Champions League final PREDICTIONS! 🔮 Can Arsenal stun PSG in Budapest? | ESPN FC

0:00 And you have to say they haven't had

0:02 the hardest of runins in a Champions League, but they've got it done.

0:07 Yes.

0:08 Yes.

0:08 And you have to congratulate them.

0:09 And and and again just said, you know, it's going to be a final.

0:13 You never know.

0:13 You don't need to play well for a final, just need to win it.

0:16 And Arsenal definitely has all the tools to to do so.

0:20 Uh they, as you say, a physical side.

0:22 They But they know they have experienced players.

0:25 Uh you know, we know on set PC they can make the difference.

0:28 and uh and u and and get get rid

0:32 of all the the talent that the Parisian may have.

0:35 They know they can they can be United as well and work very hard.

0:38 Uh we don't know what kind of Arsenal we're going to get.

0:41 Is it the Arsenal of the beginning of the season,

0:43 the Arsenal for the last game against Fulham

0:45 or the Arsenal that we saw that the last

0:47 two months where definitely if they play like

0:50 that they're going to lose against Paris and Jama.

0:52 So therefore, Paris Shama is of course favorite,

0:55 but I'm pretty sure Arsenal is going to be hard to to be

0:59 beaten and they're going to give everything to in order to to maybe

1:03 overturn all the the the the betting that we can can make

1:08 about that and uh and I'm pretty sure Arsenal can win that final.

1:11 So Paris will have to respect a lot the gunners.

1:15 Ste, you thought on yesterday's semi-final?

1:17 Uh it pretty much went the way I thought it would.

1:20 Um, and then when Arsenal go ahead,

1:22 then all you can see is Arsenal's not going to give anything away.

1:26 Uh, and you think Atletico are going to throw the kitchen sink at it.

1:31 But they didn't.

1:31 I couldn't figure out.

1:33 Did they Did they forget this was the second leg or did they I

1:38 when you when you're only one goal behind in the semi-final of any tournament,

1:42 never mind the Champions League,

1:44 surely if you're not if you're not going to go through,

1:47 you need to leave everything on the field.

1:49 I get the feeling they didn't do that.

1:51 You know, when you need one goal, just one goal,

1:54 you got to start taking some chances and and show and show every

1:59 single thing that you've got to try and get forward and try and create.

2:04 And yes, they had that one chance we saw, love, but other than that,

2:08 I was like, this team doesn't know where it's going going forward.

2:11 I mean, they just did and and and again,

2:14 Arsenal for the last 15 minutes were kicking lumps at the ball.

2:19 I mean, they were they were panicking.

2:21 They were just kicking it anywhere and everywhere.

2:24 And Atletico Madrid had no answers for anything whatsoever.

2:28 They had no they had no ideas in the final.

2:31 No, it was scary.

2:32 You know, they the they the they the they the uh

2:34 the chance for Semion came about from a from a bad Celiba header.

2:39 M they really didn't didn't create much.

2:41 So that's that that's on them.

2:43 There's nothing Arsenal can do about that.

2:44 They go through and got what they deserved.

2:47 So taking a look at the odds when

2:48 it comes to this year's Champions League final.

2:50 Frank alluded to it.

2:51 No surprise it is PSG who are favorites just

2:55 not too much advantage to Arsenal according to the bookies.

2:58 Jurgen Arsenal go into this tie as underdogs.

3:01 If you're Arteta, what's the plan to stop that PSG defense attack?

3:08 The attack.

3:09 I mean, for sure they're going to go into as the underdogs,

3:12 but still it's a final.

3:14 And as Frank said, you know, anything can happen in a final.

3:17 It's just there to play.

3:18 It's there to fight for every single ball.

3:20 And and and to make it your biggest day of of your career.

3:24 So, um even if PJ is the favorite,

3:27 I I I think it's going to go down really till the last moment of the game.

3:31 It will not be a clear result.

3:32 It will be it anything can happen you know with a setpiece which is

3:36 Arsenal's kind of specialty at at least in the last couple of years might be

3:40 a chance to to do well against this strong defensive PS side but um

3:46 Pj is the favorite but once they step on the field it doesn't really matter.

3:51 What sort of final are we expecting?

3:57 Well, one thing I'd say is Arsenal Sorry, I thought you were going to answer.

4:00 I think I think it's poignant and thought

4:03 I'm not used to saying a tough one is it

4:05 if you think about Arsenal right if you think about

4:07 it and say well I think Arsenal will sit in

4:11 and won't try and go toe-to-toe and make an open

4:13 game of it because if it's open Delli and you

4:16 know Bcola da d or however Kevin Kelly run in behind

4:20 but the the danger is for Arsenal that they got

4:23 very and I keep going back to this game but they

4:25 got very defensive in the Carabal Cup final against City

4:28 another side that can pass the ball keep it for fun

4:31 and have got a little bit of pace about them.

