
PSV Eindhoven vs Arsenal, 2024-25 UEFA Champions League, Round of 16
· 1st LegArsenal make UCL history with 7-1 rout of PSV in 1st leg
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Arsenal rattled in three goals in a 13-minute spell in the first half and then ruthlessly added four more after the break as they thrashed PSV Eindhoven 7-1 away in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie on Tuesday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Ivan Perisic (PSV Eindhoven).
- 2': Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 6': Foul by Tyrell Malacia (PSV Eindhoven).
- 12': Offside, Arsenal. Declan Rice is caught offside.
- 13': Hand ball by Thomas Partey (Arsenal).
- 16': Ismael Saibari (PSV Eindhoven) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box.
- 16': Attempt missed. Ryan Flamingo (PSV Eindhoven) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 17': Foul by Guus Til (PSV Eindhoven).
- 17': Thomas Partey (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Goal! PSV Eindhoven 0, Arsenal 1. Jurriën Timber (Arsenal) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Declan Rice with a cross.
- 21': Goal! PSV Eindhoven 0, Arsenal 2. Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
- 24': Foul by Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal).
- 24': Luuk de Jong (PSV Eindhoven) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 24': Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 25': Attempt missed. Noa Lang (PSV Eindhoven) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right from a direct free kick.
- 25': Foul by Mikel Merino (Arsenal).
- 25': Richard Ledezma (PSV Eindhoven) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal).
- 26': Richard Ledezma (PSV Eindhoven) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 27': Attempt blocked. Richard Ledezma (PSV Eindhoven) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyrell Malacia.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Jurriën Timber (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 31': Goal! PSV Eindhoven 0, Arsenal 3. Mikel Merino (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 35': Substitution, Arsenal. Riccardo Calafiori replaces Myles Lewis-Skelly.
- 38': Foul by Tyrell Malacia (PSV Eindhoven).
- 38': Mikel Merino (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Mikel Merino (Arsenal).
- 39': Olivier Boscagli (PSV Eindhoven) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Corner, PSV Eindhoven. Conceded by Riccardo Calafiori.
- 41': Penalty PSV Eindhoven. Luuk de Jong draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 41': Penalty conceded by Thomas Partey (Arsenal) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 42': Thomas Partey (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 43': Goal! PSV Eindhoven 1, Arsenal 3. Noa Lang (PSV Eindhoven) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 44': Attempt missed. Declan Rice (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Leandro Trossard.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Luuk de Jong (PSV Eindhoven) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Tyrell Malacia with a cross.
- 45'+2': Foul by Jurriën Timber (Arsenal).
- 45'+2': Noa Lang (PSV Eindhoven) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, PSV Eindhoven 1, Arsenal 3.
- 45': Second Half begins PSV Eindhoven 1, Arsenal 3.
- 45': Substitution, PSV Eindhoven. Adamo Nagalo replaces Ryan Flamingo.
- 47': Goal! PSV Eindhoven 1, Arsenal 4. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 48': Goal! PSV Eindhoven 1, Arsenal 5. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Riccardo Calafiori.
- 51': Attempt missed. Noa Lang (PSV Eindhoven) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ismael Saibari.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Ivan Perisic (PSV Eindhoven) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyrell Malacia with a cross.
- 52': Corner, PSV Eindhoven. Conceded by Gabriel Magalhães.
- 53': Attempt saved. Luuk de Jong (PSV Eindhoven) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Ivan Perisic.
- 53': Corner, PSV Eindhoven. Conceded by David Raya.
- 55': Attempt saved. Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
- 56': Attempt missed. Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Leandro Trossard.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jurriën Timber.
- 60': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Olivier Boscagli.
- 61': Attempt missed. Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Declan Rice with a cross following a corner.
- 62': Offside, Arsenal. Leandro Trossard is caught offside.
- 63': Attempt missed. Tyrell Malacia (PSV Eindhoven) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Noa Lang.
- 63': Foul by Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal).
- 63': Ivan Perisic (PSV Eindhoven) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by Ismael Saibari (PSV Eindhoven).
