PSV e Arsenal starred One of the greatest goals in the history of Champions League This Tuesday (04/03). The victory of the gunners for 7 a 1 It gave rise to the breaking of some records by both teams in European competitions.
The teams meet again in the match of the return next Wednesday (12/03), at 17h (Brasília), in Emirates. Practically guaranteed in the quarterfinals, Arsenal can Lose for up to six goals difference to advance to the next phase. Scoring equal to the first game, but favorable to PSV, takes the duel to penalties.
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Carnival rhythm for the gunners! 🎭 Arsenal’s revelry was special and Mikel Arteta’s men applied a super rout on PSV in the round of 16 of Champions!
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What were the broken records?
With this, Arsenal became the first champions team to score seven goals at the opponent’s house in a knockout game. This is because the rout that Bayern Munich applied to Barcelona, with a score of 8 to 2, in the 2019/20 season, took place in the neutral field (Stadium of Luz) due to the pandemic.
In addition, this was the largest rout against the PSV in European tournaments. The result surpassed the then worst score suffered by an English team on the continent that, until then, was Ajax’s 6-1 defeat to Napoli in the group stage of season 2022/23.
Largest Champions League scores
Before Wednesday’s game, the largest most recently applied score in the Champions League had been Bayern Munich’s rout over Dinamo Zagreb 9-2 in the League phase in September last year.
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Largest goals of visitors at Champions
- Zilina 0 x 7 Olympic of Marseille – phase of groups – 03/11/2
- Bate Borisov 0 x 7 Shakhtar Donetsk – Fase de Grupos – 21/10/2014
- Maribor 0 x 7 Liverpool – Group Phase – 10/17/2017
- Barcelona 2 x 8 Bayern – Wednesdays – 14/08/2020
- PSV 1 x 7 Arsenal – Eighth Final – 04/03/2025
Biggest Champions
- Liverpool 8 x 0 Besiktas – Group phase – 11/06/2007
- Real Madrid 8 x 0 Malmö – Group Phase – 12/08/2015
- Bayern Munich 9 x 2 Dinamo Zagreb – League Phase – 17/09/2024
- Juventus 7 x 0 olympiacos – Group phase – 12/10/2003
- Arsenal 7 x 0 Slavia Prague – Group Phase – 23/10/2007
PSV History at Champions
The PSV has 32 appearances in the Champions League/European Champions Cup. The team was champion of the 1987/88 edition, when they surpassed Benfica on penalties, after 0-0 draw in normal time. This was the only final played by the Dutch team.
In the 2024/25 season, the PSV qualified for the round of 16 after eliminating Juventus with a 4-3 aggregate score (2-1 loss on a trip and 3-1 win on the way back). In the league phase, the team ended in 14th place.
Check out how many times PSV has ended the participation in Champions in each phase:
- Qualification: 4 times
- Group phase: 17 times
- Eighth Final: 3 times
- FINAL FOUNDERS: 4 times
- Semifinal: 2 times
Arsenal History in Champions
Gunners have 23 participations in the European Champions Champions League/Cup. The team was never champion, but arrived at the final once, in the 2005/06 season, when it was defeated by Barcelona, by 2 to 1.
In the current season, Arsenal qualified for the round of 16 of the league phase after finishing in 3rd, behind only Liverpool and Barcelona. In all, the team won six wins, a draw and a defeat.
Check out how many times Arsenal has ended participation in Champions in each phase:
- Group phase: 5 times
- Eighth Final: 9 times
- FINAL FOUNDERS: 6 times
- Semifinal: 1 time
- Final: 1 time (vice)
