The Arsenal blueprint that ground down Atletico Madrid – and could take them to Champions League glory
Arsenal 1-0 Atletico Madrid (2-1 agg.): Bukayo Saka’s goal settled a tense tie with Atletico Madrid to set up a clash with Bayern Munich or PSG
After admirably digging in, Arsenal now rise to the greatest stage. A season that has been characterised by such angst and toil may yet finish with jubilation and ascension – twice over. You could see from the final whistle this meant everything, as players punched the air in joy.
The Premier League trophy and European Cup are both now within touching distance. Arsenal are into the Champions League final for the first time in two decades (PA) Even a long-awaited return to a Champions League final – just the second in their history, and first since 2006 – represents an immense achievement. Few expected this when Mikel Arteta took over a basketcase club in December 2019, or even a few seasons into his tenure.
He has restored a seriousness to the club and returned them to the elite. This is what they dreamed of. Budapest now offers the opportunity for the Basque to become the first manager to bring the Champions League back to Arsenal.
And what might the joy of this do for their title challenge? Remarkably, this was a night to forget about that. It was all about what happened here.
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