Champions League Archives: 09/2016

Hector Bellerin is sure that whomever is tasked with marking Angel Di Maria will be more than up for the task when Arsenal meet PSG in Paris on Tuesday evening.

Arsene Wenger has told the media that he feels this is the strongest squad he’s had in a while but ‘always believed we had a chance’ when he played the youngsters in the Champions League.

Ahead of Arsenal’s game in Paris against PSG to get their Champions League group stage under way, we’ve put together everything you need to know about our opposition so you can impress your mates.

What, already? UEFA Champions League football is back and Arsenal travel to the Parc des Princes on matchday one.

With Arsene Wenger throwing us a few curveballs against Southampton on Saturday, how can we expect the Gunners to line up against PSG in Paris?

Unai Emery is ‘convinced’ that his side will respond against Arsenal in Paris when the two sides meet on Tuesday night and that, given the chance, everyone would like to be Arsene Wenger.

PSG have dropped Hatem Ben Arfa, with the player absent from the squad’s training session on Monday evening ahead of the match at Parc des Prince on Tuesday evening.

With the Champions League almost upon us, Stephen is joined by French football expert Lana Dawood to talk about Paris Saint-Germian post-Zlatan, and how she expects the game to go.

With all eyes turning towards the start of this year’s race to be knocked out in the last 16, a competition others call the Champions League, Olivier Giroud has admitted that Arsenal are not favourites to win the group.

Aaron Ramsey and Laurent Koscielny both trained with Arsenal today ahead of the Champions League match against PSG, however the Welshman is not expected to make the trip.

Arsenal will pose a tougher test for Paris Saint-Germain than Chelsea have in previous seasons, according to defensive midfielder Thiago Motta.

Going to Paris on your own or with just a couple of you? Don’t fancy getting bevvied up with the away fans? Having just been to Paris a month or so ago, I thought of some things to check out that might not make it to a tour guide or on a fan’s itinerary.

As Arsenal travel to Paris this week to face PSG in the Champions League group opener, here is a short guide on Paris from a local.

Perhaps unsurprisingly, PSG’s coach, Unai Emery, was spotted at the Emirates on Saturday as Arsenal left it late to beat Southampton.

Arsenal will pose a tougher test for Paris Saint-Germain than Chelsea have in previous seasons, according to defensive midfielder Thiago Motta.

PSG’s Serge Aurier, who is a massive Arsenal fan, will not be fit to face the Gunners when they travel to Paris next week to get their Champions League campaign under way.

The Arsenal squad set to face PSG on the 13th of September has been announced and there are a couple of – sort of – surprises.