France, April 29 -- Paris Saint-Germain coach Luis Enrique saluted his squad's surge to two domestic trophies since they lost to Arsenal during the group stages of the Champions League last October.

Arsenal entertain PSG on Tuesday night at the Emirates Stadium in north London in the first leg of the semi-final as the slight favourites after eliminating holders Real Madrid 5-1 on aggregate.

PSG reached the last four of European club football's most prestigious competition with a 5-4 aggregate win over Aston Villa a fortnight after securing the Ligue 1 title to add to their French Super Cup win in January.

"The difference between the PSG of today and the one that lost to Arsenal is six months," Enrique deadpanned during a press conferen...