The result ensures that Chelsea remain the only club in the English capital to have ever lifted the Champions League trophy, doing so twice in 2012 and 2021. For Arsenal, the loss continues a painful trend; they have now reached two finals in their history and lost both, following their 2006 defeat to Barcelona. The Gunners also hold the unwanted record of having played the most games in the competition’s history — 226 matches — without ever tasting glory.
Chelsea fans were quick to point out that even former Blue Kai Havertz, who scored the opener in Budapest, couldn't help Arsenal end their drought. Havertz was the man who netted the winner for Chelsea in their 2021 final victory over Manchester City, but his early strike this time was cancelled out by an Ousmane Dembele penalty. As things stand, the hierarchy in London remains unchanged in the eyes of the Stamford Bridge faithful, who took great delight in their club's prompt response to the Gunners' misery.