Steven Gerrard tells Arsenal how to beat PSG in Champions League final | Football

Steven Gerrard has outlined the blueprint Arsenal must follow to beat PSG in the Champions League final.

PSG’s Champions League defence continued with a thrilling semi-final victory over Bayern Munich, with Luis Enrique’s side winning 6-5 on aggregate.

The French champions won the first leg 5-4 in Paris before holding German champions Bayern to a 1-1 draw at the Allianz Arena.

Ballon d’Or winner Ousmane Dembele put PSG further ahead in the tie with a 3rd-minute goal and Harry Kane’s late strike prove to be just a consolation.

PSG will now face Arsenal in the Champions League final, 12 months after they embarrassed Inter Milan to win the tournament for the first time.

Gerrard, who won the Champions League with Liverpool in 2005, says Arsenal will be ‘underdogs’ going into the final but insists the Premier League leaders ‘certainly have a chance’.

Asked to rate Arsenal’s chances of causing an upset in the Budapest final on May 30, Gerrard said on TNT Sports: ‘I know more than anyone that an underdog can win this final. It was a mismatch when we played AC Milan but anything can happen.

‘Arsenal are paying against a high-quality team with an elite manager so Arsenal will have to be the best versions of themselves.

‘Every single player will have to turn up but of course they’ve got a chance. Being the underdogs might even suit this Arsenal team.

‘If they can win the Premier League that will give them immense confidence and belief going into the final as well.

‘They’ve certainly got a chance. I think they need to use their physicality, their size, make every set-piece count and take PSG to places they don’t want to go and make it uncomfortable for them.’

Discussing PSG’s semi-final win over Bayern Munich, Gerrard added: ‘Over the two legs they deserved to go through.

‘The first leg was a shootout but they got their heads in front and tonight was a defensive masterclass.

‘Bayern and Kompany played their part in the tie but the best team have gone through. PSG just had the edge over them.’

Gerrard’s former England teammate Owen Hargreaves also gave Arsenal hope of overcoming PSG in a mouth-watering Champions League final.

‘Arsenal have a chance, without a doubt,’ he said. ‘With that defence, the goalkeeper, Declan Rice deeper in midfield…

‘They can definitely do it in a one-off game. But this PSG team? They’ve got so many ways to hurt you.

‘It will be fascinating but this is a different Arsenal now. They believe again after they went through that blip. They have a chance.’

Arsenal booked their place in a first Champions League final since 2006 with a narrow win over Atletico Madrid, beating the La Liga side 2-1 on aggregate.

Mikel Arteta’s side are on course to become Premier League champions before the European final, currently sitting five points clear of second-placed Manchester City.

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