In the number one tournament of European football at the club level, Arsenal hosted Atletico Madrid at the Emirates Stadium in the rematch of the first match, which ended 1-1.
In the first half of the match, where both teams prioritized defensive security, the Spanish representative, who accepted the game in his half, tried to be effective with sudden attacks.
After half an hour, Arsenal increased their pressure and found the goal they were looking for in the 45th minute. Trossard, who controlled the ball Gyökeres sent to the penalty area from the right side, shot from the ground, and Saka completed the ball that was returned by goalkeeper Oblak, allowing his team to go to the locker room with a 1-0 lead.
The Spanish representative had the chance to draw right at the beginning of the second half, but Giuliano Simeone, who got away from goalkeeper Raya, could not hit the ball as he wanted due to Gabriel’s intervention.
In the rapidly developing Arsenal attack in the 66th minute, Piero Hincapie sent the ball to the penalty area from the left side, and Gyökeres in the penalty area hit the ball without waiting in the face-to-face position. The leather round went over the top.
Arsenal kept the score in the remaining period and won 1-0, becoming the first team to reach the final in the “Giants League”.
Arsenal will face the winner of the Paris Saint-Germain-Bayern Munich match in the final match to be played in Budapest, the capital of Hungary, on Saturday, May 30. PSG won the first match 5-4.
THE FINAL COMING AFTER 20 YEARS
Arsenal, which only reached the final of the “Giants League” in 2006 in its history, repeated this success 20 years later.
The London representative lost 2-1 to Barcelona in the final match played at the Stade de France 20 years ago.
SAKA DID NOT PASS IN THE SEMI-FINAL THIS YEAR TOO.
Bukayo Saka, who gave his team a breather after his return from injury, became the first player in Arsenal history to score in the semi-finals of the tournament in two consecutive seasons.
24-year-old Saka, who scored his team’s only goal in the Paris Saint-Germain match they lost 2-1 away last season, scored the goal that put his team ahead against Atletico Madrid this season.
THE FIRST ACCURATE SHOT COMED IN THE 82nd MINUTE
Atletico Madrid, which wanted to get a ticket to the final of the tournament for the fourth time after 1974, 2014 and 2016, had difficulty in overcoming its opponent’s defense.
Atletico Madrid sent its first accurate shot towards the opponent’s goal in the 82nd minute.
