July treat for S'pore by Arsenal, Milan and Newcastle

A stunning upset over Real Madrid earlier this week has fuelled talk that history is beckoning for Arsenal.

- Melvyn Teoh

Their former defender Bacary Sagna certainly hopes so.

The Gunners' 3-0 victory over the defending champions in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final on April 8 has given the Frenchman belief that the club can go all the way to the final, emulating their previous run in 2006.

Speaking on the sidelines of a press conference at Pan Pacific Hotel on April 11 to announce the return of the Singapore Festival of Football, the 42-year-old said: "I know we have a lot of quality, and when you see the young players performing, they play as if they've been on the scene for a very long time and this is a good sign for me."

"I have good hope that the team can do well and maybe go to the final and perform," added Sagna, who was with Arsenal from 2007 to 2014.

While it remains to be seen whether the likes of Bukayo Saka, Martin Odegaard and Declan Rice will be strutting their stuff during the May 31 final in Munich, what is certain is that fans in Singapore will be in for a treat in July.