LONDON.- He Arsenal got into the final of the Champions League this Tuesday after winning 1-0 against Atlético de Madrid in the semi-final second leg in the Emirates Stadium.
A goal of Bukayo Saka (45′) took the “Gunners” to the second Champions League final in their history, after the one they lost in 2006 against the Barcelona.
The English will face the winner of the semi-final that will be played on Wednesday on Paris Saint-Germain and the Bayern Munichin which the French have an advantage after 5-4 in the first leg.
In London, progress to the final was all or nothing after Atlético and Arsenal drew 1-1 last week.
Atlético, who were looking to get into the fourth final of European Cup of his history, he went out onto the field to pressure an opponent who wanted to take the ball from the first minute.
The pressure from the red and white team made Arsenal’s game difficult, with inaccuracies in passing and ball losses multiplying.
Atlético tried to surprise with quick exits looking for Julian Alvarez and Antoine Griezmannwho played his last Champions League game this Tuesday.
An hour for Julián and Griezmann
The Frenchman, a veteran of the last red-and-white final, lost in 2016 against real Madridaspired to take one more step in the continental tournament before leaving the club at the end of the season for the orlando of the MLS.
The two would end up retiring in what was a hard blow for the red and white attack (66′).
The Argentine could only last an hour after suffering from his ankle problems that he had been carrying since the first leg.
As the minutes passed, Arsenal found a way to overcome the pressure and take control of the match.
The goalkeeper of Atlético de Madrid, Jan Oblaksaw how a center of Myles Lewis-Kelly He walked past the goal line without anyone finishing (25′).
But the locals would have to wait almost until half-time to take the lead on the scoreboard.
Viktor Gyokeres He went in from the left, put a ball to the other side that Leandro Trossard He finished for Oblak to clear.
The clearance fell to Saka, who only had to push it to make it 1-0 (45′).
Raya stops Llorente
Arsenal took advantage of their advantage to take a step back, while Atlético went in search of the goal that would tie the game.
Griezmann unleashed a shot almost on goal that was cleared by Raya (55′), but shortly after Arsenal responded with a pass from Piero Hincapié to the area where Gyokeres sent the ball high when he was alone against Oblak (66′).
With time running out and the match broken, Atlético began to attack with more heart than head against a very organized Arsenal, who sought to surprise the counterattack.
Marcos Llorente could have made it 1-1 with a low shot from the edge of the area, but Raya appeared to block (81).
Thrown in desperation, Atlético could not turn the result around in a rough end to the match and once again remained on the verge of the final as happened in 2017 against Real Madrid.
