Clichy Says Arsenal's 6 Goals Conceded Make PSG Wary Before Champions League Final
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Updated · BBC.com · May 29
Clichy Says Arsenal's 6 Goals Conceded Make PSG Wary Before Champions League Final
4 articles · Updated · BBC.com · May 29
Gael Clichy said Arsenal's defensive record — just six goals conceded in 14 Champions League matches — makes them a side PSG will fear before the Budapest final.
PSG bring the sharper attack, with 44 goals in the competition, while Clichy framed the matchup as free-flowing Paris against a more conservative, set-piece-driven Arsenal.
Clichy argued talk that pressure is off Arsenal misses the point, saying a Champions League final brings its own distinct demands regardless of domestic success.
The former Arsenal defender also pointed to the club's only previous final in 2006 — a 2-1 loss to Barcelona after Jens Lehmann's early red card — as proof that anything can happen in 90 minutes.
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