LONDON, England – Arsenal go face Paris Saint-Germain for the first leg of their UEFA Champions League semifinal today at Emirates Stadium. Dis match dey important as both teams don dey look for dem first Champions League title ever.
Arsenal come into dis match after dey outplay defending champions Real Madrid with 5-1 aggregate score in di quarterfinals. PSG also dey high after dem knock out Liverpool on penalties to set dem for dis semifinal clash.
Di last time dem meet na for group stages wey Arsenal win 2-0 at home. But for dis new encounter, PSG don improve under manager Luis Enrique, wey don adjust di team structure and tactical approach.
Mikel Arteta, Arsenal coach, get some selection headaches as key midfielder Thomas Partey go miss dis match due to suspension. Reports indicate say Mikel Merino go likely fill di gap, while di attacker Leandro Trossard fit slot into di midfield.
On di injury front, Arsenal go be without Jorginho, Ben White, and Riccardo Calafiori, while PSG dey enjoy a full squad with no injuries reported.
“We ready for dis challenge. We wan show say we fit compete with di best,” Arteta talk about di challenge against his mentor Enrique. “Him sabi how to manage top players and get di best out of dem.”
PSG dey under pressure to break dem away streak after losing last week for di league. Dis no be easy as Arsenal dey 8 matches unbeaten in di Champions League.
Fans dey expect an exciting match, with tensions go high as dem dey anticipate who go make history for Champions League final. Dem sabi say only di winner of dis tie go meet Inter or di other semifinalist next month for di final wey go happen for Munich.
Arsenal dey field a strong lineup: Raya, Timber, Saliba, Kiwior, Lewis-Skelly, Rice, Merino, Odegaard, Saka, Trossard, and Martinelli.
PSG line-up go be: Donnarumma, Hakimi, Marquinhos, Pacho, Mendes, Ruiz, Vitinha, Neves, Barcola, Dembele, and Kvaratskhelia.
