Arsenal face Paris Saint-Germain on Saturday in the Champions League final, 20 years after Arsene Wenger led the Gunners to Paris to a final defeat against Barcelona
Arsene Wenger believes Arsenal “deserve” to win the Champions League because it is a “missing” part in the club’s glorious history.
Former Arsenal boss Wenger, now FIFA’s head of global development, says he would love Mikel Arteta to bring the trophy back to the Emirates after Saturday’s final with Paris Saint Germain.
Arsenal reached the final in 2006 under Wenger but ultimately lost to Barcelona after being reduced to ten men after having Jens Lehmann sent off. They led 1-0 until late on until Barcelona’s comeback.
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Wenger told UEFA: “I want this trophy to go to the Emirates because it’s missing there. We touched it before — we were thirteen minutes away from winning it — so you want it to happen this time.
“I’ve always said that you work in a club to make sure it’s in a good position to continue to progress. Overall, I believe this is a stage where we can grab it.
“I still believe it’s fifty-fifty in the final, and if I had to bet, I would bet on Arsenal more than on Paris Saint-Germain.
“I feel the club deserves it, this season deserves it and the consistency of the team deserves it. When I arrived at Arsenal, the club had very little Champions League history.
“Then we had 20 consecutive years of qualification, and now the crown of that history would be to become champions.
“I think Arsenal have slowly built a history that now allows them to win it. I also feel the time has come for Arsenal to dominate the Premier League consistently.”
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