Champions League: Arsenal vs. PSG Picks — Gunners to Take Advantage of Home Advantage? (Apr 29)

Business picks up in the Champions League this week, as the semi-final first legs will be played. Arsenal will have home field advantage for the first meeting with PSG, and the Gunners will need to seize control before the tie returns to Paris.

Mikel Arteta has made no secret that European success is his team’s primary aim in the final month of the season.

However, the Champions League is the holy grail for PSG, and the Parisians are yet to win the competition since the QSI takeover in 2012.

Odds

Gunners Hold Upperhand

Arsenal and PSG will collide in the Champions League for the first time since the 2016-17 season. On that occasion, both clashes between the teams in the group stage ended in draws.

However, it shouldn’t be ignored that PSG have already beaten three English teams in the Champions League this season.

Arsenal vs. PSG Key Stats

• Arsenal are competing in the Champions League semi-finals for the first time since 2008-09. However, they have only advanced to the final on one previous occasion.
• PSG have progressed from their last four quarterfinal ties in the Champions League, and they will be playing in the final four for the fourth time in six seasons.

Arsenal Team News

Jorginho misses out due to injury, while Riccardo Calafiori is also set to sit out the first leg. Kai Havertz, Gabriel, and Gabriel Jesus are all out for the remainder of the 2024-25 season.

Possible Lineup

D. Raya (GK); J. Timber, J. Kiwior, W. Saliba, M. Lewis-Skelly, M. Odegaard, D. Rice, T. Partey, B. Saka, M. Merino, L. Trossard

PSG Team News

The Parisians will have a near fully-fit squad for the first leg in North London on Tuesday. Renato Sanches is the only player sidelined, and the midfielder isn’t set to return until the start of next season.

Possible Lineup

G. Donnarumma (GK); A. Hakimi, Marquinhos, W. Pacho, N. Mendes, J. Neves, Vitinha, F. Ruiz, K. Kvaratskhelia, O. Dembele, B. Barcola

Arsenal vs. PSG Picks

PSG have been excellent against English opposition throughout the Champions League this season. However, Arsenal’s excellent home record in the competition shouldn’t be dismissed in this first leg.

The Gunners must take an advantage back to Paris to ensure that they have a fighting chance of reaching a second final, and we can see them edging to a one-goal success.