Arsenal’s Champions League final against PSG now feels absolutely enormous.
Mikel Arteta’s side are one game away from becoming champions of Europe for the first time in the club’s history.
After already ending their 22-year wait for the Premier League title, Arsenal now have the opportunity to complete a truly historic double.
However, there is another major piece of history within touching distance for the Gunners as well.
If Arsenal produce a big attacking display against PSG, they could do something for the first time in this century.
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Arsenal could set the 21st-century club goal record vs PSG
One of the most impressive things about Arsenal this season has been how complete they have looked as a team.
The Gunners have combined elite defending with effective attacking football throughout the campaign. That balance is exactly why they are now Premier League champions and Champions League finalists.
So far this season, Arsenal have scored 120 goals in all competitions.
That is just one away from the highest tally the club has managed in a single campaign during this century, which came back in the 2016/17 season – 121. (Livescore)
Now, Arteta’s side are just two goals away from breaking that record outright, and they could do it against the reigning European champions.
To potentially achieve that in a Champions League final against PSG would make the moment feel even more special.
Given the pressure and magnitude of the occasion, setting a modern-day club scoring record on the biggest stage imaginable would be an extraordinary achievement from this Arsenal team.
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Arsenal supporters will also take huge confidence from another incredible statistic heading into the final.
Apart from a dead-rubber clash against Kairat Almaty earlier in the competition, no team has managed to score twice against Arsenal in the Champions League this season.
That defensive record is outrageous.
It means that if Arsenal manage to score two goals against PSG in Budapest, Arteta’s side will fully back themselves to hold onto that advantage and become champions of Europe.
With players like William Saliba, Gabriel Magalhaes, and David Raya at the back, Arsenal genuinely look capable of shutting down almost any attack in world football.
So if the Gunners can find their attacking rhythm against PSG, history may well be waiting for them in more ways than one.
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