{"id":329936,"date":"2026-05-06T04:04:31","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T22:34:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=329936"},"modified":"2026-05-06T04:04:31","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T22:34:31","slug":"declan-rice-takes-swipe-at-chelsea-after-arsenal-reach-champions-league-final-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/05\/06\/declan-rice-takes-swipe-at-chelsea-after-arsenal-reach-champions-league-final-football\/","title":{"rendered":"Declan Rice takes swipe at Chelsea after Arsenal reach Champions League final | Football"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Declan Rice after Arsenal\u2019s win over Atletico Madrid (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Declan Rice recalled how Chelsea \u2018didn\u2019t give him a probability\u2019 as he paid tribute to his former club West Ham after Arsenal reached the Champions League final.<\/p>\n

Mikel Arteta\u2019s Premier League leaders became the primary team to book their place within the Champions League final as they beat Atletico Madrid 2-1 on aggregate.<\/p>\n

The semi-final tie was finely poised after a 1-1 draw within the Spanish capital last week and Bukayo Saka poked home the decisive goal on the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n

Arsenal were beaten by eventual winners PSG within the semi-finals but have gone at the very least one higher this season to achieve their first Champions League final since 2006.<\/p>\n

The Gunners, who’re on for an incredible double as additionally they chase a primary Premier League title in 22 years, will face either PSG or Bayern Munich within the May 30 final in Budapest.<\/p>\n

Next up for Arsenal, though, is an important Premier League game against Rice\u2019s former club West Ham, who’re fighting hard to avoid relegation.<\/p>\n

Asked about his mindset ahead of that game, Rice insisted he wouldn’t be where he’s today without West Ham after being released by Chelsea\u2019s academy on the age of 14.<\/p>\n

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Arsenal booked their place within the Champions League final (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Rice doesn’t intend to do the Hammers any favours, nevertheless, and says he’s eager to help Arsenal clinch a long-awaited Premier League title before attentions turn to the Champions League final.<\/p>\n

\u2018That club gave me the whole lot, without West Ham\u00a0there\u2019s\u00a0no me,\u2019 Rice told Prime Video<\/a> after Arsenal\u2019s victory over Atletico Madrid.<\/p>\n

\u2018I truthfully imagine that. They gave me a probability when Chelsea\u00a0didn\u2019t. Plenty of people there really pushed me on so it\u2019s\u00a0not nice to see the position\u00a0they\u2019re\u00a0in.<\/p>\n

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Arsenal face Rice\u2019s former club West Ham on Sunday (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u2018But\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0football and\u00a0I\u2019ve\u00a0got a job to do on Sunday.\u00a0We\u2019re\u00a0attempting to win a Premier League\u00a0title,\u00a0we would like to win every\u00a0game\u00a0and\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0sure they’ll wish to as well so let one of the best team win.\u2019<\/p>\n

The total-time whistle was met by jubilant scenes contained in the Emirates Stadium and Rice revealed the celebrations continued within the dressing room.<\/p>\n

\u2018It’s chaos in there,\u2019 the England midfielder added. \u2018I don\u2019t think you’ll be able to underestimate what we’ve got done on this competition up thus far.<\/p>\n

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Diego Simeone\u2019s Atletico Madrid fell short (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u2018I feel we’ve got every right to rejoice that moment. Essentially the most prestigious competition in club football. We are only attempting to soak all of it in.<\/p>\n

\u2018We knew coming into the sport what was at stake. For those who can\u2019t rise up for that, then you definitely can\u2019t rise up for any game of football.<\/p>\n

\u2018Once we went 1-0 up, I knew we were going to win. I could feel something special constructing.<\/p>\n

\u2018Where this club has come from over the previous couple of years \u2013 things that hurt you as a player. The manager has taken full control.<\/p>\n

\u2018Now we have kept constructing \u2013 we’ve got kept pushing one another. This competition and the Premier League. Now we have gone full throttle.<\/p>\n

\u2018Now we have found ourselves in a very good position with lower than a month to go. Sunday now could be an enormous one.\u2019<\/p>\n

The opposite Champions League semi-final is finely poised after PSG beat Bayern Munich 5-4 of their home leg last week.<\/p>\n

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