Stacy Boit,

Luis Enrique’s expertise at rebuilding a culture as well as a football team means Arsenal will confront the complete package when they meet Paris St-Germain in the Champions League final.

“Shoot us into the final” was the slogan emblazoned on a giant banner unfurled by Bayern Munich’s fans in an electric atmosphere on Wednesday, as their side tried to overturn a 5-4 deficit from the classic first leg in Paris.

But it was PSG who obeyed the message, delivering a third-minute hammer blow when Georgian genius Khvicha Kvaratskhelia raced down the wing before setting up Ousmane Dembele to lash a finish high past Manuel Neuer.

Harry Kane’s late equaliser on the night could not even be described as a consolation, coming only seconds from the end.

Moments later PSG were able to celebrate reaching a second successive final – and the chance to retain the crown they won so brilliantly by beating Inter Milan 5-0 last season.

Luis Enrique danced on the Allianz Arena turf, as he did after the 2025 final, with PSG delivering the latest compelling evidence they must be counted among the great sides of recent memory.

Arsenal will be confident in their first Champions League final for 20 years, but there is no escaping the fact they face a mammoth task on 30 May in Hungary.

And that is because Gunners boss Mikel Arteta must overcome a master strategist and inspirational footballing architect in his PSG counterpart Luis Enrique.