Arsenal are on top in their Champions League round of 16 first leg against PSV Eindhoven. Having raced into a three-goal lead just after the half hour mark, the Gunners need to guard against complacency in the second half to ensure they return to the Emirates Stadium next week with the advantage.
Mikel Arteta’s side are aiming to reach the Champions League quarter-final for the second year in a row, although recent trips to Eindhoven suggest a difficult night was in store for an Arsenal team that had failed to score in their previous two games.
PSV aren’t in great form themselves heading into the first-leg but they’ll be buoyed by their knockout round playoff win over Juventus as they seek to cause an upset and advance to the next stage to face either Real Madrid or Atletico Madrid. Still, it’s all about tonight’s crucial first leg, so follow the game LIVE below with our dedicated match blog, featuring expert analysis from Simon Collings at the Philips Stadion.
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Arsenal Player Ratings vs. PSV Eindhoven (4-3-3)
Ratings Provided by FotMob
Players
Ratings
GK: David Raya
7.2/10
RB: Jurrien Timber
8.5/10
CB: William Saliba
7.9/10
CB: Gabriel
7.7/10
LB: Myles Lewis-Skelly
6.2/10
CM: Martin Ødegaard
9.3/10
CM: Thomas Partey
6.4/10
CM: Declan Rice
7.9/10
RW: Ethan Nwaneri
7.8/10
ST: Mikel Merino
8.6/10
LW: Leandro Trossard
8.4/10
SUB: Riccardo Calafiori (35′ for Lewis-Skelly)
8.6/10
SUB: Oleksandr Zinchenko (71′ for Partey)
6.3/10
SUB: Raheem Sterling (71′ for Nwaneri)
5.9/10
SUB: Ben White (76′ for Merino)
5.9/10
SUB: Kieran Tierney (76′ for Timber)
6.6/10
Player of the Match: Martin Ødegaard
GOAL! Calafiori adds a SEVENTH
GOAL! Odegaard grabs another
GOAL! Trossard finds the net
GOAL! Odegaard restores three-goal lead
GOAL! Lang converts penalty
GOAL! Merino adds a third
GOAL! Nwaneri doubles Arsenal’s lead
GOAL! Timber breaks the deadlock with towering header
Live updates
31 minutes ago
FULL-TIME
PSV 1-7 Arsenal.
Sensational performance from the Gunners. You have to think the second leg is a mere formality now.
38 minutes ago
GOAL! PSV 1-7 Arsenal | Riccardo Calafiori ’85
85 min: GOAL!
It’s SEVEN for the Gunners, Odegaard slides in Calafiori who produces a fine finish
42 minutes ago
PSV 1-6 Arsenal
82 min: Two more changes for PSV.
Obispo and Veerman on for Boscagli and Saibari
43 minutes ago
PSV 1-6 Arsenal
80 min: Very nearly SEVEN for Arsenal as Tierney tees up Zinchenko for a sweetly struck volley which is saved, though PSV get a goal kick.
47 minutes ago
PSV 1-6 Arsenal
76 min: Two more changes for Arsenal as Tierney and White replace Merino and Timber.
49 minutes ago
GOAL! PSV 1-6 Arsenal | Martin Odegaard ’73
73 min: ARSENAL HAVE SIX
It’s a nightmare for Benitez but Odegaard will not mind one bit!
The Arsenal captain, again, is given too much space centrally and is allowed a free shot at goal. It’s not the greatest effort in the world but the PSV keeper fails to keep it out.
53 minutes ago
PSV 1-5 Arsenal
70 min: GOALL..NOOOO
Leandro Trossard sticks the ball into the net but the goal is disallowed for offside.
Arsenal then make a double change as Nwaneri and Partey are replaced by Sterling and Zinchenko.
56 minutes ago
PSV 1-5 Arsenal
68 min: Yellow card for Timber for time-wasting.
At 5-1 up, surely not?
59 minutes ago
PSV 1-5 Arsenal
65 min: Double change for PSV
De Jong and Ledezma are replaced by Bakayoko and Karsdorp.
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