Alan Shearer makes bold Arsenal vs PSG Champions League semi-final prediction

Alan Shearer and Micah Richards believe Arsenal should face Paris Saint-Germain with 'absolutely no fear'. The Gunners will face Luis Enrique's side at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday evening for .

PSG may have struggled to impress in the 'league phase', but . The French giants stormed past Stade Brestois in the play-offs, winning 10-0 on aggregate, before knocking Liverpool out of the round of 16.

Enrique's side picked up from where they left off when they locked horns with Aston Villa in the first leg of the quarterfinals at the Parc des Princes, cruising to a 3-1 victory. PSG were regarded by some as favourites to win the competition before they .

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The Parisians went 2-0 up inside the opening half an hour at Villa Park before John McGinn pulled one back a few moments later. Then, after the break, .

Fortunately for Enrique, the French champions managed to hold onto their lead. Speaking on the after the game, .

"," said the former Manchester City defender. "After what they did to Real Madrid over two legs, they should have no fear. But, they can’t be complacent. They can’t go into the game and think the job is done because PSG can hurt you."

Singing from the same hymn sheet, Shearer said: "There’s no reason Arsenal should have any fear. I don’t think they will, after what they have done in the quarter-final.

"I know they are not going to have [Thomas] Partey in the first game, but I think what they will take confidence from is the way Aston Villa did to PSG, particularly in the second half.

"The way they went after them, the way they pressed them, the way they harassed them and all of those things. I think they will look at that game and think they have got a chance here, absolutely."

Speaking to reporters ahead of the heavyweight bout, Arteta was quizzed on Aston Villa's clash against PSG. The Arsenal manager said: "You learn a lot from every game. It's different, I think the context and results from both games are very, very different.

"The same with Liverpool, but I take a lot of things from the game that we played here. We understand how strong they are as a team, the individuals that they have, but we have the same.

"So when you get to this stage, I think the margins and the difference between the two teams are not big. It's really the mindset, it's the attitude and how we're going to play the game tomorrow."

On being brave against PSG, Arteta said: "You've seen it first hand the way we approach the game against Real Madrid, the way we approach the game when we played [PSG] before, the way we approach every week.

"That's not going to change, that's who we are, it's our biggest strength. The good thing as well about us is that we are able to adapt to very different contexts, and we have shown that again this season.

"Because sometimes you don't want to, but the teams are able to take you to a different game, and feeling comfortable playing that game, and overcoming that game with yourself in a position that you play more of the game that you want, is a big strength.

"I think this season again we have demonstrated that we have the capacity to do that..."