Arsenal beat Atletico Madrid to progress to Champions League final

Arsenal 1 

Atletico Madrid 0 

Arsenal win 2-1 on aggregate

ARSENAL HAVE QUALIFIED for a first Champions League final since 2006, beating Atletico Madrid 1-0 in the second leg of their semi-final. 

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The decisive goal of the game came on the stroke of half-time, with Bukayo Saka pouncing from close range after Atleti keeper Jan Oblak parried a Leandro Trossard shot. 

Arsenal will face either PSG or Bayern Munich in the final in Budapest on 30 May. 

Full report to follow 

Written by Gavin Cooney and originally published on The 42 whose award-winning team produces original content that you won’t find anywhere else: on GAA, League of Ireland, women’s sport and boxing, as well as our game-changing rugby coverage, all with an Irish eye. Subscribe here.