"Football Fever Hits a High: Fans Turn Away from Atletico vs Arsenal After the Epic 'Game of the Century'"

FOOTBALL fans are suggesting they could skip Arsenal’s Champions League semi-final clash against Atletico Madrid after watching the “game of the century” between Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich.

will square off against in Spain on Wednesday evening for a chance to take a massive step towards the final.

Bayern Munich and PSG’s Champions League clash was dubbed the ‘game of the century’ by fans Credit: AFP French champions PSG emerged victorious in a 5-4 thriller at the Parc des Princes Credit: AP

However, some have been left wondering whether there is any point due to not being able to watch as entertaining a match as

This Champions League semi-final first leg between and was personified, as nine goals hit the back of the net in the 5-4 thriller.

Of those nine, five were scored in the first half, which marked the game as the first match in the competition’s history to see as many goals in the first half.

When the game was all done, another record was broken as it was the highest-scoring Champions League semi-final match in history.

For the sake of comparison, the nine goals seen between the French and German champions over the 90 minutes played out on Tuesday was more than what has been seen in the last five games.

While fans of Arsenal and Atletico will naturally tune in to cheer on their clubs, neutrals and rivals have been left wondering whether there is any point.

Many took to social media to express their concern that the Gunners and Mattress Makers won’t be able to live up to the same hype.

One fan said: “Just cancel the other semi final tbh, there’s no point.”

A second said: “Arteta & Simeone laughing right now, they about to destroy our eyes tomorrow.”

A third added: “Whatever you’d witness tomorrow would not be pleasing so enjoy all your good today.”

Another said: “Petition for Arsenal vs Atletico to be played behind closed doors tomorrow.”

A fifth said: “That match doesn’t deserve to be televised, it’ll burn the eyes.”

Arsenal will have to try and follow suit against Atletico Madrid on Wednesday night Credit: Getty But fans are wondering what the point is after the thriller seen on Tuesday Credit: AFP

A sixth said: “Watching PSG vs Bayern feels like your death row meal before the execution tomorrow.”

A seventh said: “PSG and Bayern just treated us to the match of the century.”

Another said: “We are witnessing the greatest football match of all time.”

Fans will have to wait until May 6 to see the conclusion of this Bayern v PSG odyssey, with the winner playing one of Arsenal or Atletico in the final on May 30.