Arsenal and PSG meet in the Champions League final<\/strong> this Saturday but who would make a combined XI of both teams?<\/p>\n Mikel Arteta will face former Barcelona team-mate Luis Enrique looking to be the first Arsenal manager to lift the famous trophy while his counterpart is aiming to make PSG just the second team to retain the Champions League.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s who we think would get into a combined XI for both teams.<\/p>\n It\u2019s an easy choice as David Raya is one of just a few showstoppers to have ever had a genuine shout for Premier League Player of the Season.<\/p>\n The Spaniard has been in excellent form this year and as well as picking up the most Premier League clean sheets<\/strong>he has also matched that feat in the Champions League and has conceded just four goals in the competition this season.<\/p>\n With PSG\u2019s wealth of attackers, you suspect Raya will be crucial if Arsenal are to lift the trophy.<\/p>\n Right-back is an area of concern going into the final for Arsenal with Jurrien Timber and Ben White both touch and go, while the position is one of PSG\u2019s great strengths.<\/p>\n Hakimi has been passed fit to play and stopping him should be near the top of Arteta\u2019s to-do list.<\/p>\n If there is one area you could highlight as a potential weakness in this PSG team, it\u2019s at centre back; so the Arsenal duo get in.<\/p>\n Gabriel\u2019s ability in the air means he often gets the headlines but many would suggest Saliba is the most complete centre back.<\/p>\n The Frenchman had a particularly strong second half of the campaign and will be a key figure in France\u2019s World Cup squad.<\/p>\n Gabriel has been so crucial to Arsenal\u2019s efforts this year and not just for his defensive work either.<\/p>\n The Brazilian is the face of the modern Arsenal approach and while critics may not like their corner tactics, few can deny Gabriel\u2019s effectiveness.<\/p>\n He will be a threat come the final and PSG need to have a plan to stop him.<\/p>\n Good luck trying to spot a flaw in Nuno Mendes.<\/p>\n He has everything you would want in a fullback. He\u2019s fast, has an engine so he can go all day and is great at both attacking and defending.<\/p>\n With Arsenal\u2019s right-back concerns, any makeshift option has the difficult task of stopping both Mendes and Kvaratskhelia.<\/p>\n Joao Neves may well be PSG\u2019s most important player as someone who can create chances and progress the ball, as well as all the defensive work.<\/p>\n He is the perfect complement to Vitinha with both understanding when to push forward and when to hold back and the Portuguese 21-year-old has showed an unexpected eye for goal, including a strike in the semi-final against Bayern.<\/p>\n When Vitinha joined a PSG side that had Messi, Mbappe and Neymar in its ranks, no one would have predicted that he would be the player crucial to Champions League success.<\/p>\n He summarises the hard-working but extremely talented player mould that Enrique loves and he is easily one of the best midfielders in the world.<\/p>\n Comparisons to Modric and Xavi have been made but Vitinha may well surpass them both if he continues on the same trajectory.<\/p>\n * Arsenal are no plucky underdog and no Champions League final is ever a \u2018free hit\u2019<\/strong> Rice has been fantastic ever since joining Arsenal and every year it seems he gets better.<\/p>\n The former West Ham player is the perfect blend of a six and an eight and even though he had a slow final third of the season due to fatigue, he remained a crucial element of Arsenal\u2019s team.<\/p>\n Arteta needs to avoid overthinking it and pushing Rice away from his favoured spot and with Arsenal expected to be defending a lot, they will need the Englishman to transition attacks quickly.<\/p>\n Arsenal fans will argue that Bukayo Saka deserves this spot but Doue\u2019s output puts him on a different level.<\/p>\n The Frenchman was key to PSG\u2019s final win last season, scoring twice and assisting another, and while this year has been a little more challenging in terms of output, he remains one of the most exciting talents in the world.<\/p>\n Kai Havertz has been out injured for much of the season and Viktor Gyokeres has done okay if not great in his debut Arsenal season so Dembele is an easy pick for this one.<\/p>\n Since moving centrally, the Frenchman has lived up to his high potential and just 2,110 minutes this season mean he should be fresh for the final and the World Cup.<\/p>\n If Kvaratskhelia has a good game, chances are the trophy is returning to Paris.<\/p>\n The Georgian will be licking his lips at the prospect of a makeshift right-back for Arsenal and the likes of Rice will be called upon to double up on the former Napoli player.<\/p>\n Another star performance in Budapest and he will be a Ballon d\u2019Or contender, even in a World Cup year.<\/p>\n READ NEXT: Mikel Arteta drops big clue whether Martin Zubemendi will start for Arsenal v PSG<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n <\/div>\nGK: David Raya<\/h2>\n
RB: Ashraf Hakimi<\/h2>\n
CB: William Saliba<\/h2>\n
CB: Gabriel Magalhaes<\/h2>\n
LB: Nuno Mendes<\/h2>\n
CM: Jo\u00e3o Neves<\/h2>\n
CM: Vitinha<\/h2>\n
More on the Champions League final on Football365<\/h2>\n
* PSG v Arsenal: Prediction, team news, lineups and odds<\/strong>
* Mikel Arteta reveals demand to Arsenal squad ahead of Champions League final \u2013 \u2018we have to\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\nCM: Declan Rice<\/h2>\n
RW: God\u2019s Will<\/h2>\n
ST: Ousmane Dembele<\/h2>\n
LW: Khvicha Kvaratskhelia<\/h2>\n
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