Wow. Just wow. If anyone thought Arsenal’s season was crumbling, Mikel Arteta’s men just set the record straight. A stunning 7-1 demolition of PSV Eindhoven in their own backyard a game that will be talked about for years.
Let’s be real. Arsenal had struggled for goals. Out of the Carabao Cup. Title hopes fading. Injuries piling up. But here? They looked like absolute world-beaters. From the first whistle, it was total domination.
Jurrien Timber started the party, rising like a prime Van Dijk to smash in a header. Then, 17-year-old Ethan Nwaneri remember the name announced himself to the world with a rocket of a finish. Pure class.
PSV had no answers. Defensive mistakes, chaos at the back, and Arsenal smelled blood. Mikel Merino, who’s not even a striker, made it 3-0 with a calm finish. Noa Lang’s penalty gave PSV a glimmer of hope, but it was false hope. Arsenal weren’t done.
The second half was an absolute riot. Nwaneri blitzed past Malacia, set up Odegaard, and boom 4-1. Then came the cherry on top: a filthy dinked finish from Leandro Trossard for five. Odegaard added his second, playing like he had his own ball. And then Riccardo Calafiori wrapped up the humiliation with a seventh.
This wasn’t just a win. This was a statement. Arsenal’s biggest away win in the Champions League. The feel-good factor is back. Madrid awaits in the quarter-finals. And by then, Gabriel Martinelli and Bukayo Saka could be back.
Champions League nights don’t get better than this.
