Arsenal's Italian defender #33 Riccardo Calafiori celebrates scoring his team's seventh goal during the UEFA Champions League round of 16 first leg football match between PSV Eindhoven (NED) and Arsenal FC (ENG) at the the PSV Stadion, in Eindhoven, on March 4, 2025. (Photo by MAURICE VAN STEEN / ANP / AFP) / Netherlands OUT
Eindhoven: Martin Odegaard scored twice as Arsenal crushed PSV Eindhoven 7-1 in their Champions League last-16 first leg tie in the Netherlands on Tuesday.
Dutch defender Jurrien Timber put the English side ahead after 18 minutes with Ethan Nwaneri and Mikel Merino adding two more before the break. Noa Lang pulled one back from a penalty but Gunners' captain Odegaard struck twice after the break and set up Riccardo Calafiori with Leandro Trossard also on target in the rout.
The Premiership side were on a different level to the struggling Dutch champions, who were condemned to their worst-ever defeat in European football.
