"Arteta" delivers sharp remarks as Arsenal vies for two trophies and has booked the date for the championship parade.
On 21 May 2026, Mikel Arteta, Arsenal's manager, spoke at a press conference ahead of the final 2025-26 Premier League match, an away game against Crystal Palace scheduled for Sunday, 24 May.
Arsenal has officially secured the 2025-26 Premier League title, ending a 22-year wait since Arsène Wenger’s unbeaten season in 2003-04. The team will formally lift the trophy on the podium after the match against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.
The "Gunners" still have a chance to complete a double by winning the season’s final trophy: the UEFA Champions League final against reigning champions Paris Saint-Germain, Ligue 1 champions of France, on Saturday, 30 May.
Arsenal will then return to England early on Sunday morning, 31 May, to participate in a championship parade around London, beginning at 2:00 p.m. local time (8:00 p.m. Thai time).
If Arsenal defeats PSG, they will celebrate both the Premier League and UEFA Champions League titles simultaneously, marking the most monumental day in the club’s 139-year history.
Asked about the parade planned for 31 May following the UCL final, Mikel Arteta answered directly, “We want a parade with two championship trophies.”