- 65': Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Substitution, PSV Eindhoven. Rick Karsdorp replaces Richard Ledezma.
- 65': Substitution, PSV Eindhoven. Johan Bakayoko replaces Luuk de Jong.
- 68': Foul by Olivier Boscagli (PSV Eindhoven).
- 68': Mikel Merino (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Jurriën Timber (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
- 69': Offside, Arsenal. Mikel Merino is caught offside.
- 70': Offside, Arsenal. Leandro Trossard is caught offside.
- 71': Substitution, Arsenal. Oleksandr Zinchenko replaces Thomas Partey.
- 71': Substitution, Arsenal. Raheem Sterling replaces Ethan Nwaneri.
- 73': Goal! PSV Eindhoven 1, Arsenal 6. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mikel Merino.
- 75': Attempt blocked. Tyrell Malacia (PSV Eindhoven) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Noa Lang.
- 76': Foul by Tyrell Malacia (PSV Eindhoven).
- 76': Mikel Merino (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Substitution, Arsenal. Kieran Tierney replaces Mikel Merino.
- 77': Substitution, Arsenal. Ben White replaces Jurriën Timber.
- 78': Foul by William Saliba (Arsenal).
- 78': Ivan Perisic (PSV Eindhoven) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by Ben White (Arsenal).
- 79': Tyrell Malacia (PSV Eindhoven) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 80': Corner, PSV Eindhoven. Conceded by Ben White.
- 81': Attempt missed. Oleksandr Zinchenko (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kieran Tierney with a through ball.
- 81': Attempt blocked. Ivan Perisic (PSV Eindhoven) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Noa Lang.
- 82': Corner, PSV Eindhoven. Conceded by Ben White.
- 82': Substitution, PSV Eindhoven. Armando Obispo replaces Olivier Boscagli.
- 82': Substitution, PSV Eindhoven. Joey Veerman replaces Ismael Saibari.
- 83': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Joey Veerman.
- 84': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Adamo Nagalo.
- 85': Goal! PSV Eindhoven 1, Arsenal 7. Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard with a through ball.
- 89': Ben White (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by Tyrell Malacia (PSV Eindhoven).
- 89': Tyrell Malacia (PSV Eindhoven) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Offside, PSV Eindhoven. Rick Karsdorp is caught offside.
- 90'+2': Foul by Guus Til (PSV Eindhoven).
- 90'+2': Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+2': Second Half ends, PSV Eindhoven 1, Arsenal 7.
- 0': Match ends, PSV Eindhoven 1, Arsenal 7.
Statistics
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PSV![]() |
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10 | Fouls | 9 |
3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
4 | Offsides | 1 |
3 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
1 | Saves | 1 |
46.8 | Possession | 53.2 |
15 | SHOTS | 12 |
8 | ON GOAL | 2 |
0.5 | On Target % | 0.2 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
329 | Accurate Passes | 365 |
400 | Passes | 443 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
4 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
8 | Crosses | 25 |
0.5 | Cross % | 0.1 |
36 | Long Balls | 56 |
11 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
3 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
7 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
9 | Tackles | 15 |
0.8 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
12 | Interceptions | 12 |
26 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
26 | Clearances | 16 |
Game Information
Venue: Philips Stadion
Location: Eindhoven, Netherlands
Attendance: 34,400
Line-Ups
PSV Eindhoven (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
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1 | Walter Benítez (GK) |
18 | Olivier Boscagli |
6 | Ryan Flamingo |
3 | Tyrell Malacia ![]() |
37 | Richard Ledezma |
20 | Guus Til |
34 | Ismael Saibari |
22 | Jerdy Schouten |
9 | Luuk de Jong |
10 | Noa Lang |
5 | Ivan Perisic |
Arsenal (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
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22 | David Raya (GK) |
6 | Gabriel Magalhães |
2 | William Saliba |
49 | Myles Lewis-Skelly ![]() |
12 | Jurriën Timber |
5 | Thomas Partey ![]() |
41 | Declan Rice |
8 | Martin Ødegaard |
23 | Mikel Merino |
19 | Leandro Trossard |
53 | Ethan Nwaneri |
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