Arsenal have made it into the final of the Champions League for just the second time in their history.
The Gunners have been incredible in Europe this season. They haven’t lost a single game all campaign and are worthy of their place in Budapest.
In front of them in the final is Luis Enrique’s Paris Saint-Germain, who aren’t just the defending champions but also the best team in the world in many people’s eyes.
That is why the general consensus is that PSG will beat Arsenal in the Champions League final, but Danny Murphy disagrees.
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Danny Murphy explains how he thinks Arsenal will beat PSG in Champions League final
The Champions League final will be Arsenal’s biggest game in a long time.
The Gunners have never won the competition in their entire history, and this is their biggest opportunity to end that run.
Even though many people think PSG will win, Opta’s supercomputer believes Arsenal are the favourites to win the Champions League this season.
That should fill Gooners with hope and optimism, and Murphy has added a bit more by revealing his prediction for the final.
He said, as per The Metro: “The great thing for Arsenal is that if they get this league title over the line, which it looks like they will, the Champions League is kind of a free hit, it’s a free hit.
“They’ve won the league, job’s done, so they can really enjoy it and the pressure is off, whereas if they messed this up now, drew with Burnley or lost to Palace on the last day, can you imagine…?
“For some reason, I don’t know why, not on logic really, I think they’ll win both.
“They’ll give PSG that much respect and deflate them and nullify them and then probably go and win it on a set-play or something because finals are nervy.”
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Arsenal need to forget about the Champions League final for now
We’re sure the Champions League final will be on all the players’ minds, but they have no reason to worry about that game right now.
The full focus needs to be on the final two Premier League games against Burnley and Crystal Palace. If they win both, they will be crowned champions, irrespective of what Manchester City do with their games.
That should be all Arsenal need to worry about right now.
Once that’s done, they will have a whole week to think about PSG and prepare for that final in Budapest.
That is more than enough time to get the job done.
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