LONDON (ENGLAND) (ITALPRESS) – PSG and Bayern? Excellent teams, but playing in Ligue 1 and the Bundesliga helps. Mikel Arteta, whose Arsenal drew in Madrid against Atletico in the other first-leg Champions League semifinal, returned to discuss the spectacular clash at the Parc des Princes, emphasizing that “to express that much quality you need to be very fresh, and the difference between the leagues and the way competition works is like night and day. Just look at many statistics on the matter. We are comparing two different worlds,” said the Spanish coach, comparing Ligue 1 and the Bundesliga on one side with the Premier League and La Liga on the other.
After all, the Gunners’ starting eleven have accumulated 32,508 minutes this season, more than Atletico (31,701 minutes), Bayern (31,522), and PSG (29,968), with the latter two playing in leagues with 34 matchdays compared to the 38 in England and Spain. “If we consider the quality of the two teams, and especially the individual quality of the players, I have never seen anything like it,” Arteta added. “But when I look at the number of minutes and the freshness of those players, I’m not surprised.”
That’s why some help from the Premier League regarding the schedule wouldn’t hurt: “If they could do it, it would be fantastic.”
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