of last-16 tie with Leverkusen.

Going forward, Mikel Arteta go pin hopes on Bukayo Saka, wey don record more goal involvements against French opposition than any other country for Champions League.

He score five goals and deliver three assists for just six matches, including two goals for three appearances against PSG.

Nevertheless Arteta get reason to prioritise solid defence.

PSG don score 44 goals en route to this final, the second most by any team for single Champions League campaign behind Barcelona 45 for 1999-00.

Luis Enrique side also unbeaten for their last 11 UCL knockout matches, winning nine and drawing two.

Their last defeat for knockout game come against Premier League opposition, versus Aston Villa for 2024-25 quarter-finals.

With Ballon d’Or holder Ousmane Dembélé enduring disrupted campaign, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia don take up mantle.

Kvaratskhelia get the most goal involvements of any player for this season Champions League knockout rounds, scoring seven and assisting three.

During PSG rollercoaster semi-final tie against Bayern, the Georgian become the first player to score or assist for seven consecutive knockout appearances for same UCL campaign.

This go be Luis Enrique third appearance for UEFA flagship club game, and he hold 100% record for showpiece, having previously lead Barcelona to title for 2015.

His 64% win rate be the best of any manager to oversee at least 50 matches for competition.

PSG and Arsenal go face each other for eighth time for all competitions, with head-to-head record currently balanced at two wins each and three draws.

However Parisians don win their last two meetings, beating Gunners home and away for 2024-25 semi-finals.

This go be the fourth UCL meeting between the clubs since start of last season, with Arsenal having triumphed for league-phase game for October 2024.

Only Man City and Real Madrid don face each other more often for that time.

PSG dey particularly familiar with English opposition.

Since last season round of 16, 54% of their UCL games don be against Premier League clubs.

PSG don win five straight knockout ties versus English clubs, eliminating Liverpool, Aston Villa, and Arsenal last season, then Chelsea and Liverpool this term.

Man City be the last English side to knock Parisians out, doing so for 2020-21 semi-finals.

Arsenal by contrast don be eliminated from both of their UCL knockout ties versus French sides, against PSG last year and Monaco for 2014-15 round of 16.

Opta supercomputer dey back defending champions, but only by narrow margin.

PSG dey assigned 56% chance of retaining trophy, with Arsenal given 44% probability of completing famous double.


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