Arsenal and defending champion PSG will play in the final of the 71st edition of the elite club football competition of the Old Continent.
The Gunners reached the final without defeatin 14 matches they recorded 11 wins and three draws with a 29-6 goal difference. However, in the knockout phase, the London team scored only six goals. Three in the round of 16 against Bayer Leverkusen (1-1, 2-0), one in the quarter-final against Sporting (1-0, 0-0) and two in the semi-final (1-0, 1-1).
Since the introduction of the round of 16 (2003/04), only two Champions League finalists have been less productive – Atletico Madrid 2015/16. with five goals, and Arsenal in 2005/06. with six goals.
On the other hand On the way to the final, PSG played two more games, achieving 10 victoriesfour draws and two losses with a score difference of 44-22, writes Hina.
Arsenal’s road to the final:
- 1st round: Athletic Bilbao – Arsenal 0-2
- 2nd round: Arsenal – Olympiacos 2-0
- 3rd round: Arsenal – Atletico Madrid 4-0
- 4th round: Slavia Prague – Arsenal 0-3
- Round 5: Arsenal – Bayern 3-1
- Round 6: Club Brugge – Arsenal 0-3
- Round 7: Inter – Arsenal 1-3
- Round 8: Arsenal – Kairat 3-2
- Round of 16: Bayer Leverkusen – Arsenal 1-1, 0-2
- Quarter-finals: Sporting – Arsenal 0-1, 0-0
- Semi-final: Atletico Madrid – Arsenal 1-1, 0-1
PSG’s road to the final:
- 1st round: PSG – Atalanta 4-0
- 2nd round: Barcelona – PSG 1-2
- 3rd round: Bayer Leverkusen – PSG 2-7
- 4th round: PSG – Bayern 1-2
- Round 5: PSG – Tottenham 5-3
- Round 6: Athletic Bilbao – PSG 0-0
- Round 7: Sporting – PSG 2-1
- Round 8: PSG – Newcastle 1-1
- Round of 16: Monaco – PSG 2-3, 2-2
- Round of 16: PSG – Chelsea 5-2, 3-0
- Quarter-finals: PSG – Liverpool 2-0, 2-0
- Semi-finals: PSG – Bayern 5-4, 1-1
A calmer response in Munich: PSG defended the advantage and went on
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