PSV vs Arsenal LIVE: Champions League result and reaction as Gunners make history with huge win
PSV 1-7 Arsenal: An extraordinary night saw the Gunners became the first away team in Champions League history to score seven goals in a knockout stage match
Arsenal have more than one foot in the Champions League quarter-finals after scoring seven goals in an extraordinary away win at hapless PSV Eindhoven.
The Gunners have struggled for goals in recent weeks - failing to score in three of their last four games - but Mikel Arteta’s side sparked into life in a devastating 7-1 win.
Goals from Jurrien Timber, 17-year-old Ethan Nwaneri and makeshift striker Mikel Merino put the visitors in a barely believable position before half-time.
Noah Lang pulled one back from the penalty spot, but Arsenal scored just seconds after the restart as Martin Odegaard restored their three-goal cushion.
Leandro Trossard added another two minutes later, with Odegaard notching his second and Riccardo Calafiori rounding off a superb evening for the north Londoners with a seventh.
The Gunners became the first away team in Champions League history to score seven goals in a knockout stage match and next week’s second leg at the Emirates is all but a formality.
Arsenal can start to look forward to the next round, where they will face either Real Madrid or Atletico Madrid in the quarter-finals. Follow all the Champions League reaction with our live blog below:
FULL-TIME! PSV 1-7 Arsenal
Riotous and, at times, ridiculous entertainment. An Arsenal team who couldn't score got seven goals. A team who beat Juventus lost 7-1 at home. The Philips Stadion is almost empty now. Embarrassing for PSV, wonderful for Arsenal.
FULL-TIME! PSV 1-7 Arsenal
90 +2 mins
The referee brings the PSV suffering to an end and Arsenal have a famous win – and one foot in the quarter-finals of the Champions League.
PSV 1-7 Arsenal
90 mins
A late yellow for Malacia as we enter the final minutes. You’d imagine there’ll be very little added time.
PSV 1-7 Arsenal
88 mins
Almost half empty in the Philips Stadium now. Arsenal have been brilliant and PSV poor, but it’s a harsh scoreline nonetheless.
GOAL! PSV 1-7 Arsenal
85 mins
GOAL! Well, it’s embarrassing now.
It’s another great goal though, and the visitors make it look simple.
Rice picks it up in the centre circle and sweeps it to Odegaard. There’s no pressure on the captain and he spots the run of Calafiori, threading a brilliant pass with the outside of his foot.
The Italian finds himself 1-v-1 with Benitez and he cuts a composed low effort past the onrushing ‘keeper.
PSV 1-6 Arsenal
83 mins
Changes for PSV as Armando Obispo and Joey Veerman come on for Boscagli and Saibari.
PSV 1-6 Arsenal
81 mins
Arsenal are still looking to attack and it’s almost a great goal, as Tierney flicks it behind the defence for Zinchenko, who brings it down brilliantly before poking a great volleyed effort that forces a good save.
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