UEFA Champions League

PSV Eindhoven vs Arsenal, 2024-25 UEFA Champions League, Round of 16

· 1st Leg
PSV Eindhoven
  • 43': Noa Lang (P)
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1 - 7
1st Leg
Arsenal
  • 18': Jurriën Timber
  • 21': Ethan Nwaneri
  • 31': Mikel Merino
  • 47': Martin Ødegaard
  • 48': Leandro Trossard
  • 73': Martin Ødegaard
  • 85': Riccardo Calafiori

Arsenal make UCL history with 7-1 rout of PSV in 1st leg

Arsenal rattled in three goals in a 13-minute spell in the first half and then ruthlessly added four more after the break as they thrashed PSV Eindhoven 7-1 away in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie on Tuesday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Foul by Ivan Perisic (PSV Eindhoven).
  • 2': Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 6': Foul by Tyrell Malacia (PSV Eindhoven).
  • 12': Offside, Arsenal. Declan Rice is caught offside.
  • 13': Hand ball by Thomas Partey (Arsenal).
  • 16': Ismael Saibari (PSV Eindhoven) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Ryan Flamingo (PSV Eindhoven) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 17': Foul by Guus Til (PSV Eindhoven).
  • 17': Thomas Partey (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Goal! PSV Eindhoven 0, Arsenal 1. Jurriën Timber (Arsenal) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Declan Rice with a cross.
  • 21': Goal! PSV Eindhoven 0, Arsenal 2. Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
  • 24': Foul by Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal).
  • 24': Luuk de Jong (PSV Eindhoven) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 24': Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 25': Attempt missed. Noa Lang (PSV Eindhoven) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right from a direct free kick.
  • 25': Foul by Mikel Merino (Arsenal).
  • 25': Richard Ledezma (PSV Eindhoven) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Foul by Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal).
  • 26': Richard Ledezma (PSV Eindhoven) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 27': Attempt blocked. Richard Ledezma (PSV Eindhoven) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyrell Malacia.
  • 31': Attempt blocked. Jurriën Timber (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 31': Goal! PSV Eindhoven 0, Arsenal 3. Mikel Merino (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 35': Substitution, Arsenal. Riccardo Calafiori replaces Myles Lewis-Skelly.
  • 38': Foul by Tyrell Malacia (PSV Eindhoven).
  • 38': Mikel Merino (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Foul by Mikel Merino (Arsenal).
  • 39': Olivier Boscagli (PSV Eindhoven) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Corner, PSV Eindhoven. Conceded by Riccardo Calafiori.
  • 41': Penalty PSV Eindhoven. Luuk de Jong draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 41': Penalty conceded by Thomas Partey (Arsenal) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 42': Thomas Partey (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 43': Goal! PSV Eindhoven 1, Arsenal 3. Noa Lang (PSV Eindhoven) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Declan Rice (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Leandro Trossard.
  • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Luuk de Jong (PSV Eindhoven) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Tyrell Malacia with a cross.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Jurriën Timber (Arsenal).
  • 45'+2': Noa Lang (PSV Eindhoven) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, PSV Eindhoven 1, Arsenal 3.
  • 45': Second Half begins PSV Eindhoven 1, Arsenal 3.
  • 45': Substitution, PSV Eindhoven. Adamo Nagalo replaces Ryan Flamingo.
  • 47': Goal! PSV Eindhoven 1, Arsenal 4. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  • 48': Goal! PSV Eindhoven 1, Arsenal 5. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Riccardo Calafiori.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Noa Lang (PSV Eindhoven) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ismael Saibari.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Ivan Perisic (PSV Eindhoven) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyrell Malacia with a cross.
  • 52': Corner, PSV Eindhoven. Conceded by Gabriel Magalhães.
  • 53': Attempt saved. Luuk de Jong (PSV Eindhoven) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Ivan Perisic.
  • 53': Corner, PSV Eindhoven. Conceded by David Raya.
  • 55': Attempt saved. Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Leandro Trossard.
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jurriën Timber.
  • 60': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Olivier Boscagli.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Declan Rice with a cross following a corner.
  • 62': Offside, Arsenal. Leandro Trossard is caught offside.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Tyrell Malacia (PSV Eindhoven) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Noa Lang.
  • 63': Foul by Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal).
  • 63': Ivan Perisic (PSV Eindhoven) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Foul by Ismael Saibari (PSV Eindhoven).
  • 65': Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Substitution, PSV Eindhoven. Rick Karsdorp replaces Richard Ledezma.
  • 65': Substitution, PSV Eindhoven. Johan Bakayoko replaces Luuk de Jong.
  • 68': Foul by Olivier Boscagli (PSV Eindhoven).
  • 68': Mikel Merino (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Jurriën Timber (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
  • 69': Offside, Arsenal. Mikel Merino is caught offside.
  • 70': Offside, Arsenal. Leandro Trossard is caught offside.
  • 71': Substitution, Arsenal. Oleksandr Zinchenko replaces Thomas Partey.
  • 71': Substitution, Arsenal. Raheem Sterling replaces Ethan Nwaneri.
  • 73': Goal! PSV Eindhoven 1, Arsenal 6. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mikel Merino.
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Tyrell Malacia (PSV Eindhoven) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Noa Lang.
  • 76': Foul by Tyrell Malacia (PSV Eindhoven).
  • 76': Mikel Merino (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Substitution, Arsenal. Kieran Tierney replaces Mikel Merino.
  • 77': Substitution, Arsenal. Ben White replaces Jurriën Timber.
  • 78': Foul by William Saliba (Arsenal).
  • 78': Ivan Perisic (PSV Eindhoven) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Foul by Ben White (Arsenal).
  • 79': Tyrell Malacia (PSV Eindhoven) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 80': Corner, PSV Eindhoven. Conceded by Ben White.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Oleksandr Zinchenko (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kieran Tierney with a through ball.
  • 81': Attempt blocked. Ivan Perisic (PSV Eindhoven) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Noa Lang.
  • 82': Corner, PSV Eindhoven. Conceded by Ben White.
  • 82': Substitution, PSV Eindhoven. Armando Obispo replaces Olivier Boscagli.
  • 82': Substitution, PSV Eindhoven. Joey Veerman replaces Ismael Saibari.
  • 83': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Joey Veerman.
  • 84': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Adamo Nagalo.
  • 85': Goal! PSV Eindhoven 1, Arsenal 7. Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard with a through ball.
  • 89': Ben White (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Foul by Tyrell Malacia (PSV Eindhoven).
  • 89': Tyrell Malacia (PSV Eindhoven) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Offside, PSV Eindhoven. Rick Karsdorp is caught offside.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Guus Til (PSV Eindhoven).
  • 90'+2': Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+2': Second Half ends, PSV Eindhoven 1, Arsenal 7.
  • 0': Match ends, PSV Eindhoven 1, Arsenal 7.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 9
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
4 Offsides 1
3 Corner Kicks 5
1 Saves 1
46.8 Possession 53.2
15 SHOTS 12
8 ON GOAL 2
0.5 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
329 Accurate Passes 365
400 Passes 443
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 3
8 Crosses 25
0.5 Cross % 0.1
36 Long Balls 56
11 Accurate Long Balls 29
0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
3 Blocked Shots 4
7 Effective Tackles 9
9 Tackles 15
0.8 Tackle % 0.6
12 Interceptions 12
26 Effective Clearances 16
26 Clearances 16

