Cursed Broken: Arsenal, after stumbling against Man City, is again English champion after 22 years.

2026-05-19 23:14 © AFP

London's "Arsenal" with Mikel Arteta broke the club's curse and the curse of their history with this coach, which lasted three years.

On Tuesday evening, the "Gunners" witnessed "Manchester City" stumble at "Bournemouth" fortress.

The outgoing Pep Guardiola's team played a 1:1 draw in this "Premier" League season's debut.

The "Cherries" victory was determined by a goal scored in the 39th minute by 19-year-old Eli Junior Kroupi. At the end of the match, David Brooks had real chances to score, but the score remained minimal.

With this result, "Arsenal" celebrates triumph in the 2025-2026 English "Premier" League season.

This is the first triumph for the red London club in England since 2004, and M. Arteta celebrates his first title since 2020, when he fought for the FA Cup with the "Gunners" in his early steps.

On April 19, "Manchester City" defeated "Arsenal" 2:1 at home and restored the "status quo" in the title race. After that, the Manchester club drew 3:3 away with the "Everton" team and has now stumbled against "Bournemouth".

For the "Arsenal" team, the last round and the match against "Crystal Palace" will be just a formality, and afterwards awaits the Champions League final against PSG.