Arsenal Stars Shift Focus To Champions League Final After Historic Premier League Triumph

Arsenal may have finally ended their 22-year wait for the Premier League title, but celebrations inside the club are already being balanced with focus ahead of the upcoming UEFA Champions League final.

The Gunners sealed a historic league triumph after maintaining their composure in the closing stages of the season, with players, coaches and club executives all stressing that there is still unfinished business left in the campaign.

Club captain Martin Odegaard admitted emotions were high after the title celebrations but revealed the squad had already shifted its attention towards the European final.

“We had a great celebration on Tuesday. The vibes are unreal. Everyone is so happy, but we have another big final in just a week, so we'll wait to party for after that,” said Odegaard.

“It would be unreal. We're living the dream, winning a Premier League and being in a Champions League final.

“I was speaking to my mates about growing up dreaming about this and now we're there, so we've got to enjoy it and make sure we're ready and hopefully we can do it.”

The midfielder also praised Arsenal’s mentality during the tense title run-in, especially after a damaging defeat to Manchester City that threatened to derail their challenge.

“We were so strong mentally. After that game we said to each other we're still going to do it, it's not over,” Odegaard explained.

“I think the belief was even stronger after that game, and we've shown that in the last few games to get over the line.”

England midfielder Declan Rice revealed the players refused to panic after the defeat to City and instead used it as motivation during the final stretch of the season.

“I believed it 100 per cent because there were still five games to go,” Rice said.

“Once that City game was over, we actually said, look boys, we've got this whole way top, we can't throw this away. It was a strong message and it's paid off.”

For academy graduate Bukayo Saka, the title success marked the end of years of frustration and criticism directed at the North London club.

“This is everything to me and my family. We've worked years for this, so I'm just so happy,” Saka said.

The winger also reflected on difficult moments during Arsenal’s rebuilding years.

“I know what people used to say about Arsenal and how they laughed about Arsenal.

“But it's done now. It's no more jokes. It's our time.”

Manager Mikel Arteta admitted there were moments where he questioned whether he was the right person to guide Arsenal to major honours after several near misses in previous campaigns.

“There are doubts,” Arteta admitted.

“Maybe somebody else has to come and do the final job. But thank God, I feel a lot of joy and honestly a little bit of relief.”

Arteta praised the unity inside the dressing room and the resilience shown throughout a demanding Premier League campaign.

“I think we showed an incredible connection, commitment and courage,” he said.

Arsenal co-chair Josh Kroenke also praised the club’s progress while insisting the players and staff must now complete the job in Europe.

“We've achieved one of our goals, but there's still one to be played for next weekend,” Kroenke said.

“Today is about enjoying today and tomorrow we'll get back to work because there's still one more to play.”

The Premier League triumph marks Arsenal’s first league crown since the famous “Invincibles” season under Arsene Wenger in 2004 and could become one of the greatest campaigns in the club’s history if they add the Champions League trophy in the coming days.