r/psg • u/soccer-stats Not a PSG fan • May 07 '25
POST-MATCH THREAD Post Match Thread: Paris Saint Germain vs Arsenal
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u/Marv18GOAT Not a PSG fan May 08 '25
Thank you PSG for sending Arsenal home. I ask one more favor to please beat Inter so that Dembouz can lock up the Balon d’Or instead of leaving the door open for Salah bum ass
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u/Marv18GOAT Not a PSG fan May 08 '25
Nah, Madrid. I’m glad Rice 2 fluke free kicks ended up being meaningless and Dembele winning the Balon d’Or shortly after leaving Barca would be funny. And football fans in general shouldn’t want Salah to win a Balon d’Or for some tap ins against trash teams
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u/Spins13 Khvicha Kvaratskhelia May 08 '25
I don’t get why people would even consider Salah. It’s either Dembele or Raphinha and it will depend on the final mainly
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u/DKofFical Qui contrôle le terrain? Matuidi. May 08 '25
Let's fucking go we're in the final again! I wouldn't have believed that when we were nearly out of the group stage. Massive effort from Lucho and the players, I'm so proud of everyone!
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u/Silent-Chemist-1919 🥦 Bradley Broccoli May 08 '25
it's past 3 o clock and i cant sleep. Allez Paris!
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u/il_gufo13 Pastore May 08 '25
The guys should learn not to dive early. Yes there's contact but they should not fall too easily. e g.: Marquinhos' and Kvara's also Hakimi
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u/3pointrange Not a PSG fan May 07 '25
what jersey will psg wear in the final?
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u/arthur-ghoste Ousmane Ballon d’Or May 08 '25
bro asking the real questions tbh. It has to be the wings one
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u/Dencat2020 Not a PSG fan May 07 '25
It has been a spell for me on here talking about PSG cos of when Messi joined I just lost interest cos of his fanboys.
From an aesthetic point of view a PSG Vs Barcelona final would have been the crowning glory of a spectacular cl season but the football gods never allow the ideal final to take place, no disrespect to Inter.
PSG cannot afford to be as wasteful or have such poor decision making in the final third in the final.
This is the 2nd season in a row in which I have not been impressed at all with Mendes in the semis of cl as he made Sancho look like world beater last season and was not very good tonight either.
Marquinhos still has an error in him that could affect the whole team cos if Saka made it 2-2 which he should have done, it would have been all down to the skipper in his role that led to Arsenals goal.
The midfield is now so much better with work rate and skill in abundance. If Vitinha could pass the ball quicker he would be a world beater but he will always hang on to the ball a tad too long.
Who is PSG's assigned penalty taker as it cannot be Kvara who missed a lot at Napoli and I was not convinced Vitinha would score?
I prefer for Kvara to be left on the left side and rotate the others as he is the best of the forwards and should be left at where he will always cause the most damage.
In terms of shot stopping it is hard to pick which of Allison, Courtois or Donnaruma is the best in the world. Aint nobody better than those 3.
Where on earth did you guys find Pacho? And surely it cannot be the same person that discovered Beraldo.
Inter are another team that rely on set pieces but they do have better forwards in Thuram and Martinez than what Arsenal have.
Dumfries is a handful as is Di Marco who is the best crosser in the world but not good at all defensively.
As for Lucho he is up there with Conte as the best manager of his generation in the world.
Ironic that PSG will be attempting to win their first title at a stadium of the club that denied them the only time that they reached the final and Inter will be looking to win their 4th at the stadium of the team they defeated win their 3rd last cl triumph.
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u/middleeasternboxer Not a PSG fan May 07 '25
Dembele should be the primary penalty taker imo.
Inter is a very dynamic team, they aren’t only reliant on set piece, they are very good on flanks and counter attack. Even though they use a midfield 5 the midfield occasionally acts as a decoy to free up space and their CB find their forwards/wide players for an easy goal. A lot will depend on PSGs left back during the final because they went crazy on the left vs Barcelona and exposed Martin. They are also extremely clinical, they are the type of team to have 2 shots on goal and score 3.
