PSG-Arsenal, for Inter who is best in the final? The Gazzetta survey

The PSG is stronger because …

For the path taken and for the high quality of the whole squad, the PSG is considered a harder rival of Arsenal, by the Inter world. But the prediction would be very open, it may not be seen as the Nerazzurri arrived in the final by eliminating Bayern and Barcelona. And how. Inzaghi will study strengths and weaknesses, but there is an aspect from which to start: if Gigio Donnarumma has made all the French critic recredit for the miracles in Serie in Liverpool (on penalties) or against Aston Villa and Arsenal, it means that the defensive phase is not impeccable. The super parades enhance the goalkeepers but throw shadows on those who must protect them. In 15 Champions League games, the PSG granted 52 shots on goal and 53 out, with 14 goals collected. In the last rounds before the semifinal, he passed unscathed to Anfield (1-0 victory before penalties), but also suffered Birmingham (3-2 defeat after winning 3-1 in the first leg).

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The Champions League has always been seen as the main objective of the PSG, since in 2011 the sovereign fund of the Qatar refounded the club. But in the French capital the trophy has never arrived, despite two seasons with the attack trio formed by Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappé and Neymar. Only in 2020, in the Covid season and the final concentrated in Lisbon after a mini tournament in a few days, the PSG arrived in the final but was beaten by Bayern, with a goal from a club product like Kingsley Coman. And it is with this lesson that the French are trying to take the trophy: just galactic stars, after 2.2 billion expenses on the market, but many talented young people collected in a group and shaped by a demanding, rough and winning father like Luis Enrique. Who also had hard clashes with some players, however he has already won a Champions League with Barcelona, ​​skewing Juventus in 2015 in Berlin, and conquering at the time a triple that could repeat now, with Ligue 1 already won and the national cup to be taken on May 24.

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The technician has the rose from the lowest average age of the entire Champions League (24 years and 110 days) and this leads to freshness but also to some possible tremolio in front of the large trophy. The experience of the various Marquinhos, Fabian RuizAchraf Hakimias well as the “veteran” Donnarummawho is also only 26 years old, must be balanced with the exuberance of Désiré Doué (19 years), Joao snow (born in 2004), William Pacho (23 years) and Khvicha’s quality Kvaratskheliaor Ousman Dembélé. If you also think about the wise direction of Glassy and well occupied roles in a double way (Barcola/Doué), the PSG looks like a complete team and will also be well rested because it has closed the practical championship for some time. But Inter arrives charged for passing two terrible rounds: he will have a higher self -esteem.

With all honesty, many Inter fans will support Arsenal tonight, because it gives the impression of being more affordable than PSG. But if he arrives in Munich, it will mean that he will have centered the company that he has also overwhelmed the predictions at the Parco dei Principi, after the defeat in the first leg. And it will be the second time, because even the fourth against Real Madrid seemed unbalanced, at least for the European experience of the holders, instead the Gunners came out of triumphantly, also going to violate the Bernabeu (2-1) after the 3-0 of the first leg.

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Arsenal has been looking for the Champions League final since 2006, the only one in its history, when he lost against Barcelona. In this case, Inter would be in the lead (psychological) because he saw the cup closely only two years ago, in Istanbul. And even if he lost the final one, against Manchester City, by admission of Inzaghi himself that night “remained inside” and Inter has done everything to have the opportunity to try again. The last tournament cup (not the Super Cup) taken by the Arsenal dates back to 2020, in the first season of the Arte era, with the Fa Cup torn from Chelsea. But if you want to attribute a winning DNA to that group, among those who played the owner and those who started from the bench, only two remained: Kieran Tierney and Bukayo Saka. Arte has worked for a long time on this aspect, on the fact of providing a winning mentality to her group. It should also be said that the injuries penalized him: the attack was unguarded with the troubles of Gabriel Jesus and Kai Havertz (for their finished season). Saka and Gabriel Martinelli also had problems, and the Merine solution was providential: the midfielder invented center forward had the glory of 6 goals in his interregno. Now the Spaniard has returned to midfield, but it can be the classic variable that breaks the patterns.

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The 4-3-3 of Arte has often become 4-1-4-1 innervated by some leaders such as Declan Ricealso the author of a brace on punishment at Real Madrid, and by Captain Martin OdegaardNorwegian national team. Arsenal scored 30 goals in 13 Champions League matches, 8 more than Inter in the same races, and always counting 13 matches the best defense together with the Nerazzurri with 8 goals suffered. The central couple formed by Climb And Kiwior He holds hard after Gabriel’s injury and Riccardo’s chronic troubles Calafiori. But in general it is the fear of winning is the most visible lack of the Gunners, who in the championship have lost 21 points after going ahead. If there are no changes, for the third consecutive year Arte will close the premier in second place. A fame of non -winning that could also be comfortable at Inter. And every superstitious gesture is allowed.