Saka sends Arsenal into Champions League final

Arsenal reached the Champions League final for only ​the second time in their history ‌with a 1-0 home win over Atletico Madrid, sealing a 2-1 aggregate victory in ​the semi-final on Tuesday.

Captain Bukayo Saka’s ​tap-in just before the interval proved ⁠decisive for Arsenal to edge a ​cagey contest in which the hosts ​kept a ninth clean sheet in this season’s competition.

They will face either holders Paris Saint ​Germain, who knocked them out in ​last season’s semi-finals, or Bayern Munich in the ‌Puskas ⁠Arena in Budapest on 30 May — a week after they hope to have sealed a first Premier League title ​for 22 ​years.

Arsenal’s only ⁠previous Champions League final appearance was in 2006 when they ​lost to Barcelona.

Over the balance ​of ⁠the two legs, Arsenal just about shaded Atletico whose dangerous frontline were largely ⁠kept ​in check on a ​night of tension and then celebration in north ​London.