London, England: Arsenal has finally qualified to play in the final of the European Champions League for the first time since it last did so in 2006, that is, 20 years ago.
The victory puts Arsenal in a position to fight for or even win the title along with that of the English Premier League or EPL where the team also holds the helm.
Arsenal has earned the position after winning a home victory of Emirates 1-0 against Atletico Madrid on Tuesday, May 5, 2026 with the only goal scored by Bukayo Saka in the 44th minute.
With the victory, Arsenal has qualified for the final with 2-1 goals on aggregate after a 1-1 draw in the first leg and now waits to play the final match to be played on May 20, 2026 in Budapest.
Arsenal’s opponent in the final will be the winner of the match between Bayern Munich and PSG, a match played on Wednesday, May 6, 2026.
Apart from the patience and excitement of playing in the final, what Arsenal fans are most looking forward to is not the celebrations of reaching the final stage but seeing their team lift the championship trophy.
In 2006, when the team reached the final stage, they were eliminated by Barcelona, ​​featuring Ronaldinho, Samuel Eto’o, Iniesta, Xavi and others, who defeated Arsenal and lifted the trophy.
This time, Arsenal fans do not believe that what happened in 2006 will repeat itself, they believe in winning not losing, the same belief also leads them in the race for the EPL title which they last lifted in 2004.
