Ahead of the highly-anticipated Champions League semi-final clash between Arsenal and Paris Saint-Germain, PSG manager Luis Enrique took a subtle dig at the Premier League and it's claim to be the “best league in the world”, while rallying the French side to "rewrite history" against the English club.

Speaking at the pre-match press conference, Enrique highlighted PSG’s success against English opposition this season, and said, "In terms of confidence, it is very positive for us," Enrique said. "We beat Liverpool and they won the Premier League this year. But that doesn’t mean anything because every single match is different. Everybody speaks about the Premier League as being the best league in the world. I don’t know if I agree or not. But we are full of confidence and looking forward to playing in the semi-final."

When asked directly whether he considered the Premier League the best, Enrique responded: "It doesn’t matter. Whatever I say, everybody is going to criticise me."

Enrique then urged his team to make history: "Our next objective is to rewrite history, and there is only one way to do that. I would like to remind you that Arsenal has not won the Champions League before, and only one of us will get the ticket to the final over the two legs — and I hope that will be PSG."

Meanwhile, PSG has looked like a much-improved team since then in eliminating Premier League champion Liverpool and Aston Villa in the first two knockout rounds.

Arsenal, meanwhile, beat Real Madrid 3-0 in the first leg of the quarterfinals at home and will be hoping for a similarly raucous atmosphere in north London for PSG’s visit.

“Bring your boots, your shorts, your T-shirts and let’s play every ball together,” Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta told fans ahead of the game. “That place has to be something special.”

Arsenal has reached the semis for the first time since 2009, while PSG lost to Borussia Dortmund at this stage last year.

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