Match Thread: PSV Eindhoven vs. Arsenal | UEFA Champions League
PSV Eindhoven 1 - 7 Arsenal
PSV scorers: Noa Lang (43' pen.)
Arsenal scorers: Jurriën Timber (18'), Ethan Nwaneri (21'), Mikel Merino (31'), Martin Ødegaard (47', 73') Leandro Trossard (48'), Riccardo Calafiori (85')
Venue: Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands
Referee: Jesus Gil Manzano (Spain)
| Starting XI | Notes | Subs | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Benítez | Joël Drommel | ||
| Richie Ledezma | 65' | Niek Schiks | |
| Ryan Flamingo | 46' | Rick Karsdorp | 65' |
| Olivier Boscagli | Armando Obispo | 83' | |
| Tyrell Malacia | 89' | Adamo Nagalo | 46' |
| Jerdy Schouten | Couhaib Driouech | ||
| Ismail Saibari | 83' | Isaac Babadi | |
| Ivan Perišić | Tygo Land | ||
| Guus Til | Joey Veerman | 83' | |
| Noa Lang | 43' | Johan Bakayoko | 65' |
| Luuk de Jong | 65' |
Manager: Peter Bosz (Netherlands)
| Starting XI | Notes | Subs | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Raya | Neto | ||
| Jurriën Timber | 18' 78' | Tommy Setford | |
| William Saliba | Kieran Tierney | 79' | |
| Gabriel | Ben White | 78' | |
| Myles Lewis-Skelly | 24' 35' | Jakub Kiwior | |
| Martin Ødegaard | 47' 76' | Oleksandr Zinchenko | 71' |
| Thomas Partey | 42' 71' | Riccardo Calafiori | 35' 85' |
| Declan Rice | Jorginho | ||
| Ethan Nwaneri | 21' 71' | Raheem Sterling | 71' |
| Mikel Merino | 31' 78 | Ismeal Kabia | |
| Leandro Trossard | 48' | Nathan Butler-Oyedeji |
Manager: Mikel Arteta (Spain)
1': We're off!
8': Ødegaard goes down in the box and screams at the ref for a pen he doesn't get.
12': Rice picks out the bottom corner from distance! Beautiful! Won't count, though, offside.
16': Huge chance for PSV but Saibari puts it into the woodwork! The rebound is hit wide!
18': GOAL ARSENAL!! A great cross from Rice and Jurriën Timber gets up high and nods it in at the far post!
21': GOAL ARSENAL!! Ethan Nwaneri gets a great cutback from Lewis-Skelly and smashes it in!
24': Myles Lewis-Skelly gives up a free kick in a dangerous area
25': Noa Lang's free kick whistles narrowly wide.
26': Lewis-Skelly wipes out Ledezma!! Is that a second yellow?! Very lucky to get away with that
31': GOAL ARSENAL!! The PSV backline switches off! Flamingo fails to clear! Mikel Merino stabs it in! Ismael Sibari* 35': Arsenal substitution: Riccardo Calafiori on for Myles Lewis-Skelly
42': PENALTY FOR PSV!! Thomas Partey smacks de Jong across the neck!
43': GOAL PSV!! Noa Lang nails it into the top corner and leaves Raya flat-footed!
44': Rice smashes one just wide of the far post! Benítez might have gotten fingertips to it but it's given as a goal kick.
45+1': Malacia with a great cross, de Jong flies in with the header but it's over the target!
HT PSV Eindhoven 1-3 Arsenal Arsenal just wrecking PSV in this first half but PSV have a late lifeline that makes this still a game.
46': PSV substitution: Adamo Nagalo on for Ryan Flamingo
46': We're back!
47': GOAL ARSENAL!! Martin Ødegaard all but finishes the game! Benítez tries to punch away a cross but he puts it right to Ødegaard to finish!
48': GOAL ARSENAL!!! Leandro Trossard makes it FIVE!! He gets the cross from Calafiori at the near post and chips it over the keeper!
51': Lang fires from the edge of the box and puts it wide of the far post.
55': SAVE! Benítez protects his near post.
60': Gabriel with an open header but he heads it straight down and it bounces well over the net.
65': PSV double sub: Rick Karsdorp and Johan Bakayoko on for Richie Ledezma and Luuk de Jong
71': Trossard gets a second ball into the net but he's offside.
71': Arsenal double sub: Raheem Sterling and Oleksandr Zinchenko on for Thomas Partey and Ethan Nwaneri
76': GOAL ARSENAL!!! Martin Ødegaard lets one rip, Benítez gets two hands on it but can't keep it out!
78': Arsenal substitution: Ben White on for Jurriën Timber
81': SAVE! Merno fires but Benítez keeps it out.
83': PSV double sub: Armando Obispo and Joey Veerman on for Olivier Bascgali and Ismail Saibari
85': GOAL ARSENAL!!! Astonishing! Ødegaard passes to Riccardo Calafiori who slots it under the keeper!
89': Tyrell Malacia fouls White
FT PSV Eindhoven 1-7 Arsenal Brutal! Destruction!