Out on the edge of the city, where the suburbs start to give way to lush countryside and the Paris Saint-German coach Luis Enrique rides the 9km from his house to the training ground in Poissy on his bicycle, everything was serene on Tuesday when Achraf Hakimi began to talk about what lies ahead for Arsenal.
Hakimi transported us there, to Wednesday evening, as best he could. 'The atmosphere will be insane, inside and outside the stadium,' the PSG defender said. 'These are the games that kids want to play in. The city will stop breathing for this game; I completely get that.