Arsenal Wenger previewed Arsenal's upcoming UCL second leg clash against Paris Saint-Germain at Parc des Princes.
Former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes that the Gunners would have the psychological advantage going into the second leg of their Champions League semi-final clash against PSG.
The 75-year-old who coached Arsenal for 22 years, leading them to two UCL semi-finals—one of which he won before eventually losing in the final to Barcelona—believes having a clear objective gives Arsenal an edge.
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What Wenger said
The Gunners lost the first-leg at the Emirates Stadium to an Ousmane Dembele goal, and by clear objective Wenger meant that Mikel Arteta had to set up his side to win. PSG on the other hand have to worry about not losing, as well as winning.
The second leg on Wednesday comes off the back of a 2-1 defeat to Bournemouth. While Mikel Arteta said his side would channel their frustrations from the defeat into the PSG tie, Wenger believes the psychological advantage is where their edge lies.
"That is difficult to predict [the impact of Arsenal’s loss to Bournemouth] because what is interesting in the Champions League when you go away and you at home, is that every time you start the second leg, the second tie, you have a mental problem to resolve,” he said, per Arsenal insider.
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“The advantage of Arsenal is that the mental problem is easy. They have to go and play and win. The mental problem for Paris Saint-Germain is, ‘do we play to win this game or do we play to protect our advantage and get them on the counter-attack?’
“Knowing that with this you have to be very clear in your message to the team. Knowing as well that not everybody in the team will necessarily be aligned with you.
“Because if they decide to protect their advantage, it’s a little bit against the DNA of the team. So, Luis Enrique has come out already and said, ‘look, we have another game to win’.
“I believe that with a final in mind, and you play at home, it’ll be very difficult to have a passive attitude.”
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