EINDHOVEN: Arsenal rattled in three goals in a 13-minute spell in the first half and then ruthlessly added four more after the break as they thrashed PSV Eindhoven 7-1 away in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie on Tuesday.
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 minute.
The Dutch champions pulled one back from a Noa Lang penalty for a 3-1 halftime deficit but two goals in the opening three minutes of the second half reinforced Arsenal’s dominance, with captain Martin Odegaard and Leandro Trossard adding their names to the scoresheet.
Odegaard got his second goal in the 73rd minute before substitute Riccardo Calafiori netted the seventh five minutes from time to complete the rout.