Our prediction for this Champions League match:
Arsenal
Match Time & Date:
01/10/2024
21:00
Prediction: 1-1
PSG
Emirates Stadium will be the centre of attention when Arsenal and PSG square off against each other in a highly-anticipated Champions League game. The Gunners showed character in a 4-2 win over Leicester City and they are now on a quest to record their first triumph in the new Champions League campaign. First-choice goalkeeper David Raya has overcome his minor injury, but all Mikel Merino, Martin Odegaard, Kieran Tierney, Oleksandr Zinchenko, and Takehiro Tomiyasu remain on the sidelines with injuries.
Les Parisiens, on the other hand, aim to build on a 3-1 win over Reims. Even though PSG struggled to break the deadlock in a hard-fought 1-0 win over Girona in round 1, both teams to score betting option should be considered as Luis Enrique has a number of pacey and talented attackers to choose from. The likes of Goncalo Ramos, Presnel Kimpembe, and Lucas Hernandez are out of contention for the Ligue 1 team.
Highlighted Player (Thomas Partey):
After starting his youth career at Odometah, Thomas Partey was spotted by Atletico Madrid scouts in 2011 and he soon joined the Estadio Vicente Calderon outfit. The defensive midfielder, who born in Odumase Krobo, Ghana on 13 June, 1993, played 33 league games for Atletico Madrid B, while making 14 league appearances for the first team.
After ending his loan spells with Mallorca and Almeria, Thomas Partey returned to Atletico Madrid in 2015 and he made his debut for Diego Simeone’s team in a 1-0 win over Espanyol. The Ghanaian footballer played in the 2015/2016 Champions League final against Real Madrid, coming as a substitute in the 116th minute of the game.
Thomas Partey made his Ghana debut in a 2-0 win over Mauritius in the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match. His main position is defensive midfield, but the Atletico Madrid man is capable of playing as a central midfielder as well. Partey scored two goals for los Rojiblancos in the 2015/2016 La Liga campaign.
Highlighted Team (PSG):
Formed by the merger of Paris FC and Stade Saint-Germain in 1970, Paris Saint-Germain or as they call it PSG is the most successful club in French football with 31 domestic titles to their name. Having won six Ligue 1 title so far, a record ten Coupes de France, a record six Coupes de la Ligue, six Trophees des Champions and one Ligue 2 title, PSG are also one of only two French clubs to ever win a European title.
Les Parisiens were crowned UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup champions back in 1995-96, while their last European trophy was the 2001 UEFA Intertoto Cup. Beginning of the new millennium was particularly hard for the celebrated club who flirted with relegation in 2000s before they were bought by the Quatar Sports Investments group in 2011 when the rebirth of the Paris Saint-Germain as we know it today began.
Following heavy squad investments and team boosting, PSG won their first Ligue 1 title in 19 years with Swedish legend Zlatan Ibrahimovic almost singlehandedly leading his side towards the trophy with 30 goals. Having established domestic dominance, PSG now set their sights on winning the Champions League which remains an elusive dream for the club from Paris.
Man City 
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Newcastle 
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