4:33 And they got so defensive in that game

4:35 that they basically handed that win at Wembley.

4:39 All right, Kea made a bad mistake in goal,

4:41 but they basically handed that game to Manchester City because they

4:43 made it so easy for them to have possession of the ball.

4:46 And whilst you can't leave yourself wide open, of course, that would be crazy.

4:51 You can't allow a team like PSG that mount

4:54 that amount of easy possession of the ball

4:56 deep in your territory because eventually even

4:59 if you've got a bunch of players you've got nine or 10 behind the ball I

5:03 think eventually one of these players in the PSG

5:06 team will find a way to poke something

5:07 through or create something or do something special.

5:10 So it's a bit of a juxosition for Arsenal because I think they will have to come

5:14 out and play a little bit but how much

5:17 I'm not quite sure at this moment in time.

5:19 See I I just keep thinking of of the Arsenal City game

5:24 where they decided to sit tight and it just completely and utterly backfired.

5:29 They completely forgot how to play.

5:31 You mean the fact the cup final?

5:34 Yeah.

5:33 But then the game at the he actually came out and played.

5:38 Yes.

5:37 And it it was it was one of their better performances.

5:40 And that's why I think they have to do that in this final.

5:43 I don't think they can they can go and sit.

5:45 M and I'm not saying you go toe-to-toe to toe and it

5:47 ends up buying PSG from the first leg of the semi-final,

5:51 but they have to they have to be on the front foot and and and and try

5:55 and squeeze PSG in my opinion because I I

5:58 can't get the the cup final out my head.

6:01 Um, now in some ways that's good for PSG,

6:05 but at the same time I think for Arsenal

6:07 it's better than sitting tight and sitting too

6:10 deep because if they do that, you can't you can't ask this team to come at you.

6:15 You're asking for trouble.

6:16 Jurgen, how much an advantage does it give

6:18 PSG that they've been there done that last year?

6:21 They know the preparations they're going to have to go

6:23 through and obviously they know exactly what it takes to win.

6:29 Well, it's always good to have

6:30 a bit of experience with these specific situations.

6:34 Obviously, it's a huge huge game, but I think,

6:36 you know, once the Arsenal players step on the field,

6:39 they they are really aware of, you know, what they could do,

6:42 what special moment that is in their in their career, in their life.

6:45 And uh and it's a once in a-lifetime opportunity that is now there.

6:49 And I really hope so that they go for it that they

6:52 don't you know sit back and just just defend and and wait

6:55 for some counter breaks because I think the the one of the strengths

6:59 of Arsenal certainly in many of the games saying all the season long

7:03 but in many of the games is when they are on the starting

7:05 it on the front foot when they go up you know the high

7:08 pressure they they put their opponents a bit under pressure and and uh

7:12 in their in their half and and yeah and take some risks.

7:16 I think this is uh I I would not play now a final

7:19 like that not taking any risks you know against a fantastic PJ side.

7:24 I think you you can surprise them as well

7:27 and then you have your own weapons different

7:29 weapons than PSJ has but but I think Arsenal does not need to to hide at all.

7:34 They can go for it.

7:36 Right.

7:36 Then early predictions Frank uh well you know what if Paris can score a goal

7:43 like tonight very early it could be a disaster like

7:45 last season with inter Milan but um I will be

7:48 more respectful towards the Gunners we say two-0 for Paris jame

7:56 what if it's a Portuguese referee well this is it do we know who the referee

8:00 where he's from and whether or not he can talk to

8:05 conspiracy Jurgen prediction Oh, predictions.

8:08 I was so bad today with the prediction.

8:10 You know, said 42, you know, that really uh I like everybody,

8:17 but I I would I would give the the Gunners a chance in that game.

8:20 I mean, obviously Pier is the favorite and this fantastic

8:23 team and and deserve all compliments in the world today,

8:26 but I I think, you know, this is a it's a unique game.

8:29 It's just one game and I I think Arsenal will win it 2-1 in extra time.

8:34 Wow.

8:35 Oh, ex the ex Tottenham man there.

8:37 Oh my god.

8:38 Exactly.

8:41 Wow.

8:40 As long as first returning your best we see in French.

8:47 Well, you know, if PSG play to their potential, which can be quite scary.

8:54 Uh, I think they win the game.

8:57 PSG won the game.

8:58 Yeah.

8:59 Okay.

8:59 Why are you saying it when a whisper, Steve?

9:03 You did.

9:04 Yeah.

9:05 Be careful.