London, England — PSG and Arsenal don enter serious mode as dem prepare for Champions League semifinal wey go happen on Tuesday for Emirates Stadium. Dis match no be just ordinary game; it dey mark Arsenal first time for dis stage since 2009 and dem never win am before. PSG, wey don win di title four times in a row, dey look to add more glory to dem name.
Luis Enrique, PSG coach, don talk say e no dey happy with di negativity wey dey surround im team as dem face Arsenal. For Monday news conference, he respond to concerns about PSG’s form, especially after dem suffer 2-0 defeat to Arsenal for October.
“No one dey talk about di wins wey we don collect, let’s discuss di losses,” Luis Enrique talk. “I go like make di media focus on di positive aspects of our game.” He talk say di negative questions wey di journalists dey ask no sit well with am.
Di coach go further talk say dem dey work on every aspect of di game to handle Arsenal’s strong set-piece threat, wey don give dem plenty goals lately. Statistics show say only four teams for Ligue 1 don concede more set-piece goals than PSG; dem don allow 10 goals from set-pieces, wey be 32% of di total goals against dem.
“We dey focus on everything because that na wetin I need to do to earn my coaching license,” Luis Enrique add. “Arsenal show say dem fit manage big games well, and we go ready for dem.”
Arsenal wey don come off spectacular win against Real Madrid for di quarterfinals, dem remain unbeaten for home this Champions League season. Coach Mikel Arteta don urge im players to embrace di moment as dem chase history. “Dis na unique chance; we don work hard to reach here,” Arteta talk.
“We must earn di right to play for di final. I want my players to feel di pressure but also enjoy di present,” he continue. “Na beautiful moment and we suppose live every second.”
Unfortunately for di Gunners, dem go miss Thomas Partey, wey don pick red card for di quarterfinal. But they gatz remain uplifting going into di match. Arteta don believe say di experience from di game against Real Madrid go give dem confidence.
“Every team sabi say playing for di Bernabeu na di greatest test. We don show we fit handle pressure, and I believe say dat kind experience go help us,” Arteta conclude.
Both teams dey look to win di Champions League for di first time, and di stakes no fit high pass dis. As di first leg dey approach, fans go eagerly await to see who go take di first steps towards history.
