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"I think the winner is Paris Saint-Germain (PSG)!"
Luis Figo shot Lee Kang-in's PSG as the winner of this season's European Champions League.
PSG has clearly changed this season since Luis Enrique declared he would change the club's DNA by taking over the PSG baton from Christophe Galtier in 2023. French League 1 '1st round', which has been competing under the names of Messi, Neymar, and Mbappe, has recently shown soccer that is much more organized and has a strong teamwork.
PSG beat Liverpool, the leader of the English Premier League, in the round of 16 of the European Champions League this season, followed by Aston Villa's strong counterattack in the quarterfinals and dramatically advanced to the semifinals. He won 3-1 on his home turf in Game 1, but narrowly made it to the semifinals in Game 2 with a 2-3 defeat in the away game at Aston Villa. PSG will face Coach Mikel Arteta's Arsenal, who defeated Real Madrid in the semifinals with two consecutive wins (3-0 wins, 2-1 wins). The first leg of the semifinals will be held at London's Emirates Stadium at 4 a.m. on the 30th (Korea time), and the second leg of the semifinals will be held at 4 a.m. on the 8th (Korea time) in Paris. Neither team has won the European Champions League. That's how fierce and desperate it is. The team advancing to the final will face the winner of the Barcelona-Inter Milan match.
Luis Figo responded immediately, "I think PSG" when asked to pick the most likely winner, even though "All four teams have a chance of winning.' "PSG has been performing steadily recently, and its players are very strong. Of course, it's hard to predict for sure who will win, but I think PSG is the most likely.
In another semifinal, Inter Milan and Barcelona will clash. Both are Dodgeball's old team. "It is a big misunderstanding to evaluate Inter Milan simply as a defensive team," Figo said. "Inter Milan has shown a very solid defense in the Champions League, but it must be analyzed in detail as it also has players who can turn the game around at a crucial moment. Inter Milan can also target treble (triple crown) this season. Asked about the possibility of Barcelona's treble, with the Copa del Rey final also just around the corner with 'Lariga leading', wouldn't it be possible?," he asked back.
If PSG beat Arsenal to reach the final, it would be the second Champions League final in the club's history. PSG wrote its first-ever Champions Final history in 2020 under Thomas Tuchel, but stayed in second place with a 0-1 loss to Bayern Munich under coach Han Ji-Flick, where Kingsley Coman scored the winning goal.
Reporter Jeon Young-ji, sky4us@sportschosun.com .
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
