{"id":9188,"date":"2026-05-05T21:22:29","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T21:22:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news678.top\/?p=9188"},"modified":"2026-05-05T21:22:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T21:22:29","slug":"alan-shearer-singles-out-exceptional-arsenal-star-after-atletico-madrid-win-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news678.top\/?p=9188","title":{"rendered":"Alan Shearer singles out &#8216;exceptional&#8217; Arsenal star after Atletico Madrid win | Football"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2265964622.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-28249412\" alt=\"Newcastle United FC v FC Barcelona - UEFA Champions League 2025\/26 Round of 16 First Leg\" decoding=\"sync\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Premier League record goalscorer Alan Shearer (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Alan Shearer singled out \u2018exceptional\u2019 Viktor Gyokeres for praise after Arsenal beat Atletico Madrid to reach the Champions League final.<\/p>\n<p>The semi-final tie was perfectly poised after a 1-1 draw in Madrid last week and little separated the sides at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<p>Bukayo Saka produced the defining moment, reacting first to a Jan Oblak save to prod home the decisive goal and send Arsenal to Budapest.<\/p>\n<p>Shearer admitted Arsenal were far from at their best on a cagey night in north London but was impressed with their battling spirit against Diego Simeone\u2019s Atletico.<\/p>\n<p>Premier League record goalscorer Shearer was particularly impressed by the performance of striker Gyokeres, who gave the Atletico centre-backs all kinds of problems and played a role in Arsenal\u2019s winner.<\/p>\n<p>Gyokeres, who joined Arsenal for \u00a364m last summer, did miss a glorious chance to put the tie to bed but Shearer was nevertheless still impressed by the Sweden international.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Apart that miss his\u00a0centre forward play has been superb,\u2019 England legend Shearer said on Prime Video.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"594\" height=\"396\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2274696045.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=594\" class=\"article-image wp-image-28249502\" alt=\"Arsenal FC v Atletico de Madrid - UEFA Champions League 2025\/26 Semi Final Second Leg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Viktor Gyokeres after Arsenal\u2019s win (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u2018His running off\u00a0the\u00a0ball, his\u00a0hold up play for his team, taking knocks all night and making runs\u2026 he really has been exceptional.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It\u2019s\u00a0exactly\u00a0the type of performance his team needed from him and something to build on. He offered Arsenal so much tonight.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Discussing Arsenal\u2019s victory more generally, Shearer added: \u2018It wasn\u2019t a vintage performance but it didn\u2019t have to be.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"594\" height=\"396\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2274171408.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=594\" class=\"article-image wp-image-28249509\" alt=\"Arsenal FC v Atletico de Madrid - UEFA Champions League 2025\/26 Semi Final Second Leg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Bukayo Saka\u2019s first-half goal proved decisive (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u2018It\u00a0had to\u00a0be a performance to get them to a Champions League and that\u2019s\u00a0exactly what\u00a0they\u00a0delivered.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018They had to fight and scrap for\u00a0every\u00a0ball tonight and when they got the chance to\u00a0score\u00a0they did. That was enough to get them through to the final,\u00a0so well done\u00a0Arsenal.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018They\u2019re\u00a0so close to making history\u00a0now,\u00a0they have one final and three league games to do something this club has never done and win an incredible double.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It\u2019s\u00a0a very, very promising\u00a0position\u00a0and this will do a lot for their confidence and belief.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Mikel Arteta\u2019s Arsenal will face Bayern Munich or holders PSG in the Champions League final on May 30.<\/p>\n<p>PSG boast a one-goal advantage ahead of the second leg against Bayern on Wednesday night after a thrilling 5-4 win in Paris last week.<\/p>\n<p>The Gunners could have clinched their first Premier League title since 2004 before that, boasting a five-point lead over Manchester City going into the final few weeks of the season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>For more stories like this,\u00a0check our sport page<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Follow Metro Sport for the latest news on <meta charset=\"utf-8\"\/><br \/>\n<strong>Facebook,\u00a0<\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Metro_Sport\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Instagram<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: Peter Schmeichel urges Manchester United to sign \u00a317m former Arsenal star<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: Bruno Fernandes is no Manchester United great, claims Premier League legend<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: Jesse Derry shares update after frightening injury on Chelsea Premier League debut<\/span><\/p>\n<section id=\"share-buttons-bottom\" class=\"share-buttons share-buttons-bottom\">\n\t\t\t<span><svg><title>Comment now<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#social-comment\" href=\"#social-comment\"\/><\/svg><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"share-bar-comments__label\">Comments<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<span><svg><title>Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#social-preferred-source\" href=\"#social-preferred-source\"\/><\/svg><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"share-bar-preferred-source__label\">Add as preferred source<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/section>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/> Alan Shearer singles out &#8216;exceptional&#8217; 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