Arsenal effectively all-but booked their place in the Champions League quarter-finals after scoring seven at PSV. A win that will live long in the memory for many.
The Gunners enjoyed an amazing first half as Jurrien Timber gave them an early lead, leaping to meet Declan Rice’s left-footed cross. This came just minutes after Ismael Saibari cannoned an open-goal attempt off the bar.
Then Ethan Nwaneri doubled the Gunners’ lead, pouncing on a cross from Myles Lewis-Skelly who would be replaced by Riccardo Calafiori having escaped what looked a nailed-on second yellow card offence. Timber was again involved in the third goal, fighting to see the ball land at Mikel Merino’s feet who scored cleanly.
However, a mistake from Thomas Partey gifted PSV a penalty to give them some light in the tie. That was quickly extinguished minutes into the second half when Martin Odegaard and Leandro Trossard scored before the 49th minute.
Odegaard would then get his second of the match, striking from outside the box to rub more salt in the Dutch side’s wounds. Calafiori added a seventh late on after being fed by his captain to cap off the best of European away days.