Wed Mar 05 20:30:00 UTC 2025: ## Arsenal Humiliate PSV Eindhoven with Historic 7-1 Champions League Victory
**Eindhoven, Netherlands** – Arsenal made Champions League history on Tuesday night, crushing PSV Eindhoven 7-1 in the first leg of their last-16 tie. The victory marks the largest ever away win in a Champions League knockout stage match and Arsenal’s biggest ever away win in the competition.
A devastating first-half performance saw Arsenal score three goals in a 13-minute spell. Jurrien Timber opened the scoring in the 18th minute, followed by a strike from teenager Ethan Nwaneri, and Mikel Merino added a third. PSV pulled one back from a Noa Lang penalty before halftime, but the damage was already done.
The onslaught continued after the break. Captain Martin Ødegaard scored twice, Leandro Trossard added another, and substitute Riccardo Calafiori capped off the rout with a late goal. Ødegaard’s second goal and Calafiori’s strike came within minutes of each other. PSV goalkeeper Walter Benítez gifted Ødegaard his first goal with a poor clearance.
PSV had early chances, hitting the crossbar in the 16th minute, but Arsenal’s dominance was undeniable. Declan Rice, who delivered a stellar midfield performance, highlighted the team’s consistent quality despite recent Premier League struggles. “We feel we’ve been playing well as a team,” he said. “Sometimes we score five, sometimes two, sometimes we don’t score, but tonight we did well.”
The 7-1 defeat was a historic low for PSV, marking their heaviest home defeat ever and the first time a Dutch club has conceded seven goals in a European tie. PSV defender Olivier Boscagli conceded, “They were simply better than us in everything. We let them play. And that’s what they wanted to do. We were constantly running after them.” The result leaves PSV with a monumental task ahead of them in the second leg.
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