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Arsenal reached the Champions League final for the first time in 20 years as Bukayo Saka sealed a 1-0 win against Atletico Madrid on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Mikel Arteta\u2019s side settled the semi-final second leg with Saka\u2019s strike late in the first half at an ecstatic Emirates Stadium.<\/p>\n
\ufeffGet all the latest football news, highlights and analysis delivered straight to your inbox with Fox Sports Sportmail. Sign up now!!!<\/a><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n The Gunners, who drew 1-1 in the first leg in Madrid last week, held firm after Saka\u2019s goal to go through 2-1 on aggregate.<\/p>\n Arsenal will face Paris Saint-Germain or Bayern Munich in the final in Budapest on May 30.<\/p>\n Holders PSG, who beat Arsenal in the semi-finals last year, have a 5-4 lead ahead of the second leg in Munich on Wednesday.<\/p>\n It was a cathartic night for Arsenal, who are back in the Champions League final for the first time since losing 2-1 to Barcelona in their only previous appearance in the showpiece in 2006.<\/p>\n Arsenal have never won the Champions League, with their two major European trophies coming in the 1994 Cup Winners\u2019 Cup and the 1970 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup.<\/p>\n Their last continental final ended in a 4-1 defeat against Chelsea in the 2019 Europa League.<\/p>\n It is shaping up to be Arsenal\u2019s greatest ever season as they chase a Premier League and Champions League double.<\/p>\n Even Arsene Wenger\u2019s \u2018Invincibles\u2019 — who won the club\u2019s last English title in an unbeaten top-flight campaign in 2004 — might have to bow to the current generation if they finish the job.<\/p>\n Fittingly, it was Saka — the homegrown symbol of the Arteta era — who proved Arsenal\u2019s match-winner.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s so beautiful. We\u2019re all so happy,\u201d Saka told Amazon Prime.<\/p>\n \u201cThis was a high pressure game, we managed it well to get to the final.<\/p>\n \u201cIt started before the game, I\u2019ve never seen anything like it [the atmosphere]. They pushed us during the game. They got the moment. Let\u2019s celebrate it together.<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s no way you\u2019ll come to this situation and not have pressure. It\u2019s a semi-final and we\u2019re fighting for the Premier League – so we expect people to be talking about us and criticising us. We block it out and focus on getting the job done.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s a beautiful story and I hope it ends well in Budapest.\u201d<\/p>\n Now just four games from immortality, Premier League leaders Arsenal were given a huge boost in the title race when second-placed Manchester City drew at Everton on Monday.<\/p>\n The Gunners will be crowned champions if they win their last three games against West Ham, Burnley and Crystal Palace.<\/p>\n Once the title is decided, Arsenal will head to Hungary with a maiden Champions League crown in their sights.<\/p>\n Arsenal endured jibes about their perceived lack of mental strength after a run of four defeats in six games in all competitions sparked painful memories of previous failures to end their six-year wait for silverware.<\/p>\n But the \u2018nearly-men\u2019 and \u2018serial choker\u2019 labels applied only weeks ago are on the verge of being banished forever.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t think you can underestimate what we\u2019ve done in this competition up to this point. I think we had every right to celebrate that moment. It\u2019s such a big moment. Champions League final. The most prestigious tournament in club football. It\u2019s a proud moment for the boys, for the club. We\u2019re just trying to soak it all in.\u201d Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice said.<\/p>\n READ MORE<\/b><\/p>\n \ufeff\u2018What you need at a World Cup\u2019: Big hint over Socceroos squad as lifeline for icons emerges<\/a><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n Unbelievable\u2019: PL title race swings AGAIN as blunder sparks City \u2018implosion\u2019 in six-goal thriller<\/a><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n