Mikel Arteta picks his Champions League winner after Arsenal defeat to Paris Saint-Germain

Mikel Arteta is backing Paris Saint-Germain to win the Champions League following Arsenal 'exit occurred on Wednesday evening.

Arsenal had to turn around their 1-0 loss from the initial match held at the Emirates Stadium. However, following an impressive beginning at the Parc des Princes, they fell behind due to Fabian Ruiz’s excellent strike in the 27th minute.

In the second half, PSG extended their advantage thanks to an outstanding score from Achraf Hakimi, but then Bukayo Saka managed to find the back of the net for Arsenal, giving the Gunners a flicker of hope.

Nevertheless, PSG managed to secure a 3-1 aggregate win to advance to the Champions League final. Where they will face Inter, who defeated Barcelona in another exciting semi-final on Tuesday evening.

Arteta, who stated following the match that Arsenal had been the top team in the Champions League this season , is now supporting PSG to defeat Inter in the final on May 31.

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The manager of Arsenal spent 18 months at PSG during his time as a player and hopes that the French club will eventually secure their first-ever Champions League title.

“I am hopeful due to my history here,” Arteta said to Canal Plus.

'I genuinely wish they finally clinch it; this comes from deep within me. Now isn't the moment to chant 'Go Paris,' but once they reach the finals, you can count on me to cheer for them.'

Arteta also thinks that Gianluigi Donnarumma’s outstanding performances in both semi-finals were crucial for PSG making it to the finals.

'Good job for them; they've qualified. But we performed much better,' Arteta stated.

‘The man of the match was the same both times, it was their goalkeeper. That’s the story.

‘I’m so proud of the team, we played with a lot of character, courage, intelligence. But the reality is the result. We can’t be happy. We fought so well, we were better than them, today we were unlucky.

'We need to identify areas where we can improve right away since we possess the necessary skill level. There were seven players sitting out on the bench. Despite arriving during the toughest part of the season for the squad, we managed to perform as well as we did.'

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