Arsenal are Premier League champions, and the celebrations spilled into South London on Championship Sunday after a win over Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park. The title had already been sealed in midweek, but the club still made the trip and celebrated first among themselves, then with their away fans.
The moment felt like a proper finish line for a season Arsenal had already decided in their favor before the weekend arrived. The players and staff had reason to enjoy the trip after securing first place in the Premier League at midweek, and the away end joined in once the result was in. A parade will follow, giving supporters a chance to mark the arsenal trophy lift in public after the club brought the title home.
That does not mean the season is done. Arsenal now turn to next weekend, when they will wait to see if they can beat Paris Saint-Germain to the UEFA Champions League title. The league crown is in hand, but the next prize is still there to be won, and PSG is the only name that matters now.
There is a small tension in the celebration that comes with any double chase. Arsenal have already done the hard part in the Premier League, but the biggest test may still be ahead, and the next weekend fixture will decide whether this campaign ends as a domestic triumph or something larger.
For now, though, the image that will last is simple: Arsenal, champions at last, celebrating with their own and then with the supporters who traveled to Selhurst Park to see it happen.
