Declan Rice reflected on a 1-0 win for **Arsenal**against Atletico Madrid at the Emirates Stadium.
With the same starting eleven that easily dispatched of **Fulham**on the weekend, the Gunners grabbed the only goal of the game in their Champions League semi-final second leg. They have now booked a place in the final at Budapest, reaching this stage of the competition for the first time since 2006.
‘We have kind of turned a corner again’
Joined by an academy graduate, who is still a teenager, in the midfield, Rice helped steer his side into the showpiece event. The pain from the semi-final exit against Paris Saint-Germain has gone, and the Gunners are back in the hunt for a historic double, sitting five points clear in the league title race.
"It is chaos [in the dressing room]. I don't think you can underestimate what we have done in this competition up to this point. We have every right to celebrate that moment. The most prestigious competition in club football. We are just trying to soak it all in. We knew coming into the game what was at stake. If you can't get up for that, then you can't get up for any game of football.
“When we went 1-0 up, I knew we were going to win. I could feel something special building.
"We have always known what Myles Lewis-Skelly can do. I remember last year when he played so many games. Last year when he stepped up Real Madrid away at the Bernabeu at 18 - I thought: 'Wow what a player.' The manager has been tough on him behind the scenes.
“He has kept his head down and he has worked so hard. He is in early, gym and works hard. To be thrown in at the deep end and perform how he did is no surprise to me.
"We have kind of turned a corner again. We went through a stage where we weren't performing at our best. We were a bit sloppy in our play, but we have found a new way to play again. When you have got confidence in football it is everything. I know everyone is focused.
"Where this club has come from over the last few years - things that hurt you as a player. The manager has taken full control. We have kept building - we have kept pushing each other.
*“This competition and the Premier League. We have gone full throttle. We have found ourselves in a good position with less than a month to go. Sunday now is a massive one.*
"Without West Ham there is no me. They gave me a chance when Chelsea didn't. Not nice to see the position they are in. But it is football and I have a job to do. It is the business end of the season."