Arsenal and Paris Saint-Germain reached the Champions League final after playing comparable numbers of matches across the same period. Arsenal had more time to rest during the previous summer, while PSG participated in the Club World Cup in hot conditions and then had limited recovery after winning the Champions League final. PSG’s season began one month after the Club World Cup ended, with the Super Cup against Tottenham, followed shortly by the start of Ligue 1 title defense. The expanded Club World Cup created a compressed calendar that forced players to play catch-up on rest and recuperation. Arsenal’s later season demands were also heavy, with more matches than any other team in the top five European leagues, but their rotation opportunities were constrained by fewer chances to rest.
"From the beginning of the 2025-26 campaign, Arsenal have played more matches than any other team in any of the top five European leagues, having gone deep in the League Cup and the FA Cup. And, crucially, their opportunities to rotate have, unlike PSG, been few and far between. For example, when PSG's domestic sea"
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