After delivering a winning selection on Wednesday night, SlipsTips shares a Bet Builder double ahead of Saturday's Champions League final between Paris Saint-Germain and Arsenal.
PSG vs Arsenal, Saturday (17:00)
The curtain comes down on the 2026 Champions League on Saturday evening as Paris Saint-Germain and Arsenal face off in the final at the Puskas Arena.
PSG, after finally conquering the continent last year, are bidding to make it back-to-back titles in Budapest and are 13/10 favourites with most bookmakers to get the job done inside 90 minutes.
As for Arsenal, they will be looking to cap off what has already been a memorable campaign by securing a first-ever European crown to go alongside the Premier League title they lifted just last week.
Over 0.5 PSG Goals
For the first leg of what will be a Bet Builder double, I am backing PSG to score at least once. No team has scored more goals in this season’s Champions League than the star-studded Parisians, who have racked up 44 strikes en route to the final. A closer look at the numbers shows that Luis Enrique’s side have made the net bulge in all but one of their 16 continental assignments this term, notably scoring at least once in each of their eight fixtures following the league phase.
While Arsenal’s run to this season’s Champions League final has been built on defensive solidity, they did fail to keep a clean sheet away at Atletico Madrid in the first leg of their semi-final tie, and the same is also true of trips to both Inter Milan and Bayer Leverkusen earlier in the competition. It should also be noted that Mikel Arteta’s men did not manage to shut out their opponents in five of their final seven Premier League away matches of the season.
Declan Rice to Commit 1+ Foul
I’m going to conclude the Bet Builder by backing Declan Rice to commit at least one foul. While the Arsenal midfielder is not someone you would typically associate with regular infringements, he has still found himself on the referee’s radar quite often in this season’s Champions League. In fact, Rice has been penalised in eight of his 11 appearances in continental competition this term, committing at least one foul in both legs of Arsenal’s semi-final tie with Atletico Madrid. On top of that, Rice was guilty of exactly two fouls in four of his last six Premier League outings of the season.
Rice could be deployed on the right side of Arsenal's midfield, which should see him drift into similar territory to Nuno Mendes and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia – two players particularly adept at winning fouls from the opposition.
Combined, these two selections offer an even-money shot on bet365 that looks good value.
Recommended Bet
- Over 0.5 PSG Goals
- Declan Rice to Commit 1+ Foul
- Bet Builder – 1/1 (bet365)
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