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It might seem odd to suggest an English club reaching a Champions League final have been in danger of going under the radar – but that has almost been the case for <\/b>Arsenal<\/b><\/a> this year.<\/b><\/p>\n Such has been the immense pressure piled upon Mikel Arteta’s side to end a 22-wait for a Premier League title, their remarkable unbeaten run to the European showpiece in Budapest has arguably not got the credit it deserves.<\/p>\n Bukayo Saka’s first-half tap-in gave the Gunners a 1-0 win over Atletico Madrid in Tuesday’s semi-final second leg<\/a>, securing a 2-1 aggregate victory.<\/p>\n In truth, while their display at Emirates Stadium was not necessarily vintage, some of Arsenal<\/a>‘s best performances of the season have come in Europe. <\/p>\n The Gunners remain the only unbeaten team left in the Champions League, defeating teams like Bayern Munich, Inter Milan and Sporting along the way.<\/p>\n There has been a desperation to win the league – which, indeed, they could well go on to do as well given Manchester City<\/a>‘s draw at Everton<\/a> 24 hours before this semi-final.<\/p>\n But there has been a quiet ruthlessness in Arsenal<\/a>‘s European games – rarely troubled, rarely in danger of going out.<\/p>\n “I don’t think you can underestimate what we have done in this competition up to this point,” midfielder Declan Rice told Amazon Prime.<\/p>\n “We have every right to celebrate that moment. The most prestigious competition in club football. We are just trying to soak it all in.<\/p>\n “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. <\/p>\n “When we went 1-0 up, I knew we were going to win. I could feel something special building.”<\/p>\n