While the football world is buzzing with anticipation just hours before the Champions League final between PSG and Arsenal this Saturday (6pm), bookmakers have already chosen their favorite club for the final victory.

Who will lift the Champions League trophy? This Saturday, the Puskas Arena in Budapest, Hungary, hosts the European highlight of the season: the Champions League final between Paris Saint-Germain and Arsenal (6 p.m.). Almost exactly one year after their first triumph against Inter Milan in Munich (5-0), the Parisians are aiming for an exceptional double, while the Londoners dream of a first Champions League title that eluded them in their first final in 2006 against FC Barcelona (2-1).

Although neither team wants to assume the status of favorite, bettors are putting a little extra pressure on Paris Saint-Germain.

The Parisians are the clear favorites.

At midday on Saturday, the sports betting operator Winamax clearly favored PSG in this final, with odds of 2.30 for a victory in regulation time, compared to 3.05 for Arsenal (and 3.35 for a draw). The odds for a Parisian victory were 1.70, while 2.20 were for the Gunners. The same trend was observed at Betclic (2.35 for PSG, 3.30 for a draw, and 3.15 for Arsenal) and Parions Sport in terms of odds for a final victory.

Across the Channel, bookmakers are also confident in Luis Enrique's men's chances of victory. Paris Saint-Germain's title win is priced at 1.67 at William Hill, compared to 2.2 for Mikel Arteta and his players.

The statistician Opta, for its part, assesses PSG's chances of retaining its trophy at 56%. In the 10,000 match simulations run by the "supercomputer," PSG won in regulation time in 43.5% of cases, compared to 29.7% for Arsenal.