At the Parc des Princes (2am on May 8), Arsenal faces the task of overturning a 0-1 defeat to PSG and winning a ticket to the final in Munich.

This is not an easy task to complete for Arsenal, as PSG is currently considered the strongest team in Europe , in terms of pressing intensity and ball control tempo .

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Arsenal looking to block Kvaratskhelia. Photo: EFE

Arsenal understood this clearly after losing 0-1 in the first leg of the Champions League semi-final at home at Emirates Stadium.

“I have never had to work so hard tactically in a Premier League game,” Declan Rice admitted about the first 90 minutes.

At that time, Arsenal's midfield was constantly in chaos under the pressure created by PSG, losing the ball a lot in the middle. The most used solution was to pass back to Declan Rice and William Saliba.

In recent days, Mikel Arteta even accepted defeat in the Premier League to focus on practicing his "secret weapon" for the rematch with PSG, competing for a ticket to the Champions League final.

Arteta ’s intention was to build a “funnel” , as his team calls it. The plan was to set up a medium - low defensive block whenever Real Madrid had the ball.

From there, Arsenal tried to stop PSG from moving the ball out to the right, forcing their opponents to concentrate the ball on Khvicha Kvaratskhelia. This solution was similar to when the Gunners controlled Vinicius and beat Real Madrid.

In the first leg, Kvaratskhelia had a lot of space and opened up opportunities for Ousmane Dembele to score. Therefore, Arteta wanted to lock down Kvaradona.

In this second leg, Thomas Partey returned so the central defense was also better, allowing Rica to operate more widely and freely.

In addition, with Thomas Partey back, Arteta also brought Mikel Merino up as a striker, instead of Leandro Trossard like in the loss to Bournemouth.

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Mikel Arteta claims Arsenal beat PSG. Photo: EFE

Mikel Arteta says the game in Paris is the most important of the season for Arsenal, and “definitely one of the most beautiful games” .

“Just one more win to reach the final,” Mikel Arteta said confidently as he headed to PSG for the second leg. Defeat would mean another poor season for the Emirates Stadium team.

Mikel Arteta on how to beat PSG: “We need to play better than them. We know what we can do, in other moments than the first 15 minutes of the first leg” .

The Spanish coach did not forget to emphasize: "We came here to make history" .

For his part, Declan Rice is also confident of winning against PSG: “Arsenal have proven that we can win when we come to the Bernabeu.

There was a lot of talk about the second leg, but we handled it very well. We showed that we can handle the big situations.”

Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/mikel-arteta-luyen-chieu-tu-arsenal-tin-thang-psg-o-cup-c1-2398689.html