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Arsène Wenger is not hiding his support for Arsenal ahead of this weekend's Champions League final, despite the Gunners going up against a French club in PSG.
It's going to be a huge task for Arsenal in Budapest, going up against the current holders and arguably the best team in the world. The French club also have a candidate for the best manager in the world, too, in Luis Enrique, who has a rich history of winning the competition.
But Premier League champions Arsenal believe they can be the best team in the world, and so they will head to Hungary fearless and - forgive the cheap pun - hungry for their first-ever Champions League crown.
Arsène Wenger backs the Gunners to win the Champions League
After spending so long as Arsenal boss, it's no surprise Wenger still has an allegiance to the Gunners, but it is nice to see him firmly backing his old club on the big stage.
Wenger told UEFA: “I want this trophy to go to the Emirates because it’s missing there. We touched it before - we were thirteen minutes away from winning it - so you want it to happen this time.
“I’ve always said that you work in a club to make sure it’s in a good position to continue to progress. Overall, I believe this is a stage where we can grab it. I still believe it’s fifty-fifty in the final, and if I had to bet, I would bet on Arsenal more than on Paris Saint-Germain."
“I feel the club deserves it, this season deserves it, and the consistency of the team deserves it. When I arrived at Arsenal, the club had very little Champions League history. Then we had 20 consecutive years of qualification, and now the crown of that history would be to become champions."
“I think Arsenal have slowly built a history that now allows them to win it. I also feel the time has come for Arsenal to dominate the Premier League consistently.”
Interestingly, this Champions League final appears to put the world's best attack against the best defence, or at least the best centre-back partnership in the world.
Stopping Ousmane Dembélé and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia is going to be the big issue for Arsenal during this final, while Declan Rice is going to have to win the battle with the world-class Vitinha and João Neves in midfield.
Arsenal are also going to have to step up at the top end of the pitch, having had patches of struggle against solid back lines at times this season, but recent weeks have been more positive on that front.
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