Pick your Arsenal Champions League 2006 X 2026 Combined XI

Arsenal's first XI for the 2006 Champions League final contained some stellar names Fresh from being crowned Premier League champions, Arsenal have a chance to make history when they face Paris St-Germain at the Puskas Arena in Budapest on Saturday. If Mikel Arteta can win the Champions League, he will have achieved something even the great Arsene Wenger failed to do. The last and only time the Gunners played in the final of Europe's elite competition was 20 years ago, when they lost 2-1 to Barcelona after going down to 10 men. Wenger's 2006 squad contained many of the 'Invincibles' who went unbeaten in the Premier League in 2003-04, including Thierry Henry, Ashley Cole and Cesc Fabregas. The 10 consecutive clean sheets Arsenal recorded on their way to the 2006 final in Paris remains a European competition record, as they knocked out Real Madrid, Juventus and Villarreal. How does Arteta's side measure up? BBC Sport compared both squads. You can use our selector to choose which Arsenal players from the 2006 team would make it into the current squad. Former German international Jens Lehmann made 200 appearances for Arsenal and featured in all 38 league games during their 'Invincibles