In an interview with A BOLA, John Arne Riise, Norwegian, former Liverpool left-back and winner of the UEFA Champions League in 2005, left a prediction for the Champions League final, which, on Saturday, one day after speaking to our newspaper, ended with PSG’s victory. The former defender praised Arsenal and Bruno Fernandes and also analyzed Liverpool’s season, which, in Riise’s opinion, was impacted by the death of Diogo Jota.
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— He was a figure for Liverpool in the 21st century and won the Champions League in 2005. The final is coming. Who will win: PSG or Arsenal?
— I think PSG will be very powerful, with a very offensive mentality for Arsenal. Although Arsenal are strong defensively, PSG’s speed and strength are unbelievable. They are very quick to attack. They have so many players up front with speed, who can go one-on-one and create danger. I don’t see Arsenal winning. I think PSG will come away with a pretty comfortable victory, to be honest.
— Luis Enrique is a case of a coach that the players follow completely.
— It’s fantastic. They have big stars, but also the right players in the right positions. You see the unity they have as a team and with the coach, the way they talk about him. PSG’s problem before was that they had the stars, but they didn’t have the unity, they didn’t defend that well. Now you see every player running backwards. It’s respect for the coach and his ideas. They won the Champions League last year and I think they will win again.
— What did you think of this Arsenal season?
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