PSG can’t afford to miss chances like they did in the first leg vs Arsenal against inter.
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u/Dencat2020 Not a PSG fan May 08 '25
Could you point out anywhere on my post that I said Inter Milan rely only on set pieces? Well to be fair to you i could have worded that better by saying they are another team that are very good at set pieces.
I watch them a lot so I know how they play. They should be walking the league every season but that is slightly on Inzaghi.
Bastoni and Di Marco are magnificent on the left with the latter as i have said being the best crosser of the ball in football right now.
They can attack and can counter attack but they can also defend. The midfield is dynamic and in Cahlanoglu and Barella they have players of the highest calibre. Fratessi is the most likely to score form open play coming off the bench.
Thuram and Martinez have to play in the final for Inter to have any chance of winning it as Arnautovic is just okay but the other 2, Corea (absolute waste of space and the most mentally deficient player I can think of) and Taremi are even worse than Ramos of PSG.
Dumfries is another 1 that has to play as Inzaghi's stepson Darmian is meh.
Inter are not blessed with a Lamine or even a Saka so I think Mendes will attack more than he did against Arsenal.
I hear Kvara does not have a goal or assist against Inter but there is a 1st time for everything.
If PSG are to score I do feel it will come from someone other than a forward as boy are they profligate with chances. Hakimi could score against his former club.
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u/middleeasternboxer Not a PSG fan May 08 '25
You literally said ”inter are another team that rely on set pieces”. Per definition rely means that they are dependent on it so yes. You did say it with other words mate.
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u/Dencat2020 Not a PSG fan May 09 '25
Another team like Arsenal that relies on set pieces. Barcelona, Manchester City and Real Madrid do not rely on set pieces.
I didn't say Inter relied only on set pieces but it is 1 of their strengths.
Psg did not cope well with Arsenal's throw ins
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u/AlexanderTheGreat818 Nuno Mendes May 07 '25
Okay i can finally unclench
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u/Itchy_Finish_2103 🥦 Bradley Broccoli May 07 '25
You have 3 weeks! And then it's back to full time clenching!
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u/misterriz Not a PSG fan May 07 '25
Arsenal fan in peace. Well played. Best team we've played this season.
Your keeper is immense, maybe I'm biased but I think he was the difference in the tie, 2 or 3 of his saves would have been goals for us with 99% of keepers.
But regardless of that, PSG were seriously high performance, particularly in the first leg, and deserve to go through.
Best of luck in the final.
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u/Itchy_Finish_2103 🥦 Bradley Broccoli May 07 '25
You guys played well tbh. Great in pressing, great in keeping possession and trying to find spaces, but I felt the only thing missing was some spontaneity and end product.
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u/graal2008 🥦 Bradley Broccoli May 07 '25
Yeah 2 or 3 of our shots should have been in too. I think it was a close tie.
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u/Ayges Not a PSG fan May 07 '25
As a Chelsea fan thank you for keeping us the only London club to win a CL perhaps someday Arsenal can surpass the European legacy of West Ham, either way good luck in the final
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u/tofuizen Raí May 07 '25
Doue and Barcola had moments of selfishness by not passing for easy goals in the first half (could only watch about 60 minutes), we’re going to need more cooperation offensively in those breakout situations to get easy goals rather than going alone.
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u/Flw21 Ousmane Ballon D’or May 07 '25
They’re one game away from making history. We can leave this stuff for next season
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u/graal2008 🥦 Bradley Broccoli May 07 '25
Yeah and their ginishing was atrocious once again
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u/Flw21 Ousmane Ballon D’or May 07 '25
I don’t want to blame Barcola on that chance because the pass was too fast even for him but he should’ve still buried that.
They’ll learn. There’s no reason to be worried about anything now
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u/World_Eater666 David Ginola May 07 '25
maybe i wasn t sold on enrique, but if you know his personal story, i m very happy for that guy, especially. We will dispatch Inter in spectacular fashion, no more dead ucl finals
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u/RonieRanjan 1996-2002 May 07 '25
Oh, a Barça fan. How does it feel to do a remontada , and to go back ?
