{"id":4712,"date":"2025-04-19T15:52:25","date_gmt":"2025-04-19T15:52:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asport.com.ng\/?p=4712"},"modified":"2025-04-19T15:52:25","modified_gmt":"2025-04-19T15:52:25","slug":"the-match-of-the-year-is-designated-it-is","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asport.com.ng\/?p=4712","title":{"rendered":"The match of the year is designated! It is&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p>Ludovic Giuly did not hide his enthusiasm before a prestigious poster to come on the European scene.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>This Champions League week was marked by the qualifications of Paris Saint-Germain, Arsenal, FC Barcelona and Inter Milan for the quarter-finals of the competition. Despite its setback in Birmingham against Aston Villa (3-2), the capital&#39;s club composed its ticket.<\/p>\n<p>This new semi-final will allow the champions of France to quench against a reference team this season: Arsenal. A match that could hold all of its promises as the two teams are alike.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10234370\" style=\"width: 1290px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<div class=\"wrap-img\" id=\"wrap-img-10234370\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10234370\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10234370\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.football365.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/se\/2025\/04\/ICONSPORT_255064_0138-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"670\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.football365.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/se\/2025\/04\/ICONSPORT_255064_0138-1.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/cdn.football365.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/se\/2025\/04\/ICONSPORT_255064_0138-1-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.football365.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/se\/2025\/04\/ICONSPORT_255064_0138-1-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.football365.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/se\/2025\/04\/ICONSPORT_255064_0138-1-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><\/div>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-10234370\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ousmane Demb\u00e9l\u00e9, strong man of PSG.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Called to express themselves on this new Franco-English confrontation, Ludovic Giuly did not go by four paths.<br \/>\n<em>&#8220;She&#39;s going to be huge. It will be even more beautiful to see than Barcelona-Inter Milan. Arsenal is a bit the same team as Paris\u2026 \u201d<\/em>pointed out the former French international in the columns of the daily Le Parisien.<\/p>\n<h2>&#8220;If Paris wants to pass, you will have to tighten your defense&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p>Giuly, however, notes some differences between the two stables. <em>\u201cBoth have a big collective mastery. I think Arsenal defends a little better than Paris and that Parisians have more talent in attack \u201d<\/em>he continued.<\/p>\n<p>According to the former Paris Saint-Germain player (2008-2011), the defense of Luis Enrique&#39;s men will be a key to qualification. <em>\u201cIf Paris wants to pass, you will have to tighten your defense. But those who love beautiful football and the teams who like to hold the ball will feast on. It&#39;s going to be superb \u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n<aside class=\"bloc_resume_post\">\n<h2 class=\"bloc_resume_post_title\">In short<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"bloc_resume_post_list\">\n<li>This week, Paris Saint-Germain, Arsenal, FC Barcelona and Inter Milan qualified for the quarter-finals of the Champions League.<\/li>\n<li>PSG will face Arsenal in the semi-finals, a long-awaited match due to the similarities between the two teams.<\/li>\n<li>Ludovic Giuly underlines that the defense of PSG will be crucial to hope for a qualification against Arsenal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Ludovic Giuly did not hide his enthusiasm before a prestigious poster to come on the European scene. 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