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Published 16:38 29 Apr 2026 BST
Updated 16:38 29 Apr 2026 BST
Let's set the scene: It's May of 2006, Arsenal have just played out their last ever season at the club's iconic Highbury Ground, and although Thierry Henry and co haven't quite succeeded in winning back the Premier League title from Jose Mourinho's Chelsea, the Gunners still in excellent spirits, getting ready to take on their first ever Champions League final.
Fresh from beating Juventus and Real Madrid — having become the first English side to win at the Bernabeu — the Gunners' arrived at Paris' Stade de France feeling invincible once again.
History didn't quite play out as Arsene Wenger may envisaged for Arsenal on that fateful night, not helped by an early reckless red card (but for who?), and an unstoppable midfield performance from a teenage Andres Iniesta, but that it still stands as the Gunners' only ever top tier European final is quite the achievement.
It's time now to see if you can fare any better than those Gunners, by naming the team Arsene Wenger sent out to start against Barcelona.
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