Luis Enrique Praises Arsenals Strength Ahead of Champions League Final

JAKARTA – Paris Saint-Germain manager Luis Enrique says Arsenal fully deserve the English League title.

Enrique’s statement is not without reason. He said his squad would face the best ball-less team in the world when they met in the Champions League final, Saturday, May 30, 2026, WIB night.

The London club finally ended their 22-year wait to win the league title when their rivals, Manchester City, were held to a 1-1 draw at home to Bournemouth on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, early in the morning WIB.

There was plenty of celebration from Mikel Arteta’s squad. Declan Rice, Bukayo Saka, Eberechi Eze and Jurrien Timber were seen at the Emirates Stadium in the early hours after thousands of Arsenal fans packed the surrounding streets to party all night.

Arsenal will now regroup for their final Premier League game on Sunday, May 24, 2026, against Crystal Palace. After that, they will receive the trophy, before focusing on the Champions League final in Budapest on May 30, 2026.

Luis Enrique is well aware of the threat Arsenal will bring, but remains confident his squad can match them as PSG look to retain the Champions League title.

“I think they deserve to win the league. They’ve had a brilliant season. We’ve played against Arsenal before this (in last season’s semi-final), so we know what they’re capable of.”

“Without the ball, they are the best team in the world, and with the ball they can score a lot of goals. It’s a great combination for them.”

“It makes sense that we face them in the final. We can look forward to a really great final,” Luis Enrique said in a press conference.

After three seasons finishing as runners-up in the English League, Luis Enrique feels Arteta is the actor behind Arsenal’s league title.

“If you look at Arsenal’s statistics, you can see that Mikel Arteta is a leader as a manager, who has instilled a winning mentality in the team.”

“They have improved over the last few seasons. They like to have the ball, but they are the best team in Europe without the ball.”

“They won the Premier League and they are in the Champions League final this year after reaching the semi-finals last season. They deserve to be there and Arteta instilled a competitive spirit in his players,” said Luis Enrique.

PSG defeated Bayern Munich in the semi-finals on aggregate 6-5 after a dramatic first leg game with nine goals.

Luis Enrique wants his players to concentrate on delivering the required performance against Arsenal once again.

“The most important thing for us is to focus more on ourselves and less on the opponent. That’s what we will continue to do.”

“We’re talking about the best club competition in Europe, so yes, there is an element of adaptation because the standards are very high. Bayern Munich, for example, is a team that likes to dominate the ball a lot, so we have to adapt.”

“However, I think we also managed to improve our game and we are proud to be back in the final,” he said.

Meanwhile, PSG continue to monitor forward Ousmane Dembele, who has a calf problem, while Achraf Hakimi is trying to return to training after a thigh injury.

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