Listen to Football...Only Bettor Champions League final preview
On Saturday night, Arsenal take on Paris Saint-Germain in a Champions League final that promises to be a battle of contrasting styles.
The Gunners built their progress in this competition, and to a lesser their Premier League title-winning campaign, on a rock-solid defence.
The French team, meanwhile, have blown away opponents in the knockout rounds, putting eight past Chelsea across two legs, four against Liverpool and hitting six in their semi-final victory over Bayern Munich.
Will the final go to form? With everything at stake in a one-off game, Arsenal could be more attacking than expected, while PSG may rein in their attacking instincts. Either way, it is a mouthwatering prospect and we've selected three bet builders for the big night.
Here's a staggering stat. PSG's 5-0 win over Inter in last season's Champions League final was the seventh in a row to be won to nil. In this season's quarter-finals, PSG beat Liverpool 2-0 in both legs, shutting out the Reds attack across 180 minutes of football.
Ousmane Dembele was not on the scoresheet in last season's final but, with seven in this season's competition, he will fancy his chances of making his mark on Saturday. The Frenchman got the only goal of the game when PSG beat Arsenal 1-0 in Paris last April.
Back PSG win to nil and Dembele to score
"1-0 to the Arsenal" goes the song to the tune of the Pet Shop Boys' 'Go West' and the stats show why. They beat Atletico Madrid by that scoreline in their semi-final second leg and Sporting Lisbon in the first leg of their quarter-final. Arsenal also won three of their last five Premier League fixtures 1-0.
Against Atletico, Bukayo Saka got the all-important goal and he will be a key man for Arsenal here.
Back 0-1 and Saka for first goal scorer
PSG's games in this competition have often been high-scoring. Their second leg against Bayern Munich finished 1-1 but only after the French side's 5-4 win in the first leg. The first leg of their last-16 clash with Chelsea finished 5-2 to Luis Enrique's men.
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia has whacked in 10 goals in this competition this season and will be a major threat.
As for Arsenal, they are not only about defence and when they need to take on teams they can. If PSG get an early goal the game could open up and we might see Mikel Arteta unleashing his team's attacking talent.
In Kai Havertz, Arsenal have a player who scored the winning goal for Chelsea in the 2021 Champions League final against Manchester City. He also got the decisive goal in Arsenal's victory over Sporting in the quarter-finals this season.
Back Over 3.5 goals, Kvaratskhelia and Havertz to score