"PSG have overtaken Arsenal": Steve McMahon says difference is French side want Champions League glory
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Arsenal have stood still, and PSG have overtaken them.
That's the opinion of former Liverpool and Manchester City midfielder Steve McMahon, who spoke about the progression of the Ligue 1 club after their 4-0 win over Barcelona on Tuesday.
Discussing their performance on Astro SuperSport's EPL Live coverage show, in Malaysia, which you can see above, McMahon praised the ambition of the French side.
And suggested that it is their high standards - their want to do better than simply qualify for the Champions League - that has seen them all but book a spot in the quarter-finals.
In contrast Arsenal, who will go head to head in the first leg of their Round of 16 clash with Bayern Munich on Wednesday night, have "stood still", according to the 55-year-old.
"This is where PSG have changed and upped the ante a little bit," explained McMahon.
"They know that winning the French league, it's there, it's a 'give me' almost.
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"OK they are struggling, they are three points behind the leaders at the moment, Monaco, but they've put that to bed and said 'that's a give me.
"Now where can we be, how can we make us stronger?' Making them stronger is quarter-finals, semi-finals of the Champions League. No, they want one better than this.
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"You can see it this year now with the buys that they have made, the ambition in the club, no longer is qualifying for the Champions League important.
"They want to go a long way in the Champions League, whereas Arsenal have stood still, and PSG have overtaken them."