Arsenal will beat both of them — PSG vs Bayern thriller shows Gunners are UCL favourites

Faruq Ibrahim 23:55 - 28 April 2026

Arsenal faithfuls have drawn favourable conclusions from the Champions League semi-final between PSG and Bayern Munich.

Arsenal supporters have taken to social media to express overwhelming confidence in their team's ability to defeat either Paris Saint-Germain or Bayern Munich in the Champions League final, citing the glaring defensive frailties exposed during Tuesday's chaotic semi-final.

What Arsenal fans said

Following PSG's breathtaking 5-4 first-leg victory over the Bavarians on Tuesday night, a match that shattered records by becoming the highest-scoring semi-final in Champions League history and the first to ever feature five goals in a single first half, Gunners fans immediately highlighted the lack of basic defensive structure from both European heavyweights.

Arsenal will beat either of these teams. There’s no real defending going on here
— Alhaji (@yeankhar) April 28, 2026

Not proper football.
Way too aggressive.
Leakier than sieves.
Arteta’s Attritional Arsenal will grind down either of them. pic.twitter.com/R2CKga3ENA
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) April 28, 2026

The funny part is either PSG or Bayern Munich can't beat Arsenal in the final..

Arsenal defense is solid unlike the porous PSG and Bayern defense and again Arteta won't play football with either Kompany or Luis Enrique, Arteta will slow the game down and reduce it to nothing..…
— Arsenal Rep (@Arsenal_rep1) April 28, 2026

The day Arsenal concede 4 goals all in the name of ‘entertaining football,’ even if we win, I’ll be worried. Win 2–0 with a defensive masterclass and sharp, powerful attacking football, that’s what matters. Bayern and PSG can keep the fantasy; Arsenal want the champions league.
— Mr Bayo (@mrbayoa1) April 28, 2026

Nobody go fit win Arsenal 5-2 like this currently.
— DANDIZZY (@iDanDizzy) April 28, 2026

PSG vs Bayern, 3–2 in the first half, lol, is this basketball? If either of these teams plays this openly against Arsenal, they’ll face a level of firepower they’ve never seen in their lives, along with a defensive masterclass. I hope we beat Atletico first, they will understand.
— Mr Bayo (@mrbayoa1) April 28, 2026

The tactical contrast

The confidence emanating from the Emirates faithful has a basis, given Arsenal’s impenetrable defensive solidity under manager Mikel Arteta, an ‘attritional style’ that stands in stark contrast to the wildly open tactics deployed in Paris.

The historic nine-goal thriller underscored the exact defensive vulnerabilities that Arsenal’s disciplined, low-xG conceding block is explicitly built to exploit.

As Arsenal prepare to face Diego Simeone’s Atlético Madrid in their own semi-final first leg tomorrow, Wednesday, April 29, fans are already openly joking that the clash will be a dogged, painstakingly boring tactical stalemate compared to Tuesday's fireworks.

This is because, like Arteta, Simeone, who has previously reached two finals in the competition, is also notoriously risk-averse.

Arsenal are widely regarded as the overwhelming favourites to overcome the Spanish side over two legs, setting the stage for their defensive unit to potentially dismantle the structurally fragile attacks of either PSG or Bayern Munich in the grand finale.