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Philips Stadion
Location: Eindhoven, Netherlands
Attendance: 34,400

Line-Ups

PSV PSV Eindhoven (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Walter Benítez (GK)
18 Olivier Boscagli
6 Ryan Flamingo
3 Tyrell Malacia Yellow Card
37 Richard Ledezma
20 Guus Til
34 Ismael Saibari
22 Jerdy Schouten
9 Luuk de Jong
10 Noa Lang
5 Ivan Perisic
PSV Eindhoven Substitutes:
Adamo Nagalo, Couhaib Driouech, Rick Karsdorp, Tygo Land, Niek Schiks, Isaac Babadi, Johan Bakayoko, Armando Obispo, Joel Drommel, Joey Veerman.

ARS Arsenal (4-3-3)

No. Name
22 David Raya (GK)
6 Gabriel Magalhães
2 William Saliba
49 Myles Lewis-Skelly Yellow Card
12 Jurriën Timber
5 Thomas Partey Yellow Card
41 Declan Rice
8 Martin Ødegaard
23 Mikel Merino
19 Leandro Trossard
53 Ethan Nwaneri
Arsenal Substitutes:
Raheem Sterling, Jakub Kiwior, Ben White, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Tommy Setford, Jorginho, Riccardo Calafiori, Kieran Tierney, Neto, Ismeal Kabia, Nathan Butler-Oyedeji.

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