{"id":8577,"date":"2026-05-07T05:16:23","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T05:16:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=8577"},"modified":"2026-05-07T05:16:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T05:16:23","slug":"steven-gerrard-tells-arsenal-how-to-beat-psg-in-champions-league-final-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=8577","title":{"rendered":"Steven Gerrard tells Arsenal how to beat PSG in 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; width: 460px; height: 90px; 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=\"5876676\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u5de6\u4fa7\u7ad6\u6392 -->\r\n  <div style=\"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=\"5876672\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"height: 500px; 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=\"5876680\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u53f3\u4fa7\u6469\u5929\u697c\uff08\u548c\u5de6\u4fa7\u5b8c\u5168\u5bf9\u9f50\uff09 -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-row: 3\/5; height: 750px; 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=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"646\" height=\"367\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/steven-gerrard-8ca8.png?w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-28264033\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"sync\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Steven Gerrard won the Champions League at Liverpool (Picture: TNT Sports)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Steven Gerrard has outlined the blueprint Arsenal must follow to beat PSG in the Champions League final.<\/p>\n<p>PSG\u2019s Champions League defence continued with a thrilling semi-final victory over Bayern Munich, with Luis Enrique\u2019s side winning 6-5 on aggregate.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>Ballon d\u2019Or winner Ousmane Dembele put PSG further ahead in the tie with a 3rd-minute goal and Harry Kane\u2019s late strike prove to be just a consolation.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>Gerrard, who won the Champions League with Liverpool in 2005, says Arsenal will be \u2018underdogs\u2019 going into the final but insists the Premier League leaders \u2018certainly have a chance\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Asked to rate Arsenal\u2019s chances of causing an upset in the Budapest final on May 30, Gerrard said on TNT Sports: \u2018I know more than anyone\u00a0that an\u00a0underdog\u00a0can win this final. It was\u00a0a mismatch when we played AC Milan but anything can happen.<\/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-2274861037.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=594\" class=\"article-image wp-image-28264696\" 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>PSG celebrate beating Bayern Munich in the semi-finals (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u2018Arsenal are paying against\u00a0a high-quality\u00a0team with an elite\u00a0manager so Arsenal will have to be the best versions of themselves.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Every single player will have to turn up but of course they\u2019ve got a chance. Being the underdogs might even suit this Arsenal team.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018If they can win the Premier League that will give them immense confidence and belief going into the final as well.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"594\" height=\"409\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2274843303.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=594\" class=\"article-image wp-image-28264063\" 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>Ousmane Dembele scored a crucial goal for PSG (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u2018They\u2019ve\u00a0certainly\u00a0got a chance.\u00a0I think they\u00a0need to use their physicality, their size, make every set-piece count and take PSG to places they don\u2019t want to go and make it\u00a0uncomfortable\u00a0for them.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Discussing PSG\u2019s semi-final win over Bayern Munich, Gerrard added: \u2018Over the two legs they deserved to go through.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The first leg was a\u00a0shootout\u00a0but they got their heads in front and tonight was a defensive masterclass.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"594\" height=\"403\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2274805137_cd6685.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=594\" class=\"article-image wp-image-28264714\" alt=\"Arsenal FC v Atletico de Madrid - UEFA Champions League 2025\/26 Semi Final Second Leg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Arsenal will face PSG in the final (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u2018Bayern and Kompany played their part in the\u00a0tie\u00a0but the best team have gone through.\u00a0PSG just had\u00a0the\u00a0edge over them.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Gerrard\u2019s former England teammate Owen Hargreaves also gave Arsenal hope of overcoming PSG in a mouth-watering Champions League final.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Arsenal have a chance, without a doubt,\u2019 he said. \u2018With that defence, the goalkeeper, Declan Rice deeper in midfield\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2018They can definitely do it in a one-off game. But\u00a0this\u00a0PSG team? They\u2019ve got so many ways to hurt you.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It\u00a0will\u00a0be\u00a0fascinating but this is a different\u00a0Arsenal\u00a0now. They believe again after they went through that\u00a0blip. They have a chance.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>Mikel Arteta\u2019s side are on course to become Premier League champions before the European final, currently sitting five points clear of second-placed Manchester City.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>For more stories like this,\u00a0check our sport page<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Follow Metro Sport for the latest news on <meta charset=\"utf-8\"\/><br \/>\n<strong>Facebook,\u00a0<\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Metro_Sport\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Instagram<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: Jamie Carragher names the player who saved Arsenal\u2019s season after reaching Champions League final<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: Emmanuel Adebayor says Arsenal star lacks \u2018technical ability\u2019 and makes title prediction<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: PSG or Bayern Munich? 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