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How can Arsenal reach the UEFA Champions League final? Route to Wembley examined

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After seven years of absence from the UEFA Champions League, Arsenal returned to Europe's premier continental competition this season. The Gunners are aiming to win a first European trophy since the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1994, but will have to overcome the likes of Manchester City, Real Madrid and Inter if they want to be crowned champions. With plenty of challenges on the horizon, how can the Gunners make it to the final at Wembley come the end of the season? Arsenal's 2023/24 UEFA Champions League group stage performance Arsenal made little fuss of qualification / Fran Santiago/GettyImages Arsenal may have spent a number of years away from the Champions League , but they took little time to rediscover their mojo. The Gunners eased to a 4-0 victory over PSV Eindhoven in their Group B opener and despite a 2-1 defeat to Lens in their second match of the competition, they recovered with victories home and away against Sevilla. Mikel Arteta's side then romped to an impr...

Jonas Eidevall reveals Edu message after Arsenal Women reach UWCL semis

Arsenal Women manager Jonas Eidevall has revealed sporting director Edu sent him a message congratulating his side for reaching the semi-finals of the Women's Champions League. The Gunners overturned a goal deficit to beat Bayern Munich 2-0 at a rainy Emirates Stadium on Wednesday night, cementing a place in the last four of European Football 's primary club com Pet ition for the first time in a decade. Frida Maanum and Stina Blackstenius were the goalscoring heroes on the night, with the former scoring a tremendous opening goal to wipe out Bayern's advantage from the first leg. Speaking to the media after the Game , Eidevall admitted that he'd received a message from Edu to congratulate him and Arsenal 's players, before revealing the tremendous camaraderie at the club. "I got a very nice message from Edu after the game," the Swede said. "The support from the whole club is magnificent. There is a lot of talk about always acting with class - you real...