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Live updates from the Emirates Stadium as Arsenal look to make it to the Champions League final by beating Atletico Madrid.
“He was immense. You could see the reaction of the crowd every time he was holding the ball. His work rate, what he gave the team, was just incredible.”
“It had to be someone very special and he certainly is very special for me, the boys, for everybody, that’s for sure. If it was going to be anybody scoring that goal, it probably had to be him.”
“Some of them, I talked to them this afternoon and apologised and said I am going to play the same team. The reaction was ‘boss, I am here when you need me, I’m going to be right with the team’ and gave me a hug. What else can I want?”
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta: “It’s an amazing night to live this kind of moment with our people, our players and everybody at the club. It’s just an incredible feeling. It makes sense, a lot of the things that we do and we go through when you see so many happy faces and so many people proud of what we are doing.
“It was unbelievable right from the beginning, the manner that our supporters waited for us to arrive at the stadium, the energy, the passion that they put in, it was just great to witness it.
“They set the standards and we tried to catch up with them.”
More from Saka: “There’s no way you’re going to come to this position and not have pressure. We’re in the semi-finals of the Champions League, now we’re in the final, and we’re fighting for the Premier League so how can you not expect for people to talk about you and criticise you?
“That’s why we have to block it out, focus on getting the job done and we did that.
“It’s a beautiful story and I hope it ends well in Budapest.”
“It started before the game when we were arriving on the coach. I’ve never seen anything like it. They pushed us and pushed us and pushed us and they got this moment in the end so we’re celebrating together.”
That’s that!
Arsenal reach their first Champions League final in 20 years!
Bukayo Saka’s goal is enough for Mikel Arteta’s men to seal the win.
Gabriel Martinelli is shown a yellow card for throwing the ball into the stands.
Koke is shown a yellow card for his reaction.
Mikel Arteta is shown a yellow card.
David Raya is shown a yellow card for delaying the restart.
Arsenal are minutes away from a first Champions League final in 20 years.
They haven’t been at their best this second half but are doing the job.
Five minutes left to play.
Alex Baena cuts the ball back for Alexander Sorloth to shoot, but he slices the ball and it’s cleared by Arsenal.
Gabriel Martinelli replaces Leandro Trossard.
Saliba heads over the bar from Odegaard’s free kick.
Marc Pubill is shown a yellow card for fouling Viktor Gyokeres.
Llorente strikes towards goal by Raya saves comfortably.
Gyokeres has a shot from 25 yards but blazes it well wide.
Martin Zubimendi replaces Myles Lewis-Skelly.
Myles Lewis-Skelly is down for Arsenal and receiving treatment.
Atletico clear the ball poorly and Ben White gets onto the loose pass, before firing wide.
Antoine Griezmann and Julian Alvarez are replaced by Alex Baena and Thiago Almada.
Hincapie’s super cross is met by Gyokeres, but he fires the ball narrowly over the bar.
So close to a second for Arsenal!
Odegaard has a shot towards goal but the ball goes just over the bar.
Riccardo Calafiori, Eberechi Eze and Bukayo Saka are replaced by Piero Hincapie, Martin Odegaard and Noni Madueke.
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