2025-26 UEFA Champions League - See Mod Note Post 1

Would be massively advantaegous to Arsenal IFFFFF they can win the league before last game of season to have equal prep time for the game

Yeah PSG shut Bayern down really well yesterday. If their plan was just we're going to score more than you I might fancy Arsenal to pull something off if they had a fully fit squad (really need Timber back), but wouldn't be too hopeful if PSG can get an early goal now after watching that last night. Sure give it a go anyway, don't think it's beyond the realms of possibility Arsenal win but PSG are definitely favourites.

Going by the way they've been playing all season Arsenal will try to stifle PSG. Their cautious approach looks like it might lead to success so especially if they manage to win the EPL they won't be deviating from that. Even if they do win the EPL they're not going to change their overall style at this stage of the season.

After they lost at Man City recently they were praised for being more attacking and having a bit of a go, they still lost that game. I think PSG will win no matter what way Arsenal approach it unless there's a big slice of luck for one team or the other or an early red card that changes the game.

Yeah Arsenal may decide to sit back and try to exploit space PSG leave but they will need to have players high up the pitch or ready to get high up the pitch to do that. I think they will have a better chance if they try to stop PSG higher up the pitch so they can have players in position to attack immediately after turning the ball over and if they can hold possession as much as possible to push the PSG attack back. It is risky because PSG have so much pace and skill to attack quickly but I think PSG are too good at creating space either through quickly passing or by beating players 1v1 to rely on defending inside your own penalty area.

I am kind of hoping Arsenal wins now because it looks like it will annoy more people than if PSG wins. I can only assume posters very anti- Arteta are Liverpool/Man United fans of a certain vintage.

The successful Italian teams in club football have been doing what Arteta has set Arsenal up to do, for decades. And sure didn’t George Graham invent “1-nil to the Arsenal”?

Plus in the last 10 years only three finals had more than 2 goals. And four of the last six CL finals were won with scoreline of 1-0.

This is, sadly, the only correct response from a neutral. I won't be cheering for Arsenal but they are the team I would hate to see win it just marginally less than PSG.

That's a bit of a myth in regards to Italy or at least hasn't been true in the life of the average Boards user. The 1906s have no relevance for how Arteta plays.

Only really Mourinho played in the stereotype Italian way and that's because he played that practically everywhere. Capello would have also been defensive to a point.

The sucessful teams from Italy in that time were Sacchi and Carlo's versions of Milan and a Juve team that could play lovely football.

Worst final for me was 1998, Real Madrid 1-0 Juventus.

Watched it in Las Vegas. Thank God the drinks were free.

If Arsenal win the PL and CL with whatever style they play will people recall in years how clubs who didn’t win anything at least tried to play football the correct way, which ever way that’s meant to be????

Is he a prick that cheated 151 times ?

People are forgetting it's not just a dislike of these owners. Some are actual cheats.

If Arsenal win the Champions League it will mostly be remembered as being their first and little else will matter. They are not nearly cynical or defensive enough to be remembered for that.

PSG might be better than they were last season. Still ahead of Arsenal, might be further ahead even.

I give Arsenal a chance but they’ll need luck or decisions going their way. All things being equal PSG wins.

You do realise your childish posts on here reflects more on you than the posters you are replying to. Why don't you debate the posts you don't agree with instead of posting like a 10 year old would?

Ya but it only reflects badly on him if it's something that's underhand and against the norm or rules. It's part of the game over there and the St.Louis fans who jumped on an imported bandwagon can cry me a river as can all sports fans who give their time and money to that franchise and draft corporate bullsht.

Hate the game not the player in terms of when Kronke done to St.Louis.