PSG vs Arsenal: The dismantling of Bayern Munich by French champions is a Champions League final warning for Mikel Arteta

PSG vs Arsenal: The dismantling of Bayern Munich by French champions is a Champions League final warning for Mikel Arteta

The way PSG beat Bayern in the Champions League semi-finals was the same medicine Arsenal got a year ago. Just as they did in the last-four clash at the Emirates last season, PSG came out flying away from home and took an early lead through Ousmane Dembele.

That year, PSG ended up having the better of Arsenal and went on to win the Champions League. Arteta is now tasked with preventing last season’s history from repeating itself.

If Arsenal produced epic resilience to beat Atletico Madrid, then Luis Enrique’s side put in a statement result. They turned up at Bayern Munich’s home – a place they know well given it was the stadium where they won the Champions League last season – and gave the German champions a footballing lesson.

They not only scored with the first attack of the game – a stylish break down the left that, despite being on the biggest stage, seemed rehearsed to the very blade of grass – but PSG then backed it up with a near-faultless display.