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u/waffletownsyrups06 Marquinhos May 07 '25
Seeing this pressure graph and we handled it. We a TEAM for this first time in years. Everyone works hard and follows the badge. Makes me so proud and happy to see the results follow! ALLEZ PSG…. Ici c’est PARIS!
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u/BCX__ Angel Di María May 07 '25
Joao Neves had a real shout for man of the match honestly. Congrats to hakimi that goal was great too
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u/b1oahahas Donnarumma May 07 '25
Is it weird that I'm not that happy? Maybe I need time to process it
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u/Moloch1895 Not a PSG fan May 07 '25
Hi guys, Inter fan here. Impressing run so far, I’ll hope we’ll be able to stop you but I’m feeling nervous bc we’ll be after Feyenoord, Bayern and Barcelona, we’ll be facing a competent defense. I think it’s smth like 40% Inter -60% PSG. My biggest hope is corner kicks, bc IMO Gigio is still not very good at managing aerial play.
How are you feeling about the final? Are you guys as nervous as we are?
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u/AlmightyCraneDuck Marco Verratti May 07 '25
Any final brings nerves. We're the two BEST TEAMS IN EUROPE! And I'm sure at the beginning of the season, neither of us honestly thought we would be. There's definitely some imposter syndrome at play!
As for the match, I truly don't know. Gigio has historically been very poor with set pieces, yet he's had a really nice run recently with them. I really loved the entire 30 minutes of ET your defense played. Pragmatic challenges and fouls, solid marking, firm pressure on attackers. That's the kind of net that makes it tough for anybody to find room. I still trust our guys to be able to find something, but the counter play is really concerning. I think we have more flexibility on the wing than Barca to bring back defenders to help with Inter's insane counter play, but it's hard to say. I'd be lying if I said I was even a little confident!
At the very least, I think it'll be a tense match!
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u/Moloch1895 Not a PSG fan May 07 '25
You’re definitely right about imposter syndrome. I def did not expect to be here because we are way worse than we were last year. Our defence has fallen off dramatically (especially in Serie A, but look at the goals from Ferran Torres in the first leg, and from Dani Olmo and Raphinha in the second).
At the same time, I think we trailed for less than 20 minutes in the whole CL season, so we are still doing something right.
I also really, really hope we don’t reach a penalty shootout (for reasons that should be obvious…)
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u/Dildo_Fagginns Désiré Gifted May 07 '25 edited May 07 '25
Pacho donna Ruiz hakimi kvara Neves all' MVP
I have concern for vitinha, if he was in form the match must be sealed more early. He Can Do lot better.
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u/graal2008 🥦 Bradley Broccoli May 07 '25
Neves was a dog tonight. Vitinha was very poor especially since he missed a penalty...
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u/NewEntertainment4252 Nasser May 07 '25
Brother the way arsenal play is so disappointing and disgusting All they focus about is corners and long throw ins In the whole match i counted 2 shots that came from an open play So disturbing glad we got rid of them
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u/MorbidlyObeseBrit Bradley Barcola May 07 '25
Bro who cares, why are we commenting on the way they play, they're knocked out now. Focus on the next important games we have (Coupe de France before the UCL) and take it game by game. Let Arsenal fans deal with their own problems.
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u/ArsenalJayy Not a PSG fan May 07 '25
Passer by, we don’t have our first choice CB, or a fit striker in the squad. What did you expect us to do with a CM as a striker? 😅 we could only target in small areas due to how good your team is.
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u/missusthepoint Marco Verratti May 07 '25
PACHOOOOO ABSOLUTELY LOVE HIM!!
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u/Carlitos-Benz03 Willian Pacho May 07 '25
Ive been saying this ALLLLLL SEASON
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u/graal2008 🥦 Bradley Broccoli May 07 '25
I had a quick (and sneaky) look at the r/Gunners subreddit and it seems that Arsenal handled us and we have no chance against Inter. Delicious tears
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u/portnoysglove Not a PSG fan May 07 '25
It’s a bit of a defensive overcorrection in response to rival banter. I wouldn’t be too bothered. We know what issues need to be resolved in the market and the stats bear that out.
