Six records Arsenal broke in Champions League demolition of PSV as Gunners produce seven-star display

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ARSENAL smashed six records arsenic they produced a seven-star show against PSV past night.

Mikel Arteta’s men battered the Dutch kings 7-1 successful the archetypal limb of their Champions League past 16 clash successful Eindhoven.

Martin Ødegaard of Arsenal celebrates a goal.Getty
Arsenal broke six records arsenic they bushed PSV Eindhoven 7-1[/caption]
Leandro Trossard and Declan Rice of Arsenal celebrating a goal.Getty
The Gunners person 1 ft successful the quarters wherever 1 of Real oregon Atletico Madrid await[/caption]

Martin Odegaard helped himself to a brace with Jurrien Timber, Ethan Nwaneri, Mikel Merino, Leandro Trossard and Riccardo Calafiori besides netting.

Arsenal present person 1 ft successful the quarters, wherever a battle against either Real Madrid oregon Atletico awaits.

But aft hitting PSV for 7 yesterday, the Gunners besides took down six records successful the process.

The thumping effect meant Arsenal became the first-ever squad to people 7 distant goals successful a azygous Champions League knockout game.

All of Arsenal’s goals were dispersed evenly passim the side.

And it besides meant they became the first-ever broadside to person six antithetic extremity scorers – barring ain goals – successful a Champions League knockout crippled distant from home.

Arsenal are present the quickest squad to nett 5 distant goals successful the Champions League too, with Trossard’s onslaught for 5-1 coming successful the 48th minute.

Meanwhile, the effect meant Arsenal person present won 5 successive Champions League games – successful the aforesaid tourney – for the archetypal clip since the 2005/06 season.

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Before beating PSV, the Gunners cruised past Girona, Dinamo Zagreb, Monaco and Sporting Lisbon.

And they volition beryllium assured of extending that tally to six successful the instrumentality limb astatine the Emirates.

Finally, Nwaneri’s extremity saw him go the third-youngest extremity scorer successful a Champions League knockout crippled astatine the property of 17 twelvemonth and 384 days.

The grounds was acceptable by Bojan Krkic erstwhile helium netted for Barcelona successful 2008 aged 17 years and 217 days.

And it saw Nwaneri autumn successful conscionable down Jude Bellingham, who scored for Borussia Dortmund successful 2021 aged 17 years and 289 days.

Arsenal’s latest starlet was acceptable up for his extremity by chap kid Myles Lewis-Skelly.

And it meant that 2 English teens had combined for a Champions League extremity for the archetypal clip successful the competition’s history.

Arsenal’s record-breaking night

  • First squad to people 7 goals successful a Champions League KO distant game
  • First squad to person six antithetic scorers successful Champions League KO distant game
  • Quickest clip to nett 5 goals successful Champions League distant game
  • Won 5 consecutive Champions League games for archetypal clip since 2005/06
  • Ethan Nwaneri present the third-youngest extremity scorer successful a Champions League KO game
  • Ethan Nwaneri and Myles Lewis-Skelly the first-ever English teens to harvester for a Champions League goal
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