Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya believes the team can now dare to dream of European glory and revealed he and his teammates will do everything within their power to secure the club's first Champions League title.

Following their historic 2-1 victory over Real Madrid at the Bernabeu, which resulted in a remarkable 5-1 aggregate win in the quarter-finals, Arsenal are now just two matches away from the final. The Gunners are set to face Paris St Germain in the semi-finals, with the first leg taking place at the Emirates Stadium on April 30 and the return leg at Parc des Princes eight days later.

This marks the first time in 16 years that Arsenal have reached this stage of the competition. Their only appearance in a final was their 2-1 defeat to Barcelona in Paris three years prior.

“We said ‘we are here to create our own history’, and that’s what we did,” said goalkeeper Raya in the wake of Arsenal’s brilliant win in Spain.

“The way we came to the Bernabeu and the way we played, the way we defended, the way we created chances, we kept them quiet and in the second half, they created chances and they took one and we took our chances and we won the game and credit to us.

“It is a real statement, it was a very complete match, and it’s been very long (since Arsenal reached a semi-final) but we are here to create our own history and hopefully we can dream. We are going to try everything in our hands to do it but the main thing is going step by step and staying in the present.”

Arsenal's last foray into the Champions League semi-finals back in 2009, under Arsene Wenger's guidance, ended in disappointment with a 1-0 loss to Manchester United at Old Trafford and a subsequent 4-1 aggregate defeat after Cristiano Ronaldo dazzled. Yet, Mikel Arteta's squad can take heart from their solid 2-0 victory over PSG earlier this campaign as they aim to topple the French giants for a final berth in Munich on May 31, potentially facing Barcelona or Inter Milan.

PSG have already beaten two Premier League sides en route to the last four after they saw off Liverpool in the round of 16 before denying Aston Villa a place in the semi-finals. And Raya continued: “Yes, we beat PSG at home but they are a different team now, and they look even better than they did back in the group stage and that’s credit to them.

“They didn’t get easy games either, but for now let’s look to the present and focus on Ipswich (in the Premier League on Easter Sunday) and see when it comes to it.”