PSG Target Back-to-Back Champions League Glory Against Arsenal
PSG head to Budapest as favorites to retain their Champions League title against Arsenal, 12 months after their historic 5-0 win over Inter Milan. This would make them only the second team in modern Champions League history to win back-to-back titles, joining Real Madrid's 2016-18 team.
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia leads the charge with 10 goals in knockout rounds while Ousmane Dembele has been transformed from wasteful winger to prolific scorer (19 goals, 11 assists in 24 starts). PSG's dramatic transformation under Luis Enrique—moving from superstar spending to intense, youthful football—has silenced critics who once mocked them as European "joke" club.
For French football, this is historic as PSG is only the second French club to win Europe's top trophy, following Marseille's 1993 victory. The young squad (Dembele at 29 is 4th oldest) plays with terrifying intensity that has blown away teams from Pep Guardiola's Manchester City to Bayern Munich in this season's semifinals.
Can PSG join the elite club of back-to-back winners, or will Arsenal stop their title dream? The final takes place May 13 in Budapest.