Arsenal winger, Bukayo Saka has backed the Gunners to win the Champions League trophy this season.

Saka spoke after leading Arsenal to beat Real Madrid in the Champions League quarter-final second leg tie on Wednesday.

The England international, who missed a penalty during the encounter, opened the scoring for the visitors in the second half.

His team-mate Gabriel Martinelli also scored for the Premier League North London club as the match ended 2-1 at Santiago Bernabeu.

Arsenal qualified for the last-4 with a 5-1 aggregate win, having won the first leg 3-0 at Emirates.

Mikel Arteta’s side will now face Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League semi-final later this month.

“We can beat the best teams in Europe at home and away, you can see that,” Saka said at his post-match interview after the match.

“I like to believe that we can WIN the Champions League. I think we can.”

Arsenal have advanced to the Champions League semi-finals for the third time in its history, defeating Real Madrid 2-1 at the Bernabeu and winning 5-1 on aggregate.

After winning the first leg 3-0, Arsenal extended their lead in the 65th minute with a wonderful chipped goal from Bukayo Saka.

Madrid equalised two minutes later when Vinicius Junior caught William Saliba off guard, but Gabriel Martinelli’s goal in second-half stoppage time sealed the victory.

In a frenetic first half, Saka had seen a Panenka penalty saved by Thibaut Courtois, while VAR intervened at the other end to deny Real Madrid a spot kick of their own.

Arsenal will face Paris Saint-Germain in the semi-final while Barcelona and Inter will meet in the other last-four tie.

Galatasaray vice president İbrahim Hatipoğlu hopes Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen will stay at the club beyond the current season.

Osimhen, who joined Galatasaray on loan from Napoli last September, has been a sensation in the Super Lig, scoring 29 goals and providing five assists in 33 appearances across all competitions.

A permanent move to Galatasaray had seemed unlikely, but Hatipoğlu believes otherwise.

“There are always rumours about me, of course. But I prefer to live in the moment. I am enjoying myself right now. I am enjoying both the club and my life here,” Osimhen said last week.

In a recent statement, the club’s vice president confirmed Galatasaray’s interest in making Osimhen’s stay permanent.

“Osimhen’s words do not mean that he will leave,” Hatipoğlu said. “He said that Galatasaray will always be in his heart even if he leaves in the worst-case scenario, but he did not say that he would leave. We want him to stay with us.”

While Galatasaray is apparently eager to satisfy any financial and sporting criteria to keep him, the fact is that Osimhen is in great demand.

Whether he stays or not, Osimhen’s effect at Galatasaray is indisputable, and if he does go, he will be greeted with adoration by supporters.