Atletico Madrid's Diego Godin: 'It is never easy to reach a final'

Atletico Madrid held on after a Diego Costa opener to book their place in the Europa League final with a 2-1 aggregate win over Arsenal.

World No. 1 tennis player and self-proclaimed Real Madrid fan, Rafael Nadal, raised eyebrows by donning the colours of rivals Atletico Madrid.

Atletico Madrid held on after a Diego Costa opener to book their place in the Europa League final with a 2-1 aggregate win over Arsenal.

Atletico Madrid defender Diego Godin denied it had been easy after Thursday's 1-0 semifinal second leg win at home to Arsenal secured a 2-1 aggregate passage to the 2018 Europa League final.

Atletico never really looked troubled on the night, with Diego Costa's goal from Antoine Griezmann's assist just before the break enough to progress against an Arsenal team that had a lot of the ball but created few chances.

Coach Diego Simeone has now guided Atletico to a fourth European final in seven seasons...