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  "path": "/2026/05/06/thierry-henry-makes-arsenal-claim-psg-reach-champions-league-final-28265280/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-06T22:51:07.000Z",
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  "textContent": "Thierry Henry discussing the Champions League final (Picture: CBS Sports)\n\nThierry Henry says Arsenal are ‘not at the level’ of PSG but is still desperate for Mikel Arteta’s side to win the Champions League final.\n\nPremier League leaders Arsenal will face French champions PSG in the European final in Budapest on May 30.\n\nThe Gunners, who are closing in on their first Premier League title since 2004, beat Atletico Madrid to reach their first Champions League final in 20 years.\n\nPSG, meanwhile, continued their impressive Champions League title defence with an impressive semi-final victory over Bayern Munich.\n\nLuis Enrique’s side have quickly been installed as the favourites to lift the Champions League trophy and Henry admits it will be ‘very difficult’ for Arsenal to come out on top.\n\nAsked who he was hoping to face in the final after PSG’s win over Bayern, Henry said on CBS Sports: ‘We’re not in a position to pick and choose.\n\n‘We’re not at the level of those guys yet so you have to be humble with it. I’m so happy we’re in the final, let’s see what we can do against this team because that’s an outstanding team.\n\n##  Get personalised football updates every day\n\nSign up to our daily football newsletter and choose your team to get the latest news, rumours and more about your favourite team.\n\nPSG celebrate after beating Bayern Munich (Picture: Getty)\n\n‘Stay in your lane, we’re not here to pick and choose, let’s just hope we can beat PSG, but it’s going to be very difficult.’\n\nThe Gunners legend added: ‘I woke up with a smile this morning because it’s been 20 years since we got to the final.\n\n‘To be in a position to compete for the Premier League, it’s been 22 years since we won it that as well.\n\nMikel Arteta’s Arsenal await in the final (Picture: Getty)\n\n‘We still haven’t lost in Europe and we’re not conceding many goals, that has to count for something. PSG though will have the experience of winning it and they won’t have any fear.\n\n‘Hopefully we go there and be brave but we have to beat the defending champions so it won’t be easy, we know that.\n\n‘I’m usually not too nervous but I think I will be nervous for that final because they could do something I couldn’t do myself.\n\nVincent Kompany’s Bayern Munich fell short (Picture: Getty)\n\n‘You want your team to win and experience that. Hopefully it’s going to happen but look at how PSG played tonight, they can kill you in both ways, by scoring more goals than you and by neutralising you.\n\n‘The best team on the night and in the tie won and they went about it in a different way against Bayern.\n\n‘They have everything they need but Arsenal have been resilient and when we do create we score goals. It will be difficult but let’s see.’\n\nWhile they may be underdogs, Arsenal ‘have a chance’ to beat PSG and become European champions, according to Owen Hargreaves.\n\n‘Arsenal have a chance, without question,’ he said on TNT Sports. ‘With that defence that they have, the goalkeeper, they’re brilliant.\n\n‘Declan Rice has played as a defensive midfield player and he’s brilliant in there. That will be fascinating.\n\n‘PSG will be more attacking than they were against Bayern but this is a different Arsenal now.\n\n‘I think the last three or four weeks they went through that little blip. They believe now. They have a chance. They just have to believe.’\n\n**For more stories like this, check our sport page**.\n\n**Follow Metro Sport for the latest news on**Facebook,** Twitter and Instagram**.\n\nComment now Comments \nAdd Metro as a Preferred Source on Google\nAdd as preferred source\n",
  "title": "Thierry Henry makes Arsenal claim after PSG reach Champions League final"
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