Arsenal beat Atlético to end Champions League final drought - ESPN

Arsenal have a historic end to the season firmly in their sights after Bukayo Saka fired the London side to its first Champions League final in 20 years with a victory over Atlético Madrid at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday.

Saka was on hand to tap in a rebound in the 45th minute after Leandro Trossard's shot was saved by Jan Oblak to give Arsenal a 1-0 win over Atlético in the semifinal second leg and a 2-1 aggregate triumph.

It will only be Arsenal's second final in Europe's premier competition, having lost the 2006 title match to Barcelona. This time they will face either defending champion Paris Saint-Germain or German title winners Bayern Munich in Budapest, Hungary, on May 30.

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PSG won the pulsating first leg of their semifinal 5-4, and the second leg is in Munich on Wednesday.

«It's an incredible night, we made history again together, and I cannot be happier, prouder for everybody that's involved in this football club,» Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said at a news conference. «The manner that we received outside the stadium was special and unique.

»The atmosphere, our support has created the energy, the way he managed every ball with us, they made it special and unique, I never felt that in the stadium.

«We knew how much it meant to everybody, we put everything, the boys did an incredible job and after 20 years and a second time in our history, we are back in the Champions League final.»

The wait goes on for a first Champions League title for Atlético, who reached the final twice under longtime coach Diego Simeone in 2014 and 2016, losing both times to crosstown rivals Real Madrid.

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