Overview
- Arsenal sealed a Champions League final place at the Emirates after a feverish home performance driven by a nonstop crowd.
- Bukayo Saka produced the match‑winning contribution and said he had never felt the stadium this loud in his career.
- Mikel Arteta kept the same XI from the Fulham win, used Ben White at right‑back and started Viktor Gyokeres up front, choices he said were gut calls that worked.
- Supporters gathered in huge numbers hours before kickoff to greet the team bus with red smoke, flares and songs, surprising even fan organizers with the turnout.
- Arteta said the fan‑player bond is now in place and urged focus on securing trophies after ending a two‑decade wait to return to this stage.