Arsenal One Step Away From Glory: The Gunners Can Join the List of Unbeaten Champions in the Champions League

The London team, after having secured victory at home against Atleti, will seek to remain unbeaten and become champions, leaving a mark on history

An exclusive group

Arsenal will seek to join an elite group of champions who have never known defeat on their European journey. There are legendary names: Inter in 1964, Ajax with Cruyff in 1972 and Van Gaal in 1995, Nottingham Forest, Liverpool in the eighties, Milan with Sacchi and Capello, Red Star, Marseille, Manchester United with Ferguson, Barcelona with Luis Enrique, Bayern with Flick in 2020, and Manchester City with Guardiola in 2023. Real Madrid was the last to join with their 2023-24 campaign.

Can Arsenal win the title?

For Arsenal, the question is inevitable: can they join this group? The London club, which, under the leadership of Mikel Arteta regained prominence in the Premier League and reestablished itself in the European elite, has the opportunity to make that leap. Their only Champions League final, in 2006, ended in defeat to Barcelona. Since then, the "Gunners" have gone through years of rebuilding, but today they have a solid foundation: Bukayo Saka as the offensive emblem, Martin Ødegaard as the creative brain, and Declan Rice as the midfield anchor.

How did they get here, and what is missing?

The key for Arsenal to have this chance to join the list of unbeaten champions lies in having maintained consistency in Europe and learning to handle the pressure of big stages. The Premier has already shown that this team can compete on equal footing with giants like City. The next step is to try to achieve victory in Hungary and thus make it into the history books of the UEFA Champions League.