Arsenal making it to the Champions League final and has backed Paris Saint-Germain to lift the trophy instead.
Mikel Arteta’s side made a major statement in Europe this week by defeating Real Madrid 2-1 at the Santiago Bernabeu to secure a place in the semi-finals.
Arsenal will now face PSG, who progressed after overcoming Aston Villa in the quarter-finals despite a 3-2 loss at Villa Park on Tuesday night.
On the other side of the draw, Barcelona advanced to the semi-finals despite a 3-1 defeat away to Borussia Dortmund. They’ll take on Inter Milan, who knocked out Bayern Munich with a 2-2 draw at San Siro.
Although PSG were beaten 2-0 by Arsenal earlier in the group stage and also suffered losses to Atletico Madrid and Bayern Munich, they’ve bounced back impressively—eliminating Brest, Liverpool, and Villa in the knockout rounds.
Ferdinand believes this strong run of form makes PSG the team to beat and predicts they will overcome Inter in the final on May 31 to win the Champions League.
‘I’m going to go for PSG – Inter Milan final, that’s what I’ll think it will be,’ Ferdinand said on his YouTube channel.
‘And I think PSG will win on the day, just.
‘I would love a Barca – PSG final, that would be my ideal final where you’ve got two front threes who are rolling it back and have got licence to attack people in a systematic, robotic time.
‘I think Inter get to the final but my ideal would be PSG and Barca just for the fact you’ve got to front threes who are allowed and want to take people on, who are exciting.
‘For entertainment purposes, PSG – Barca but part of me would like Arsenal to get there.
‘I wouldn’t mind Arsenal winning it, I’ve got to be honest. I like their players, I love Saka, I love Declan, I love Odegaard, Timber, Lewis-Skelly, Saliba, Gabriel, these are players I like.’
