{"id":8431,"date":"2026-05-06T05:14:04","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T05:14:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=8431"},"modified":"2026-05-06T05:14:04","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T05:14:04","slug":"alan-shearer-singles-out-exceptional-arsenal-star-after-atletico-madrid-win-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=8431","title":{"rendered":"Alan Shearer singles out &#8216;exceptional&#8217; Arsenal star after Atletico Madrid win | Football"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; 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height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/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>Gyokeres also attracted praise from ex-England striker Daniel Sturridge, who hailed the 27-year-old as the best player on the pitch.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The drive and tenacity of the players [is what impressed most],\u2019 Sturridge said. \u2018Lewis-Skelly was brilliant, controlling pace and the play.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018But Gyokeres was the best player tonight for me. He took so much pressure off the defenders, when you launch it up top thinking can it stick, can you hold it up for us?<\/p>\n<p>\u2018He did it all for them. Those are the performances that define top players.\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 defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><!-- \u603b\u5bb9\u5668\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u5bbd908px Grid\u7d27\u51d1\u5e03\u5c40 -->\r\n<div style=\"display: grid; 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