London - Arsenal reached the Champions League final for only the second time in its history with a gritty 1-0 home win over Atletico Madrid on Tuesday to secure a 2-1 aggregate victory in their semifinal.Captain Bukayo Saka's tap-in just before the interval was enough for Arsenal to win a cagey second-leg contest in which the host kept its ninth clean sheet in this season's competition.Manager Mikel Arteta's side will face either holder Paris Saint-Germain, which eliminated the Gunners in last season's semifinals, or Bayern Munich in Puskas Arena in Budapest on May 30 — a week after the club hopes to have won its first Premier League title in 22 years.
Arsenal slips past Atletico Madrid to reach first Champions League final since 2006
London - Arsenal reached the Champions League final for only the second time in its history with a gritty 1-0 home win over Atletico Madrid on Tuesday to secure a 2-1 aggregate victory in their semifinal.Captain Bukayo Saka's tap-in just before the interval was enough for Arsenal to win a cagey seco
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