PSG vs Arsenal: Key stats ahead of Champions League semi-final first leg

Well, we are down to the business end of the Champions League as four European heavyweights prepare for battle in the semi-finals.

Arsenal, PSG, Inter Milan, and Barcelona remain standing after grueling knockout campaigns.

The first semi-final sees Arsenal host PSG at the Emirates on Tuesday in a rematch of their group stage encounter, where Mikel Arteta's Gunners won 2-0, but much has changed since then.

Arsenal enter with momentum after dismantling defending champions Real Madrid 5-1 on aggregate in a quarter-final masterclass.

PSG, meanwhile, survived a nervy 5-4 aggregate victory over Premier League surprise package Aston Villa.

Despite recently securing another Ligue 1 title, PSG's Luis Enrique knows European glory remains the club's obsession. Arsenal, whose Premier League challenge is over, now see continental success as their priority.

Key stats for PSG vs Arsenal 

PSG 

• PSG are making their fifth UEFA Champions League semi-final appearance, having progressed to the final only once and that came in the one-legged 2019–20 tie against RB Leipzig (3-0), before losing 1-0 to Bayern Munich in the final.

• They have never won a two-legged UCL semi-final, being eliminated by AC Milan (1995), Manchester City (2021), and Borussia Dortmund (2023).

• Across all semi-final appearances, PSG have scored 4 goals and conceded 9.

• In two-legged semi-finals, PSG have scored just one goal (vs Manchester City in 2021) and has conceded nine, failing to win any home and away fixture.

Arsenal 

• Arsenal are appearing in the UEFA Champions League semi-finals for the third time, after 2005–06 and 2008–09.
• They defeated Villarreal in 2005–06 in the semifinals, but lost to Manchester United in the semi-finals in 2008–09.
• In previous two-legged semi-finals, Arsenal has failed to score in two of the four legs

What does this season say? 

PSG

• PSG have scored 30 goals (avg. 2.14 per match) and conceded 14 goals (avg. 1.0 per match) in the Champions League this season.

• Since their 1-0 defeat to Bayern Munich on November 26, Luis Enrique’s side have scored 27 goals in 9 matches (avg. 3.0) and conceded 8 (avg. 0.88).

• PSG have scored in five of their seven away fixtures in this Champions League campaign.

• PSG hold a narrow 10-9 aggregate record against English sides this season.

• PSG are aiming to eliminate an English team for the third successive round, having knocked out Liverpool in the Round of 16 and Aston Villa in the quarter-finals.

Arsenal

• Arsenal have scored 30 goals in 12 Champions League games this season, averaging 2.5 goals per match, while conceding only 7 goals at an average of 0.58.
• The Gunners have failed to score in just two of their 12 matches and have netted two or more goals in each of their last five fixtures.
• Arsenal remain unbeaten at home in the Champions League this season.
• Their 3-0 win over Monaco in December marked a third consecutive home victory against French opposition in the competition.
• Across those three home wins over French clubs, Arsenal scored 11 goals without conceding.

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