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Arsenal defeat Atletico Madrid to reach first Champions League final in 20 years

Bukayo Saka scored the only goal as Premier League leaders Arsenal defeated Atletico Madrid 1-0 advance to the Champions League final for the first time in 20 years on Tuesday.

The Gunners advanced to the final with a 2-1 aggregate win over Atletico in the semi-final second leg game at Emirates Stadium.

Saka turned home the decisive goal just before half-time after Leandro Trossard’s shot had been parried, ensuring that Arsenal will face either Bayern Munich or Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) in Budapest on May 30.

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Arsenal, aiming to lift the trophy for the first time in their history having been beaten by Barcelona in their only previous final appearance in 2006, were deserving winners but had to come through another fiercely-contested encounter with Atletico.

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