Arsenal Demolishes PSV In UEFA Champions League

A fired-up Arsenal demolish PSV Eindhoven 7-1 away in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie on Tuesday night.

Jurrien Timber opened the scoring in the 18th minute, followed by a strike from teenager Ethan Nwaneri before Mikel Merino added the third in the 31st.

The Dutch champions pulled one back with a Noa Lang penalty for a 3-1 halftime deficit, but two goals in the opening three minutes after the break reinforced Arsenal’s dominance, with captain Martin Odegaard and Leandro Trossard scoring.

Arsenal registered their biggest away win in European club competition and put themselves in a virtually unassailable position to advance to the quarter-finals, where they will meet either Atletico Madrid or Real Madrid.

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Real Madrid led that tie 2-1 in what was a stuttering capital derby between bitter rivals who, at times, looked to be playing within themselves, seemingly conserving some energy for what is likely to be a compelling return leg at Atletico’s Metropolitano Stadium next week.

Aston Villa earned a 3-1 win away to Club Brugge thanks to an own goal and a penalty kick in the final eight minutes. Leon Bailey put Villa ahead after three minutes, and Maxim De Cuyper levelled nine minutes later. But Brugge’s Brandon Mechele scored an own goal eight minutes from time, and with two minutes left, Marco Asensio converted from the penalty spot.

The sides will meet again at Villa Park next week for the second leg to decide who will face either Liverpool or Paris St Germain in the quarter-finals.

Borussia Dortmund and Lille drew 1-1 in Tuesday’s other tie, and on Wednesday, PSG plays Liverpool, Befica plays Barcelona, Bayern Munich plays Bayer Leverkusen, and Feyenoord plays Inter Milan.

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