Arsenal set a series of records, shaking Europe thanks to the victory in the Champions League
TPO – Early this morning, Arsenal scored 7 goals against PSV to put one foot in the quarter-finals of the European Cup C1. Not only that, this victory also helped them set a series of records.
With 7 goals, Arsenal created the most explosive victory since the beginning of the 2024/25 campaign. More importantly, they caused the heaviest home defeat for PSV in the club’s history. The Dutch giant has never lost a home match by a 6-goal margin in their nearly 113-year history. Even when facing the most fearsome teams in history such as Real Madrid, Milan or Barcelona, PSV was not defeated as badly as what they suffered against Arsenal.
Arsenal’s show of strength began in the 18th minute, when Jurrien Timber broke the deadlock with a powerful header that hit the net. Ethan Nwaneri then combined with Miles Lewis-Skelly to score from close range. In the 31st minute, Mikel Merino stole the ball from a PSV defender to make it 3-0.
Arsenal scored like a stroll on PSV’s pitch
At the end of the first half, PSV regained their honour with a penalty. But they conceded two more goals early in the second half. Odegaard and Trossard increased the gap to 4-1 and 5-1 respectively. Odegaard then scored another goal in the 73rd minute before Riccardo Calafiori wrapped up the win with a cool effort from close range in the 82nd minute.
With seven goals, Arsenal also set a record by becoming the first team to score seven away goals in a single knockout match in the European Cup. Fans have to go back to the pre-Champions League era, when the European Cups were called the European Cups, to find a comparable result to what Arsenal achieved. In the 1970/71 season, Celtic beat Irish side Waterford 7-0 in the first leg of their last-16 tie.
Real Madrid are the last team in Champions League history to score six away goals in the first leg of a Champions League knockout tie. Eleven years ago, Los Blancos beat Schalke 6-1 thanks to braces from Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema and Gareth Bale.
