Arsenal seek to end 20-year wait for Champions League final in showdown with Atletico
Arsenal seek to end 20-year wait for Champions League final in showdown with Atletico
Arsenal Football Newsletter
Arsenal Football Newsletter
Bukayo Saka has given a surprise answer when asked who him and the Arsenal squad want to face in the Champions League final.
Gunners star Saka scored the only goal at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday as Atletico were beaten 1-0 in the semi-final second leg.
In a game of very few clear-cut chances, Saka pounced on Jan Oblak's save to slot home from close range and secure Arsenal's first Champions League final in 20 years.
Bukayo Saka
Bukayo Saka
PSG hold a narrow first-leg lead after a thrilling 5-4 win in the French capital, leaving the tie finely poised ahead of Wednesday's decider in Bavaria.
Asked on CBS Sports after the game who out of Bayern and PSG he would rather face, Saka replied "Come on, man... you can't ask me that. I'd have to give a media-trained answer."
Pushed for a response, Saka somewhat relented, adding: "You know deep down who we'd want to face in the final."
The reply has left many to assume Saka means PSG, who knocked Arsenal out of the Champions League last season at the semi-final stage before going on to thump Inter Milan 5-0 in the final.
Bayern would also hold an intriguing subplot, with Tottenham great Harry Kane leading the line for the German giants, who boast a number of former Premier League players and are managed by former Premier League-winning Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany.