On the morning of March 5, Arsenal (England) won 7-1 at PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands) in the first leg of the Champions League round of 16. The representative of the Premier League became the first team to score 7 goals in an away match in the knockout round of the Champions League. In the past, the "Gunners" scored 7 goals in a match in October 2007, when they defeated Slavia Prague 7-0 in the Champions League group stage.
It was also the first time Arsenal had scored seven goals away from home in European competition since November 1993, when they beat Standard Liege 7-0 in the Cup Winners' Cup. For PSV, it was their heaviest defeat in their 112-year history, with fans reacting angrily after the final whistle.
The win over PSV was also Arsenal's biggest away win in Champions League history, surpassing their famous 5-1 win over Inter Milan at the San Siro in 2003 as well as their 5-1 win over Sporting Lisbon in November 2024.
Arsenal beat PSV 7-1
Arsenal got off to an explosive start at the Philips Stadion with five goals in the first 48 minutes of the match. Arteta's men became the fastest away team to score five goals in a Champions League match.
This is the Gunners' first victory in the Netherlands in 17 years, since the victory against Twente in 2008. PSV set a sad milestone after the above defeat when this was the first time they conceded more than 5 goals at home in the European Cup.
Ethan Nwaneri not only became the third Englishman to feature in the Champions League knockout stages before turning 18, but also the third youngest player to score at this stage of the competition, after Bojan (April 2008) and Jude Bellingham (April 2021).
In addition, with the presence of Ethan Nwaneri (17 years old) and Myles Lewis-Skelly (18 years old), this is the first time since September 2014 that Arsenal has played in the Champions League with two teenage players.
Notably, this was also the first time Arsenal had scored more than three goals in a Champions League knockout match. Furthermore, Mikel Arteta's side have now won five consecutive Champions League matches, something that has not happened since the 2005/06 season, when the "Gunners" reached the final.
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