Chloe Kelly shows off her dancing as Arsenal stars get private performance from Alex Scott's girlfriend Jess Glynne
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CHLOE KELLY led the dancing as Alex Scott's singer girlfriend Jess Glynne put on a private show for history-making Arsenal.
Sub Stina Blackstenius' sizzling strike had sunk holders Barcelona in the Women's Champions League final in Lisbon.
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Chloe Kelly spearheaded the revelling at Arsenal's party
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Gunners' fan Jess Glynne helped make it an extra special night
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Bubbly in hand, Kelly took a brief break from dancing
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Singer Glynne was as overjoyed with victory as the players
And the exuberant celebrations at a party afterwards suggested the Gunners agreed with pundits that it was the team's greatest ever result.
Arsenal have lifted the top European domestic crown just once before - in 2007.
The jubilation on the final whistle was wild enough.
But even that didn't compare to the team bopping the night away on the dancefloor.
Striker Kelly was obviously proud of her footwork - as she shimmied stood at the front with a winner's medal round her neck as Glynne performed on stage.
Songwriter Glynne, 35, has been dating 40-year-old BBC football presenter Scott, an Arsenal legend, since 2023.
And as she belted out tunes, Kelly responded joyously, wearing an Arsenal shirt with the words "Champions 2025" on it, while holding a glass of bubbly
The Lionesses star promptly shared two clips of her efforts on her Instagram Stories page.
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Alex Scott celebrated as if she was still an Arsenal player
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Glynne and Scott were at the final triumph in the Estadio Jose Alvalade
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Scott wore a retro shirt from the 1980s, albeit cropped
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Kelly's team-mate Alessia Russo later added more ecstatic scenes on social media.
Arsenal fan Glynne had shared champagne with Kelly at the Estádio José Alvalade stadium the previous day, in front of 38,356.
Katie McCabe slides on the floor in Arsenal dressing room after Champions League final
And if anything, the Londoner looked even happier than her partner - at least until Scott headed onto the pitch afterwards with arms wide open as if she was still a player.
It looked like an explosion of joy and relief, perhaps having lived every minute with the current Gunners as they defended brilliantly before conjuring a clinical 72nd-minute winner.
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The Gunners were in deamland after shocking favourites Barcelona
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