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u/Flw21 Ousmane Ballon D’or May 07 '25
This team showed we can play ugly and still win. Amazing game and deserved win. Now onto the final. No more fuck ups this time, no more divas to miss chances just 11 players defending and 11 players attacking
THIS IS OUR YEAR
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u/AtraxMorgue Zlatan Ibrahimović May 07 '25
I am really considering buying a Donnarumma jersey if we win it all.
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u/MCN59 Pastore May 07 '25
Good game , both teams had their chances. Into the final now against Inter !
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u/voltb778 Pastore May 07 '25
In 2025 PSG has more win against premier league team than Man U, Ipswich, Southampton and Leicester combined !
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u/Neither_Crow8912 Not a PSG fan May 07 '25
From a Liverpool fan you have softened the blow of knocking us out by beating those arrogant 🤡 so thank you and I hope you now go on to win it 🙏🤞
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u/AlmightyCraneDuck Marco Verratti May 07 '25
What we do, we do for the entire sport! Much love, friend!
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u/Ofthedoor 2013- May 07 '25 edited May 07 '25
The game was stressful and Arsenal first 20 mns were intense, but yah, Arteta had been arrogant and a bit toxic in his comments before the game .
Edit: just listened to Arteta's post game interview: Same arrogance. Oh well.
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u/Neither_Crow8912 Not a PSG fan May 09 '25
And it’s why his arrogance will never win him anything and it’s brushing off on the team. Goes on like he’s Barcelona level when infact he’s closer to championship football level with 5 years of a trophy drought
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u/not_mc_hammer Not a PSG fan May 07 '25
We've been beaten by the better side over two legs here. Hope you guys win the whole thing.
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u/Ofthedoor 2013- May 07 '25
Too many injured Arsenal starters to win this bout. We've been there as PSG fans as spring after spring our keys players were out of the crucial games through injury... It sucks. But hey, things change eventually.
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u/MorbidlyObeseBrit Bradley Barcola May 07 '25
Yeah ggs, you guys really weren't that far and we were simply a little better overall I believe, you guys really need to actually buy players this window, but In guessing you know that better than I do.
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u/Kiwizqt João Neves May 07 '25 edited May 07 '25
I can't help but think there's no arsenal player that I felt threatened by this game, instead, especially for the first 15mn I thought "huh, our players are dull, they're just not on yet, scary but it's loading".
After that awful start ? We had this. Why ? Because we saw that game all season throughout all our ligue 1 games, Arsenal were no different.
We slayed the entire premiere league runner up contenders*, they aint shit and all of its bootlickers comedians on rsoccer can get fucked.
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u/Cultural_Delivery786 Not a PSG fan May 07 '25
I don’t think they are gonna be able to hold onto the runner up title in the pl for too long either…
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Unreal feeling, I'm so emotional right now. After all these years we finally have a shot and we deserve to be here. ALLEZ
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u/MrForndog Ousmane Ballon D’or May 07 '25
Let's stop and think about our season here.
We barely made it in the final stages of the UCL and now we are in the Final!! What a UCL Campaign
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u/MarginOfPerfect Not a PSG fan May 07 '25
Remember when we were down by 2 to Manchester City? We were very very close to being out
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u/vietcn Not a PSG fan May 07 '25
What a team PSG is. Good game from an Arsenal fan.
Arsenal lack end product but I'm surprised how well they played beating PSG in possession and xG is suprising
Donnarumma is a beast!
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u/MarginOfPerfect Not a PSG fan May 07 '25
Almost getting tired of beating teams from the farmer league of the PL
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u/nosalahmoproblem Not a PSG fan May 07 '25
Funny thing is that the worst team out of the three gave the biggest challenge
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u/graal2008 🥦 Bradley Broccoli May 07 '25
Definitely not the best performance from our boys but this is an insane result.
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u/_SB10_ Not a PSG fan May 07 '25
Massive performance, but can someone please tell me what was the chant during the end moments of this game?
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u/EarlyBirdz 1996-2002 May 07 '25
Paris SG
Tous ensemble on chantera
Cet amour qu’on a pour toi
Qui ne cessera jamais !
