Ammon News - Paris St Germain head coach Luis Enrique has lavished praise on Arsenal ahead of this month's Champions ​League final, dubbing them the best team in the ‌world without the ball.

Arsenal ended their 22-year wait for the Premier League title on Tuesday and Luis Enrique told reporters it was ​no surprise they had also reached the final of ​Europe's elite club competition.

"We’ve got experience of playing ⁠against Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal, and we know full well ​how good they are on the ball," he said on ​Wednesday.

"Off the ball, they’re the best team in the world, no doubt about it. With the ball, they’re capable of scoring plenty of ​goals.

"And it’s only natural to see them in the ​final. It’ll be a very tough final with two teams approaching ‌it ⁠in two different ways. But I think we’re in for a cracking final."

The PSG boss stressed the importance of pressing and defending ahead of the Champions League final in ​Budapest on May ​30, highlighting ⁠star forward Ousmane Dembele's work rate.

“He defends all the time, no matter the match or ​the minute," the Spanish manager said.

"It’s important ​to have ⁠him because we tend to always highlight what the forwards do when they score goals or provide assists, but ⁠we don’t ​highlight enough what he does ​as a defender. When a team doesn’t have the ball, you have to ​defend.”

Reuters