Arsenal lost the Champions League final against [Paris Saint-Germain](https://www.vi.nl/nieuws/psg-prolongeert-cl-titel-ten-koste-van-arsenal-en-invaller-timber) on Saturday, continuing their 32-year unsuccessful bid for a European title.
Arsenal missed out on the chance to win the Champions League for the first time in their history.
Arsenal's title history includes 14 league titles and 14 FA Cups. However, European titles have been extremely rare, with only two in the club's history to date: the 1970 Intercity Competition and the 1994 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.
Arsenal have no experience of winning a title at the highest level of competition, but the trophy they were supposed to win in this final was particularly meaningful. If they had won the title, Arsenal would have ended a 32-year drought without winning a European title.
Arsenal have only ever reached the final of the Champions League once, against Barcelona at the Stade de France in 2006. Arsenal took the lead thanks to Sol Campbell's opening goal, but goals from Samuel Eto'o and Giulio Belletti in the closing stages of the game gave Arsenal a 2-1 defeat. Arsenal's Robert Pires and manager Arsene Wenger were unable to play in that match due to injury, but their presence was still considered important, so the victory for Barcelona, led by manager Frank Rijkaard, was more likely to be a defeat for Arsenal, along with the fact that Robin van Persie and Dennis Bergkamp did not play in the match.
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Arsenal's title history includes 14 league titles and 14 FA Cups. However, European titles have been extremely rare, with only two in the club's history to date: the 1970 Intercity Competition and the 1994 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.
Arsenal have no experience of winning a title at the highest level of competition, but the trophy they were supposed to win in this final was particularly meaningful. If they had won the title, Arsenal would have ended a 32-year drought without winning a European title.
Arsenal have only ever reached the final of the Champions League once, against Barcelona at the Stade de France in 2006. Arsenal took the lead thanks to Sol Campbell's opening goal, but goals from Samuel Eto'o and Giulio Belletti in the closing stages of the game gave Arsenal a 2-1 defeat. Arsenal's Robert Pires and manager Arsene Wenger were unable to play in that match due to injury, but their presence was still considered important, so the victory for Barcelona, led by manager Frank Rijkaard, was more likely to be a defeat for Arsenal, along with the fact that Robin van Persie and Dennis Bergkamp did not play in the match.
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