London, England – Arsenal go host Paris Saint-Germain for the first leg of their UEFA Champions League semifinal on Tuesday night. Dis match go show wetin Mikel Arteta and Luis Enrique go plan for their starting teams.
Last time wey the two teams meet for October, Arsenal win with a 2-0 score, but PSG don improve well since then. Di French side go look to capitalize on Arsenal injury issues, especially wit Gabriel out and Thomas Partey suspended.
Mikel Arteta don show sagacity for handling injuries, and for dis match, he fit rely on Jakub Kiwior to step up in defense. Di young player don show him confidence as he manage past big matches, but PSG forward line fit still cause am wahala if him no careful.
For midfield, di trio of Martin Ødegaard, Declan Rice, and Parti gree say dem dey solid, but Partey suspension go mean say Mikel Merino fit enter. If Merino fit start, e go be crucial to Arsenal’s game plan especially for central midfield, were dem suppose disrupt PSG tempo.
On top di wings, Bukayo Saka and Leandro Trossard go provide di attacking width. Arsenal’s formation go likely be 4-3-3 with Raya for goal, Timber, Saliba, Kiwior, and a possible switch with Ben White if PSG push dem wide.
PSG, on di other hand, start well despite losing to Nice last week. Their coach, Luis Enrique, go surely want make amends by picking a strong lineup. Goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma go lead di defense, with Achraf Hakimi and Nuno Mendes expect to pin back di Arsenal attackers.
In midfield, Joao Neves, Vitinha, and Fabian Ruiz go look to control di ball, while Ousmane Dembélé and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia go be key in attack. Enrique get selection headache between Desire Doue and Bradley Barcola for di left wing, but him fit pick Doue.
Dis Champions League semifinal go carry a lot of weight as both teams dey seek to end dem title drought. Arsenal last reach dis stage back in 2009, while PSG go hope to break dem own jinx and finally lift di trophy.
Fans go dey expect intense tactical battle as Arteta and Enrique dey known to be control freaks when e come to managing games. For Arsenal to win, dem need to find a way to stifle PSG’s midfield and not allow dem to gain upper hand with dem high intensity play.
As the first leg do come, di tension go high for Emirates Stadium, with both teams aiming to put one foot for di final in Munich.
