PSG favored 56% to defend Champions League title against Arsenal in Budapest final
Opta supercomputer gives Paris Saint-Germain 56% probability of successfully defending their Champions League trophy when they face Arsenal in Budapest this Saturday. The title holders are favored over the newly crowned Premier League champions, who have a 44% chance of completing the domestic and European double.
PSG's Khvartskhelia leads all players with 10 goal involvements in this season's knockout rounds and has scored or assisted in seven consecutive UCL matches. The match features continent's leading offense (PSG) against its premier defense (Arsenal).
PSG aims to become the first club other than Real Madrid to defend the trophy in the UCL era since 1992-93. Arsenal seeks to join Liverpool, Manchester United, and Manchester City as the fourth English club to win both domestic and European titles in the same season.
The final at Puskás Aréna in Budapest marks Arsenal's first UCL final in two decades. With both clubs having relatively limited continental experience, this creates a fascinating matchup between champions and challengers.
Which outcome would make more historical significance: PSG becoming the first non-Real Madrid club to defend the trophy, or Arsenal joining the elite group of English clubs to achieve the continental double?