Alan Shearer issues prediction for Arsenal vs PSG with 'best in the world' warning

Arsenal face their biggest game of the season on Tuesday evening as they welcome French giants Paris Saint-Germain to the Emirates Stadium for their Champions League semi-final clash

Alan Shearer has warned Arsenal that they won't find it so easy against Paris Saint-Germain in their upcoming meeting. The two sides clash in the Champions League on Tuesday evening.

The game - the first-leg of the semi-final at the Emirates - represents the second meeting between the two teams this season. They also came together in the league stage at the Emirates.

Arsenal eased to a 2-0 win that day, Kai Havertz and Bukayo Saka both finding the net. And Premier League icon Shearer has said that a completely different game could take place this time around as both sides aim for the final.

Speaking to Betfair, he said: “PSG have probably got two of the best full-backs in the world with Nuno Mendes and Achraf Hakimi. There are so many key areas where different battles will be won or lost.

“We saw Mendes against Mo Salah - we're about to see him against Bukayo Saka, both players are in incredible form, but Mendes stopped Salah. That in itself is a battle I'm looking forward to.

He added: “So many key battles, but both clubs will have a huge belief that they can win this competition. From an Arsenal point of view, if they can attack the game like they did against Real Madrid at home, then they'll come out on top.

“However, I don't suspect that this will be anywhere near the same result against PSG. I think that this semi-final will be a lot tighter. That being said, we thought that the Real Madrid game was going to be really tight and Arsenal got through, not with ease, but they absolutely battered Real Madrid over two games.

“PSG have got some really talented players but Arsenal have been really tight in terms of their defence the whole way through. I commentated on the group stage win for Arsenal in October and PSG were a very different team then.

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"Ousmane Dembele was left out for disciplinary reasons then and Arsenal cruised to a win. I suspect this match will be very different.”

Arsenal already know the potential opponents they will take on in the final should they find a route past PSG, with either Barcelona or Inter Milan lying in wait. But before that, they have to beat the French side, with the second-leg of the semi-final due to take place at the Parc des Princes next Wednesday.

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