Goals galore as Arsenal hit seven in Champions League rampage at PSV

Arsenal put in a dominant display against PSV Eindhoven in their round of 16 first-leg clash, beating the Netherlands side 7-1 to all but secured their place in the quarter-finals.

Jurrien Timber opened the scoring after 18 minutes before teenager Ethan Nwaneri and Mikel Merino extended Arsenal’s advantage inside half an hour.

Though Noa Lang gave PSV hope from the penalty spot, Martin Odegaard scored 60 seconds after the restart before Leandro Trossard landed a fifth one minute later.

Odegaard doubled his tally with 17 minutes remaining and Riccardo Calafiori completed the devastating rout, Arsenal’s biggest in a Champions League away fixture, in the closing minutes.

The Gunners, without a recognised striker, have been abject and short of goals in the Premier League as their title chances have evaporated.

However, Mikel Arteta’s men answered Timber’s pre-match call to change the narrative with an electric performance on the European stage – admittedly against a poor PSV side – to put them on a brink of a last-eight match-up against either Real Madrid or Atletico Madrid.

Real Madrid defeated Atletico Madrid 2-1 in the first leg of their match and it’s all to play for when both teams meet for the return leg in the next few days.