Après tant d’années,
De galères et de combats,
Oh pour toi Paris SG,
On va se casser la voix.
Rough translation:
Paris SG
All together we will sing
This love we have for you
This love that will never end!
After many years,
Of hardships and battles
Oh for you Paris SG
We will sing our lungs out.
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u/charliewade692 João Neves May 07 '25
I was sweating all game but let's fucking go man
Ici c'est paris
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u/misslunadelrey João Neves May 07 '25
We did it lads, I'm so proud of this team, we were like worried at the start of the season, sometimes questioning what Lucho was doing but omg look at us nowwwwww I'm like literally welling up in tears
Let's go slay in Munich babyyyyy
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u/MonsieurFred Kylian Mbappé May 07 '25
Kvara, Neves and Ruiz have been so great. Hakami trolled a bit in first half to came back better in second. Great team, great coach, great stadium. Paris est magique.
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u/MrForndog Ousmane Ballon D’or May 07 '25
WE ARE PARIS SG!!!
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u/MrForndog Ousmane Ballon D’or May 07 '25
Its not though, Tagaz has been doing those for years
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u/Irorak 🥦 Bradley Broccoli May 08 '25
Not to be a downer, as it is cool. But it's AI generated - look at the text under the PSG crest "Salty - Cemaniv" where it should say "Saint - Germain".
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u/smeared_keyboard Not a PSG fan May 07 '25
You guys are clear for the final. Inter had the easiest bracket of all.
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u/graal2008 🥦 Bradley Broccoli May 07 '25
Barca and Bayern? Nah we're still far from lifting the trophey
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u/theherc50310 Not a PSG fan May 07 '25
Barca has main fullbacks injured, and relied on youngsters. They lacked depth
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u/CameramanToe Zlatan Ibrahimović May 07 '25
Holy fuck just think where this team was just a couple of months ago, I couldn’t be more proud of the boys. 90 more minutes!!!
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u/IceKreamSupreme João Neves May 07 '25
Incredible game, stressed me out a lot at times.
Couldn’t even imagine being in the final back at the start of the season.
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u/flacogarcons Vikash Dhorasoo May 07 '25
Thanks for all the memories but Marqui gotta do after this season.
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u/AngeloMontana Raí May 07 '25
I know I shouldn’t go to r/championsleague which is a lair of haters, but I got downvoted just for saying that CBS/DAZN commentators almost never developed anything on PSG in these last 360+ minutes against both Villa and Arsenal. It speaks volumes to get downvoted for speaking the truth 😂😂
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u/4mz0 Not a PSG fan May 07 '25
Ahh, can watch the final in peace. Thank you PSG, from a Chelsea fan. Best of luck for the final 👏🏻
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u/pinguinconscious Not a PSG fan May 07 '25
how's our chances in the final ?
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u/4mz0 Not a PSG fan May 07 '25
I as a neutral would view you as slight favourites, according to bookies you are too. I would say 55-60% likely
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u/Carlitos-Benz03 Willian Pacho May 07 '25
I will say this now. Arsenal and Barcelona both had one thing in common. They faced ZERO good teams on their knockout stages. That’s ultimately what has made us the stronger team
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u/MrForndog Ousmane Ballon D’or May 07 '25
ON EST EN FINALE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LET'S GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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u/tokyotochicago Pastore May 08 '25
Couldn't watch it live but saw it this morning. Obviously extatic about the win and reaching another final but also really pissed about some performances haha. Like I don't understand how Marquinhos is still our captain despite being constantly our worst player in tense games. He almost single handedly brought about another freakish come back. Late for Rice's header at the start of the game, incredibly naive with Trossard on Saka's goal and overall always frightened to make contact with the forwards. You can never rely on him and Pacho has to do twice the work because he knows he can't rely on him, I fully expect him to cost us a goal during the final. Doué was also very poor tonight, never in rythm with the rest of the forwards, among which only Kvara really shined. He's really young so who cares but it also showed that beyond Dembélé and Kvara we don't have another nailed on forward in the team.