At 4 a.m. on March 5, Beijing time, in the first leg of the Champions League 1/8 finals, Arsenal, ranked second in the Premier League, challenged Eindhoven, ranked second in the Eredivisie, away.

In the first half, Timber's header broke the deadlock on the field, Nwaneri volleyed to expand the score, Skelly was yellow, Merino scored, Thomas yellow spotted the package, Noah Lang scored a penalty to pull one back, and Arsenal led 3-1 at halftime; In the second half, Arsenal scored two goals in the opening two minutes, Odegaard and Trossard scored, and then Odegaard scored a brace from distance, and in the final stages, Odegaard assisted Calafiore to score the icing on the cake.

In the end, Arsenal swept PSV Eindhoven 7-1 away, which means that the Gunners have already reached the last eight of the Champions League with half a foot, and they have also createdThe all-time record for away goals scored in a knockout round of the Champions League。

PSV Eindhoven vs Arsenal, Bos lined up a 4231 formation, with a starting value of 164 million euros;On the Arsenal side, the four strikers (Saka, Havertz, Jesus, Martinelli) are injured, and in the case of a shortage of strikers, Arteta lined up the 433 formation, Merino played as a cameo center, Trossard and Nwaneri were separated on both sides, Rice, Thomas, and Odegaard formed three midfielders, Skelly, Gabriel, Saliba, and Timber formed a back four, and Raya was in goal, with a starting value of 590 million euros。

Arsenal played a "ferocious" game that fans couldn't imagine, and they didn't expect PSV Eindhoven, who eliminated Juventus in the play-offs, to be so indifferent. The main reason is that Eindhoven chose to play against Arsenal at home, Arsenal's possession rate is still lower than that of the opponent, Arsenal's counterattack is very sharp, it can be said that the knife is deadly, plus Arsenal breaks through the side sharply, crosses accurately, plus long-range shots, it is really a striker to win a striker, and there are strikers everywhere.

In this campaign, Arsenal had as many as 6 goals, including Timber and Calafiori, two defenders scored, two wingers Trossard and Nvaneri scored, Merino who played as a guest center scored, and captain Odegaard scored 3 goals with 2 shots and 1 pass. In the end, Arsenal swept PSV Eindhoven 7-1 away, and this score was still the result of Arsenal's lack of strikers, which was really unpredictable. In this 7-1 away win, Arsenal set a record for away goals in the Champions League's all-time knockout round.

Looking at the game data again, it is an offensive battle, but PSV Eindhoven's offensive ability is not as good as Arsenal's.PSV Eindhoven managed 53% possession and a total of 12 attempts at goal with just 2 of them on target; Arsenal had a total of 15 shots on goal with 8 of them on target。