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The final whistle went and the Emirates Stadium exploded. Arsenal made it to the Champions League final. Mikel Arteta ran onto the pitch, colliding with his Arsenal players - who were all jumping in a huddle. "I've never felt that in a stadium before," said the Arsenal manager afterwards.
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 at the Emirates Stadium to complete a 2-1 aggregate victory.
Full Time After Extra Time This is a live match. Extra Time Half Time Arsenal vs Atletico Madrid. UEFA Champions League Semi-Final. 8:00pm, Tuesday 5th May 2026. Emirates Stadium Attendance 58,874.
Friday 1 May 2026 08:23, UK Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Sky Sports' Dave Reed explains whether UEFA will ban Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice after his comments after the Atletico Madrid draw.
Chris Wood's penalty for Nottingham Forest gives them a 1-0 advantage over Aston Villa following the first leg of their Europa League semi-final – after VAR drama at the City Ground.
UEFA has released a statement to explain why Arsenal had a late penalty overturned in their Champions League semi-final first leg at Atletico Madrid. Substitute Eberechi Eze initially earned a spot-kick after going down under a challenge from Atletico defender David Hancko after 78 minutes.
Mikel Arteta was left fuming after Arsenal had a penalty controversially overturned following a VAR check in a pulsating 1-1 draw with Atletico Madrid in their Champions League semi-final first leg.
Mikel Arteta called the decision to overturn a penalty awarded to Eberechi Eze as "completely unacceptable" after his Arsenal side were pegged back to draw 1-1 in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final with Atletico Madrid.
A nine-goal Champions League classic saw holders PSG sensationally beat Bayern Munich 5-4 in the first leg of their semi-final in Paris. Champions League epic at a glance!
Harry Kane labelled the defending in Bayern Munich's 5-4 Champions League semi-final first leg defeat at PSG as "amazing" - but Wayne Rooney disagreed. The nine-goal thriller was the first time in a European semi-final match that both teams scored four or more goals.
Luis Enrique sprang some tactical surprises during Paris Saint-Germain's meeting with Nice last month. Left-back Nuno Mendes was moved to left wing. Centre-back Lucas Beraldo played in midfield. Left winger Kvicha Kvaratskhelia went up front.
Crystal Palace booked their place in the Conference League semi-finals with a 4-2 aggregate victory over Fiorentina despite losing the second leg 2-1 in Florence.
