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Peter Schmeichel has insisted that Arsenal are not the second best team in Europe after seeing them reach the Champions League final against Paris Saint-Germain.<\/p>\n
The Gunners beat Atletico Madrid 2-1 over two legs in a low-scoring semi-final affair to book their place in the Champions League final in Bundapest on May 30.<\/p>\n
Arsenal<\/strong> will now face PSG in their first final since 2006, when they lost to Barcelona 2-1, and Mikel Arteta\u2019s side are looking for their first-ever Champions League title.<\/p>\n That is a feat PSG managed last season and the French side are now looking to make it back-to-back titles when they face Arsenal later this month in Hungary, after beating Bayern Munich over two legs<\/strong>.<\/p>\n But Schmeichel thinks PSG have already beaten the second best side in Europe in the semi-finals ahead of the showpiece event against Arsenal.<\/p>\n Schmeichel said on CBS Sports<\/em>: \u201cI think we can easily argue this but I still think today Bayern Munich are still the second best team in Europe and PSG is by far the best.<\/p>\n READ: <\/span>Where would Arsenal rank in the greatest seasons by a Premier League club? Man Utd in danger<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s something you take. If you have to leave a tournament like this and got beaten by a much better team that is some consolation. You can take that on and get some confidence for next season.<\/p>\n \u201cThey have progressed. They are further in the tournament than they were last season. You have to give Kompany credit for having improved his side, using his way of playing.<\/p>\n \u201cIt takes time to get to that level. It\u2019s taken time for PSG as well.<\/p>\n \u201cAt the beginning of the game Olse got the ball and he lost it straight away. He got the ball again within a couple of seconds and slipped and lost it again.<\/p>\n \u201cThey never really recovered from that. Harry Kane went a little bit deep and got tackled and as Harry Kane is doing he seeks all that space but he was closed down all the time.<\/p>\n READ: <\/span>Gerrard reveals how Arsenal can beat PSG in the Champions League final<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cPSG right from the first moment kind of sucked all the confidence out of Bayern Munich. Confidence is what we\u2019ve seen all the way through so it was very uncharacteristic.\u201d<\/p>\n Bayern Munich head coach Vincent Kompany insisted that \u201ctoo much went against\u201d his side from the officials during the two legs against PSG, which they lost 6-5.<\/p>\n When asked what he said to his players after the match, Kompany told TNT Sports<\/em>: \u201cI understand if they\u2019re disappointed. I think we gave everything.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was a game of details. I think we\u2019ve played five times against PSG in the last two years and we\u2019ve won two times, they\u2019ve won two times and now was a draw, so it\u2019s just been that kind of game every single time.<\/p>\n \u201cWe have to look at some of the phases that were decided by the officials across the two games which, it\u2019s never an excuse for everything\u2026but it matters.<\/p>\n \u201cIf we look at both legs probably too much went against us. The guys gave everything and we tried against a fantastic PSG team.\u201d<\/p>\n READ NEXT: <\/span>Henry makes huge Arsenal claim after PSG beat Bayern to reach the Champions League final<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/div>\nKompany: If we look at both legs probably too much went against us.<\/strong><\/h2>\n