It will be a "dream" to face former club Chelsea in the Europa League final in the last game of my career Petr Cech says.
Arsenal booked their place in Baku after trashing Valencia 7-3 on aggregate in the semi-final, and Cech, 36, is set to retire after the final.
Cech has frequently been played in Europe this term, despite dropping behind Bernd Leno in the Premier League.
"It will be amassing to end my career against Chelsea," he told BT Sport.
"The last dream was to play this European final and it has come true. Now the dream is to win the trophy."
Cech added: "You have days when you play well and you think you could continue, but I think I have made the decision with a lot of thought.
"I could possibly play another two season but I would rather retire early than too late."
Arsenal will play London rivals Chelsea in Baku, Azerbaijan on Wednesday, 29 May and manager Unai Emery said he is "proud of the whole club" after their impressive victory at Valencia.
Leading 3-1 from the first leg, Arsenal fell behind to Kevin Gameiro's opener before Pierre-Emerick Aubemeyang struck an impressive hat-trick and Alexandre Lacazette scored another as Arsenal progressed to their first European final since 2006.
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