{"id":8555,"date":"2026-05-07T01:49:57","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T01:49:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=8555"},"modified":"2026-05-07T01:49:57","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T01:49:57","slug":"thierry-henry-makes-arsenal-claim-after-psg-reach-champions-league-final-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=8555","title":{"rendered":"Thierry Henry makes Arsenal claim after PSG reach Champions League final | Football"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; 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PSG though will have the experience of winning it and they\u00a0won\u2019t\u00a0have any fear.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Hopefully we go there and be\u00a0brave\u00a0but we\u00a0have to\u00a0beat the defending champions so it\u00a0won\u2019t\u00a0be easy, we know that.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I\u2019m\u00a0usually\u00a0not too nervous but I think\u00a0I will be nervous for that final\u00a0because they could do something I\u00a0couldn\u2019t\u00a0do myself.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"594\" height=\"396\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2274868690.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=594\" class=\"article-image wp-image-28265394\" alt=\"FC Bayern M\u00fcnchen v Paris Saint-Germain - UEFA Champions League 2025\/26 Semi Final Second Leg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Vincent Kompany\u2019s Bayern Munich fell short (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u2018You want your team to win and experience that. Hopefully\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0going to happen but look at how\u00a0PSG\u00a0played tonight, they can kill you in both ways, by scoring more goals than you and by\u00a0neutralising\u00a0you.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The\u00a0best team on the night and in the tie\u00a0won and they\u00a0went about it in a different way against Bayern.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018They have\u00a0everything\u00a0they\u00a0need\u00a0but Arsenal have been resilient and when we do\u00a0create\u00a0we score goals. It will be difficult but\u00a0let\u2019s\u00a0see.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>While they may be underdogs, Arsenal \u2018have a chance\u2019 to beat PSG and become European champions, according to Owen Hargreaves.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Arsenal have a chance, without question,\u2019 he said on TNT Sports. \u2018With that defence that they have, the goalkeeper, they\u2019re brilliant.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Declan Rice has played as a defensive midfield player and he\u2019s brilliant in there. That will be fascinating.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018PSG will be more attacking than they were against Bayern but this is a different Arsenal now.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I think the last three or four weeks they went through that little blip. They believe now. They have a chance. 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