Bukayo Saka fires Arsenal past Atletico Madrid and into Champions League final

Saka's strike on a famous, frenetic and noisy night in north London was nothing like his customary curler into the far corner, instead a simple prod into the net from close range
STAR BOY: Arsenal's Bukayo Saka celebrates scoring their side's first goal. Pic: John Walton/PA Wire.

STAR BOY: Arsenal's Bukayo Saka celebrates scoring their side's first goal. Pic: John Walton/PA Wire.

Champions League semi-final second leg: Arsenal 1 (Saka 45) Atletico Madrid 0 (Arsenal win 2-1 on aggregate) 

When Bukayo Saka sank to his knees and punched the air in the seconds between scoring the most valuable goal of his life and the half-time whistle, it looked like he knew he had fired Arsenal into the Champions League final for only the second time in their history.

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