{"id":8562,"date":"2026-04-30T03:52:55","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T03:52:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news678.top\/?p=8562"},"modified":"2026-04-30T03:52:55","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T03:52:55","slug":"steven-gerrard-names-his-champions-league-favourite-after-arsenal-draw-vs-atletico-madrid-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news678.top\/?p=8562","title":{"rendered":"Steven Gerrard names his Champions League favourite after Arsenal draw vs Atletico Madrid | Football"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Steven Gerrard has backed PSG to retain their Champions League crown (TNT Sports)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Steven Gerrard has named Paris Saint-Germain as his pick to win the Champions League this season.<\/p>\n

PSG ran out 5-4 winners over Bayern Munich in a thrilling first leg of their Champions League semi-final on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n

Arsenal and Atletico Madrid had a tough act to follow on Wednesday evening and they cancelled each other out with a 1-1 draw at the Metropolitano Stadium.<\/p>\n

Speaking after PSG\u2019s victory against Bayern, four-time Champions League winner Clarence Seedorf claimed Arsenal\u2019s solid defence puts them as frontrunners to win the competition this season.<\/p>\n

But Gerrard, who won the Champions League with Liverpool in 2005, believes PSG will see off Bayern in the semi-final and go on to beat either Arsenal or Atletico Madrid to win the tournament for a second successive season.<\/p>\n

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Khvicha Kvaratskhelia scored twice in PSG\u2019s thrilling 5-4 win over Bayern Munich on Tuesday (MB Media\/Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

When asked who he would put his money on to win the Champions League, Gerrard said on TNT Sports: \u2018It\u2019s been on PSG since the beginning.<\/p>\n

\u2018I haven\u2019t had a bet financially but my choice was PSG. The final last year, I just think they\u2019re so good when they\u2019re at their best, they\u2019re so difficult to beat.<\/p>\n

\u2018I think it\u2019s kidology from Luis Enrique\u2019s point of view because at 5-2, a coach or a manager\u2019s position, you think if you can get away 5-2 up it\u2019s game over. I think now it\u2019s very risky, Bayern are capable of winning the game.<\/p>\n

\u2018But I just think PSG, the chances Real Madrid had [against Bayern], and they were not in a good place as a collective, PSG will go there full of confidence, full of belief, they\u2019re full of world-class players. I think they\u2019ll punish Bayern Munich going the other way.\u2019<\/p>\n

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