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5 reasons Arsenal will beat PSG

By Baxter Colburn

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - OCTOBER 19: Arsenals Mesut Özil celebrates after scoring the sixth goal of the game during Champions League Group A match between Arsenal FC and Ludogorets Razgrad at Emirates Stadium on October 19, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Tolga Akmen/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - OCTOBER 19: Arsenals Mesut Özil celebrates after scoring the sixth goal of the game during Champions League Group A match between Arsenal FC and Ludogorets Razgrad at Emirates Stadium on October 19, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Tolga Akmen/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) /
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A picture shows the match ball at the mouth of the tunnel before the kick off of the UEFA Champions League Group F football match between Arsenal and Olympiakos at The Emirates Stadium in north London on September 29, 2015. AFP PHOTO / GLYN KIRK (Photo credit should read GLYN KIRK/AFP/Getty Images)
AFP PHOTO / GLYN KIRK (Photo credit should read GLYN KIRK/AFP/Getty Images) /

Arsenal host a struggling PSG side Wednesday at the Emirates Stadium in a crucial Champions League clash for both clubs.

Arsenal host PSG Wednesday evening at the Emirates Stadium in a big time match in European soccer. Each club is already through to the knockout round, but, there is still time for one team to pull ahead in the group standings.

The Gunners have scored 12 goals in four Champions League games, allowing just three, while PSG has scored nine in four, allowing three goals as well. During the opening round of group play, the two powerhouse clubs fought to a 1-1 draw back on September 13th.

PSG scored immediately thanks to Edison Cavani, then in the 78th minute, Alexis Sánchez bagged the leveling goal. Each team also played with 10-men for a short time during the match. While this result leaves some to believe there is no way to separate the two clubs, much has occurred since that early fall clash.

The French power club is struggling a bit in League 1 play, sitting in third behind Nice and Monaco. Meanwhile, Arsenal is holding tight in the Premier League with their traditional fourth place standing but sit only three points out of first place. English soccer fans have a lot of excitement waiting for them down the stretch, but, that is an article for another time.

Arsenal is in the driver seat leading up to this match. Here are five reasons why the Gunners will prevail Wednesday against PSG in Champions League play.

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