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Mikel Arteta speaks to Amazon Prime. “Very excited … looking forward to it … the kind of scenario we want to be involved in … [the starting team] is the right fit … a lot of quality … physicality … goal threat … everything we are looking for … [PSG coach Luis Enrique is] a very tough opponent … it’s a great test for us … we have to play with a lot of courage and determination … use the crowd … make it a very tough place to be.”
Arsenal and PSG don’t have too much in the way of shared history, but what there is between them favours the Gunners. The clubs met in the semi-finals of the European Cup Winners’ Cup back in 1994: Ian Wright and David Ginola ensured the spoils were shared 1-1 in Paris, then the much-loved Kevin Campbell scored the only goal in the second leg. Arsenal went on to beat Parma in the final. Fast forward to 2016-17 and two games in the Champions League groups: it was 1-1 in Paris again, Edinson Cavani scoring after just 44 seconds, Alexis Sánchez equalising, Marco Verratti and Olivier Giroud receiving their marching orders in added time. The match at the Emirates finished 2-2, Cavani and Giroud scoring in the correct nets, Verratti and Alex Iwobi putting through their own. Both teams went through to the knockouts, and PSG boss Unai Emery joined Arsenal the year after.
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