Arsenal watakipiga dhidi ya Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) katika fainali ya Ligi ya Mabingwa Ulaya inayotarajiwa kufanyika leo usiku mjini Budapest, Hungary.
Mchezo huo mkubwa utapigwa katika Uwanja wa Puskás Aréna, ambapo Arsenal wanatafuta kutwaa taji lao la kwanza la Champions League katika historia ya klabu hiyo, huku PSG wakilenga kutetea ubingwa wao.
Fainali hiyo itaanza saa 5:00 jioni kwa saa za Uingereza (BST), ikiwa ni moja ya mechi zinazovutia mashabiki wengi zaidi duniani.
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Arsenal wanaingia kwenye mchezo huu wakiwa na rekodi nzuri baada ya kufanya vizuri katika mashindano ya Ulaya msimu huu na pia kutwaa ubingwa wa Ligi Kuu England, ikiwa ni mara yao ya kwanza kushinda ligi hiyo baada ya miaka 22.
PSG, kwa upande wao, ni mabingwa watetezi wa Champions League baada ya kutwaa taji hilo msimu uliopita kwa ushindi mkubwa wa 5-0 dhidi ya Inter Milan. Kikosi cha Luis Enrique kinatafuta kuendelea kutawala Ulaya kwa mara nyingine.
Fainali hiyo inatarajiwa kuwa na ushindani mkali, ambapo Arsenal watategemea uimara wa safu yao ya ulinzi na nidhamu ya timu, wakati PSG wakiwa na safu hatari ya ushambuliaji inayoongozwa na nyota wao wakubwa.
Dunia yote sasa inaelekeza macho Budapest, ambapo historia mpya ya soka la Ulaya itaandikwa leo usiku.
League phase – finished 11th
- MD 1: PSG 4-0 Atalanta
- MD 2: Barcelona 1-2 PSG
- MD 3: Bayer Leverkusen 2-7 PSG
- MD 4: PSG 1-2 Bayern Munich
- MD 5: PSG 5-3 Tottenham
- MD 6: Athletic Bilbao 0-0 PSG
- MD 7: Sporting 2-1 PSG
- MD 8: PSG 1-1 Newcastle
Knockout phase play-offs
- 1st leg: Monaco 2-3 PSG
- 2nd leg: PSG 2-2
- Aggregate: PSG 5-4 Monaco
- 1st leg: PSG 5-2 Chelsea
- 2nd leg: Chelsea 0-3 PSG
- Aggregate: PSG 8-2 Chelsea
Quarter-final
- 1st leg: PSG 2-0 Liverpool
- 2nd leg: Liverpool 0-2 PSG
- Aggregate: PSG 4-0 Liverpool
Semi-final
- 1st leg: PSG 5-4 Bayern Munich
- 2nd leg: Bayern Munich 1-1 PSG
- Aggregate: PSG 6-5 Bayern Munich
Arsenal’s route to the final:
League phase – finished 1st
- MD 1: Athletic Bilbao 0-2 Arsenal
- MD 2: Arsenal 2-0 Olympiakos
- MD 3: Arsenal 4-0 Atletico Madrid
- MD 4: Slavia Prague 0-3 Arsenal
- MD 5: Arsenal 3-1 Bayern Munich
- MD 6: Club Brugge 0-3 Arsenal
- MD 7: Inter Milan 1-3 Arsenal
- MD 8: Arsenal 3-2 Kairat
Last 16
- 1st leg: Bayer Leverkusen 1-1 Arsenal
- 2nd leg: Arsenal 2-0 Bayer Leverkusen
- Aggregate: Arsenal 3-1 Bayer Leverkusen
Quarter-final
- 1st leg: Sporting 0-1 Arsenal
- 2nd leg: Arsenal 0-0 Sporting
- Aggregate: Arsenal 1-0 Sporting
Semi-final
- 1st leg: Atletico Madrid 1-1 Arsenal
- 2nd leg: Arsenal 1-0 Atletico Madrid
- Aggregate: Arsenal 2-1 Atletico Madrid
