Saka send Arsenal to Champions League final

Arsenal 1-0 Atletico Madrid: Bukayo Saka scores sends Arsenal into Champions League final

 Bukayo Saka's goal during 45's minute of first half seals a 2-1 aggregate victory over Atletico Madrid to send Arsenal into the Champions League final; Gunners will face either Bayern Munich or Paris Saint-Germain in Budapest on May 30 as they bid to lift the trophy for the first time 

Arsenal reached the Champions League final for the first time in 20 years as Bukayo Saka's goal clinched a 1-0 win over Atletico Madrid make victory to Arsenal to complete a 2-1 aggregate.

 

Saka turned home the decisive goal just before half-time after Leandro Trossard's shot had been parried by Jan Oblak, 

 Arsenal were aiming to lift the trophy for the first time in their history were deserving winners but had to come through another fiercely-contested encounter with Atletico as there last final was with Barcelona at 2001 they were lost it .

It might have turned out differently had the excellent Declan Rice not made a vital tackle to prevent a certain goal from Giuliano Simeone in the first half. There was another goal-saving challenge on the same Atletico player by Gabriel Magalhaes after half-time.

 Arsenal draw in last week's first leg, produced another outstanding defensive display to limit Atletico's chances, clinching a ninth clean sheet in 14 European games .