Penalty heartbreak for Arsenal as PSG go back-to-back
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What happened in the Champions League final between Arsenal and PSG?
Coming up on today's show, as a complete neutral, I would say it's a victory for positive football over negative football. I think definitely the best team have won the tournament again.
It was attack versus defence. Arsenal can't match PSG for player to player, can they?
We all know. No, I looked at the two teams before the start, I thought, woof.
When you're a defender and you're approaching a penalty, defenders you need and all that, would you say hit it as hard as you can? He didn't look confident, you know? It's almost like he just wanted to get it over and done with. The license they are given, they make such a difference to PSG. It was like watching Micah Richards at his prime. Well, and more. It was like Micah Richards in his prime.
I was being ironic.
Hello and welcome to The Rest Is Football with Micah Richards and me, Gary Lineker. We're recording this on Sunday afternoon after the Champions League final was played last night. And Alan has another lunch, Micah.
It's getting unacceptable now. I think the other big boss guys are going to need to step in.
I think he has more lunches than Gordon Ramsay. I don't know what's going on.
He loves it, didn't he?
Did the referee make the right penalty calls during the match?
I even give him the option, I'm free all evening. Yeah, I know. How have you been? Mixing it with the stars, with David Beckham.
Mick Jagger. Yeah, I've met you. What a cool dude he is. 82, and he's got banter like he's my age, and he's just, you know, someone's... Someone's got charisma. He's got so much charisma. Big Arsenal fan. We had him on the Beckham and Friends show for the first 10, 15 minutes. And yeah, it was really nice.
I reckon actually I can trump you. I've just been for lunch at the River Cafe and Elton John walked in. Elton John. Elton John with his family, his two boys. We chatted with them. Obviously they're Watford fans.
What was Elton John? Candle in the wind. Was that him?
What was Elton John?
Yeah.
I know, but that was one of them. Yeah, one of them. Rocky Man! There are a lot. There are a lot of hits. John's had a lot of hits. There was Steve Martin. You know Steve Martin, the American? Richard E. Grant. You might have heard of him. No, probably not. I've probably known by face. Oh, you would definitely know both of them by face. And here's one even you might have heard of. Tom Hanks. Tom Hanks!
Ha! I certainly know Tom Hanks, what a legend he is.
Yeah, I know. So you're mixing with A-listers, I guess.
Yeah, well, for a little while, yeah.
Let's talk about a bit of football. It was obviously disappointing for Arsenal. They missed out on the penalties and we'll come to that. But I think overall, probably, well, I think definitely the best team have won the tournament again.
Yeah, absolutely. I would say so, but having reflected on the game, I actually think Arteta got it spot on in terms of his tactics. So we all talked about the PSG buying game, didn't we? It was, you know, all the talent on show, really high energy, really top quality. But Arsenal can't match PSG for player to player, can they? We all know.
No, I looked at the two teams before and I thought, oof.
It was a gulf, wasn't it?
There is, realistically, I think, in certain positions particularly.
And I just think, how can you approach a game against PSG and the way Arsenal set up for a defensive unit? And I'm looking at it from a defender. And if you're neutral, everyone's going to say it's a boring game. But if you look tactically, what Arteta did and how they stayed... If you give Klaas Gellie a time on the ball, he's going to make you look stupid. Same with Dembele, same with Dewey. We know, we've talked about the midfield all season now. Vitinha, Jao Neves, outstanding. The way Arsenal played against them, every time the ball went to one side of the pitch, they shuffled across. And then when they had to jump, they jumped at the right time. The only problem for Arsenal, I thought, is when they got the ball back, they couldn't get out.
So you're expecting Havertz to hold the ball a little bit more. When it went up to Trossard, and then when they tried to break, it was a little bit too deep.
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Chapters
4 chapters
1
What happened in the Champions League final between Arsenal and PSG?
0:00–1:25
2
Did the referee make the right penalty calls during the match?
1:25–9:49
3
How did Arsenal's defensive strategy compare to PSG's attacking style?
9:49–14:38
4
What does Mikel Arteta need to improve Arsenal's squad for next season?
14:38–42:17
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