As the hours wind down to Saturday’s Champions League final in Budapest, Paris Saint-Germain’s irresistible attacking force prepares to collide with the defensive steel of Arsenal in an intriguing clash of opposing styles.
PSG coach Luis Enrique said that there were “no favourites” going into the European showpiece against Mikel Arteta’s Premier League champions, and insisted that the devil will be “in the details”.
While the bookmakers do classify the Ligue 1 winners and current Champions League holders as favourites, they also suggest that this is the hardest final to call since 2018, when Real Madrid beat Liverpool.
After ending their 22-year drought for the English title, Arsenal arrived relaxed and confident of making more history, two decades after their singular Champions League final defeat in Paris by Barcelona.
The north London side’s players, including fit-again right-back Jurrien Timber who had been a doubt for the game, took a stroll in Budapest on Saturday morning under cloudy skies taking the edge off the summer heat.
