Mo Salah claims that PSG is the ‘best team in Europe’ for the Semi-Final Showdown of Champions League with Arsenal and reveals what he told the French side after they had eliminated Liverpool

Mohamed Salah has claimed that Paris Saint-Germain are the best team in Europe prior to their huge Champions League semi-final second leg collision with Arsenal.

Mikel ArtetaThe side trip to Paris, knowing that they need a victory to reach their first Champions League final in 19 years, after last week’s 1-0 loss at the Emirates.

This season, PSG has impressed Liverpool and Aston Villa in the Knockout -Stodia of the Champions League, while completing the Ligue 1 title with six games to play.

A remarkable Alisson display and a late Harvey Elliot finish had given the Premier League champions a 1-0 lead that went in the second stage of their round of 16 draw, but the side of Luis Enrique recovered from dumping Liverpool from Europe with a dramatic fine-out victory.

And Salah was full of praise for the French side, who want to win their very first Champions League.

Speaking for their semi -final confrontation, the Egyptian striker told L’Equipe They are the best team in Europe.

Mo Salah has said that Paris Saint-Germain is the best side in Europe prior to their semi-final

Liverpool was dumped by PSG from the Champions League round of 16 on penalties

Alisson made a series of impressive saves to give Liverpool a 1-0 lead that went in the second stage

‘I have to be very honest, PSG played a very good game in the first stage. We were so lucky Alisson Probably had his best game in the history of the club. They were so bad luck.

“Then they came to Anfield. We were so unlucky because we hit the mail two to three times.

“To be honest, that game was 50/50. Who earned it more? Nobody could say. We played a very good second half. They played a very good first stage.

“Nobody here would say they deserved 100 percent.”

Salah, who scored 33 goals and delivered 23 assists in just 49 games in all competitions this season, also revealed that he told PSG’s players to ‘go’ the Champions League.

“It was their day and I shook their hands and said to their players” congratulations, go win “and that’s it.

“In that draw we confronted with the best team in Europe,” he said.

In the meantime, Declan Rice PSG has warned that Arsenal did not fear them and his teammates encouraged them to create a ‘magical moment’.

In the first stage, Mikel Merino had not allowed a goal for offside, but the Parisians hit the bar in a game they dominated.

Arsenal needs a victory in Paris if they want to reach their first Champions League final since 2006

PSG, who strive for their very first Champions League trophy, won 1-0 at the Emirates

It leaves the North -London club with a long task tonight, but one that, according to them, is well in their grip after a series of impressive road in Europe.

Arsenal hammered PSV Eindhoven 7-1 in the Philips Stadium in the last 16 phase, before he dissected European champions Real Madrid in the quarterfinals in the Bernabeu in the quarterfinals.

Rice said: ‘I think our second group game of the Champions League defeated them [PSG] 2-0. It was the same team different than [Ousmane] Dembele and [Khvicha] Kvaratskhelia.

‘All others started and we beat them, so there is no fear. Like I said, I think the goal probably shocked us a bit within three minutes, the atmosphere shocked a bit.

‘But when we found another foot in the game, we started to create opportunities. We completely believed that we could beat them.

‘It was clearly not meant, but we have seen enough and we know enough as a team that we can do something real, very good tomorrow night and we certainly believe that we will hear at this level.

“We need large balls and we have to go on the biggest stage and show that we are ready to play at this level.”