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After an absence since the Battle of Paris in 2006, Arsenal are once again knocking on the doors of European glory.
Qualify Arsenal:They reached the Champions League final for the second time in their history after beating Atletico Madrid 1-0 in the second leg of the semi-final at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday night.
Bukayo Saka scored Arsenal’s only goal in the 44th minute to send the Gunners through to the final after benefiting from a 1-1 draw in the first leg in Spain last week.
In the final match, “Arsenal” awaits the winner of tomorrow’s match, which unites the current champion PSG and “Bavaria” Munich.
And it happened“Atletico” of Madrid. The most dangerous party in the first ten minutes of the match. Arsenal’s goal was threatened in the 8th minute, when Simeone followed Alvarez’s pass from the right wing, hitting the ball near the post.
The most dangerous chance came in the 12th minute, from Griezmann’s cross, which Ryan chipped away, opening the way for Simeone, who shot straight at goal, but Arsenal’s defense managed to clear the ball.
Arsenal then got into the spirit of the match with Gabriel’s 19th-minute shot going wide of the post and Lewis Skell’s cross in the 25th minute in front of everyone in the six-yard box without anyone catching it.
Arsenal managed to translate their control to open the scoring in the 44th minute after Trossard struck a powerful ball from inside the box that Oblak struggled to block and Saka followed it up with a shot that went into the net.
⏱️🔥 Until the end of the half.
Bukayo Saka pushes Arsenal forward ⚽️
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Atlético almost equalized early in the second half in the 51st minute, capitalizing on a major mistake by Saliba to win the ball back and Simeone shot past goalkeeper Raya before Gabriel intervened to make a brilliant save.
Atletico woke up and called for a penalty in the 56th minute after Calafiore fouled the ball. GriezmannHowever, the referee of the match committed a foul against “Arsenal”.
Arsenal almost killed off the match with a second goal in the 66th minute when Geikerich followed up Hincapie’s unique pass to fire a direct through ball that went over the bar.
Simeone’s substitutions failed to get his side back on track, so Arsenal won the match and returned to the Champions League final for the second time since losing 2–1 to Barcelona in Paris in 2006.
