After twenty years, Arsenal FC will play in its second Champions League final after leaving Atlético de Madrid on the afternoon of this Tuesday, May 5, in a duel played at the Emirates Stadium.
The Ecuadorian team Piero Hincapié came on in the 58th minute and had a good performance. The tricolor will play its first Champions League final on May 30.
And this final of the most important club tournament in the world could feature another Ecuadorian, defender Willian Pacho, who this Wednesday will play with Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) against Bayern Munich with a short lead of 5-4, a score reached in the first leg at the Parc des Princes.
If that happens, it would be an unprecedented event for Ecuadorian football, which already knows what it is to win a Champions League, since Pacho was crowned champion of the tournament with PSG the previous season and became the first tricolor to hold that title.
This Tuesday’s match between Arsenal and Atlético de Madrid was highly disputed. The English team took the initiative by making their home team prevail, but the Spanish defended well and also looked for the rival goal.
The difference came in the 44th minute with a goal from Bukayo Saka, after a collective play. That goal made the difference, because from then on the game became back and forth without necessarily having more dangerous plays.
With today’s 1-0 victory, the gunners They ensured their presence in the final of the competition, since in the first leg they tied at 1. The overall score ended 2-1. (D)
