Arsenal team news vs PSV and predicted lineup | OneFootball

Arsenal will look to make their place in the Champions League quarter-finals official when they face PSV on Wednesday at 8 PM.

Arsenal predicted lineup vs PSV

Arsenal (4-3-3): Raya; White, Saliba, Kiwior, Zinchenko; Ødegaard, Jorginho, Rice; Sterling, Merino, Trossard

To say that Arsenal have a commanding lead would be an understatement. Their 7-1 triumph in Eindhoven was the largest-ever away win in the Champions League knockout phase; no team has overcome more than a two-goal deficit away from home, let alone six.

Arsenal team news vs PSV

Following their resounding success and unassailable lead, Arteta might choose to make some changes and give playing time to those who are usually on the fringes of his strongest starting lineup. Gabriel Jesus, Takehiro Tomiyasu, and Kai Havertz are ruled out until next season, while Bukayo Saka is still a few weeks away from returning to action.

Gabriel Martinelli made an unexpected return from a hamstring injury as a substitute, but he will miss the first leg of the quarter-finals if he receives a caution, so he could be held back on Wednesday. Raheem Sterling and Jurrien Timber are also one booking away from a European suspension.

Although Sterling may still start in the first XI with little at stake, Arteta could use this opportunity to give Ben White his first start of the calendar year. Oleksandr Zinchenko, Jorginho, Jakub Kiwior, and Kieran Tierney will also compete for a place in the starting lineup, and there may even be an opportunity for Neto to start in goal.

Further history awaits Arsenal

Arsenal’s impressive first-leg victory came as a relief for Mikel Arteta’s side, who have been struggling to score in the absence of key attackers. The delighted Arsenal manager praised his team’s display of “flow and courage,” as six different players found the net in this record-breaking success. He stated, “I really enjoyed the match, so thank you to the players for their performance.”

Ethan Nwaneri made history by becoming the third youngest scorer in Champions League knockout phase history, driving in Arsenal’s second goal in Eindhoven at the age of 17 years and 348 days. Arsenal’s largest aggregate victory in major European competition remains a 10-0 win against Standard Liège in the 1993-94 Cup Winners’ Cup.

This match was also the last time the Gunners scored seven goals in a European game away from home, marking the last occurrence of any English team winning by a margin of 10 or more goals in major European competitions.

In the European Cup, the last English team to achieve such a feat was Leeds United, who defeated Lyn 16-0 in the 1969-70 season. The highest aggregate win in the knockout phase of the Champions League era is 12-1, achieved by Bayern Munich against Sporting CP in the 2008/09 season. Franck Ribéry and Luca Toni both scored twice in Bayern’s 5-0 first leg victory in Portugal, but they had even more success in the second leg back in Munich, where six different players scored in a 7-1 home win.