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By Seyi Babalola
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has congratulated Arsenal on reaching the Champions League final.
Arsenal defeated Atletico Madrid 1-0 at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday, following a 1-1 tie in the first leg.
They will now face the current trophy holders, Paris Saint-Germain, in the final on May 30.
Before then, Arsenal will focus on the Premier League title race, where they go into this weekend five points ahead of City.
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City can close the gap to two points when they host Brentford on Saturday.
Speaking ahead of the game, Guardiola said: “I want to congratulate Mikel [Arteta] and his group on reaching the Champions League final – it’s good for Arsenal, but for English football.
“The same like Aston Villa; Unai [Emery] showed again how incredible a manager he is. I think six Europa League finals…
“And the same with Crystal Palace with Oliver [Glasner]. It’s good for English football three teams are going to play in three finals – it’s really, really good.
“And of course, we’re facing a team [in the Premier League title race] that has been really good and I know the only chance we had, we dropped two points in a tough game against Everton, but still we try to win, to sleep two points behind them, and see what happens…”
