The Gunners were lambasted for their tifo attempt at the Emirates Stadium in the semi-final first leg
12:33, 07 May 2025
Arsenal's tifo for the Champions League semi-final first leg against PSG
Arsenal's tifo for the Champions League semi-final first leg against PSG
PSG have started the mind games ahead of their clash against Arsenal - and they have taken aim their rival's botched tifo.
The Gunners were widely mocked for their displays at the Emirates Stadium before the 1-0 Champions League semi-final first leg defeat last week.
The north London club showcased two large tifos after reportedly rejecting fans' design plans due to limited time before the clash.
One display was a large red flag featuring the club's cannon emblem in white draped from the North Bank Stand roof.
The other was a crowd surfer banner in the East Stand with the words 'make it happen', echoing a message from manager Mikel Arteta to his players.
Rival fans, and even some of the Gooners faithful, ridiculed the displays on social media as the game was kick off.
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The Red Action supporters’ group, who work to improve the atmosphere at the Emirates, posted on X: "When it gets to this point in a season, folks with a degree in 'brand management' or 'social media awareness' should be in the background.
"Allow the actual fans with five, 10, 15, 20 years’ experience of following this club to set the temperature.
"The club fumbled our biggest home game in 16 years."
The pile-on went viral and now PSG are looking to show the Premier League club how it is done.
Ahead of Wednesday's second leg in Paris, PSG posted a video on TikTok with the caption: "Tifo masterpieces at the Parc des Princes."
The video shows a series of impressive crowd displays covering thousands of supporters including Dragon Ball Z character Goku and Star Wars icon Yoda.
An image of a PSG tifo from the video
An image of a PSG tifo from the video
The stunning Yoda tifo shown on the video
The stunning Yoda tifo shown on the Tiktok clip
The images were accompanied by the words: "POV: You have the best supporters in the world."
But the French giants nearly came so close to being banned from showing any tifos for the game.
The club avoided a UEFA ban after unfurling a large ‘Free Palestine’ tifo ahead of a Champions League group phase game against Atletico Madrid in November.
The governing body deemed there not to be a breach of the rules with the display accompanied by the message: “War is on the ground but peace is in the world.”
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Supporters in the ground did not report any chant accompanying the deployment of the tifo.