Mikel Arteta and Luis Enrique during the game PSG vs Arsenal (photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)
The manager of Paris Saint-Germain, Luis Enrique, insists that he does not believe that Arsenal was the best team in his semifinals tie in the Champions League.
This despite the fact that Gunners’s head, Mikel Arteta, claimed just after the game this is what the PSG bank told him after the final whistle.
Arsenal is now intended to end without trophies Again this season after losing 3-1 in total PSG in the semifinals of the Champions League.
Arteta was clearly proud of how his team playedclaiming after they felt that they dominated and that the PSG staff also acknowledged it.
See below Arteta’s appointments on what PSG said, according to Fabrizio Romano …
? Arteta: “The best team lost, in my opinion … especially after 160 minutes.”
“I say that and they (Bench PSG) say that because they only told me.” pic.twitter.com/LH0kawkbp3
– Fabrizio Romano (@fabrizioromano) May 7 2025
Arteta may not be honest here, but he certainly did not seem to share this vision when he spoke.
Luis Enrique denies what Mikel Arteta said about arsenal
“Mikel Arteta is a great friend, but I do not agree at all,” Enrique said, according to BBC Sport.
“They played smartly and got the game at the right time because they played the way they wanted and the way they love. But on both legs we scored more than they were and this is the most important thing in football.
“Arsenal played a great game and we suffered, but we deserved to reach the final.
“They are a great team, but I repeat, we scored more goals, we played excellently in the first stage, and the second half of the second stage was a different game and we could have scored even more goals.”
What do statistics say about PSG vs Arsenal?
Arteta could have been misleading about what PSG said, but statistics seem to be backup of their claims about the good that Arsenal played.
Last night in the Parc des Prínceps, AFC had more possession, more traits and a higher XG than its opponents.
| Psg | Arsenal | |
| Possession | 45.9% | 54.1% |
| Photos | 11 | 19 |
| Shots to the target | 6 | 4 |
| xg | 1.74 | 3.14 |
Of course, there were ways that Arsenal could have done better, but the main problem with the two legs was his finish, so signing a new striker in the summer must be an urgent priority for northern London giants.
