A brilliant Arsenal quickly liquidated PSV

Arsenal’s long-awaited return to the Champions League after six interminable years of absence is a big deal. It seems that time has not passed at the Emirates and the young team of Mikel Arteta He is used to the competition as he showed the brilliant football he showed in the Premier League and quickly eliminated PSV Eindhoven (4-0).

In David Raya repeating as starter In place of Aaron Ramsdale and with a wandering eleven, Arsenal had a rare start to the game. Devilish pace, high pressure and quick and accurate combinations resulted in 1-0 in the 8th minute. Martin Odegaard he shot near the post, Walter Benitez rejected and Bukayo Sakahelpful, crossed the net on his Champions League debut.

Arsenal usually take time to translate their dominance and good play into goals but this time they showed strength. Peter Bosz’s PSV, with Sergiño Dest on the left and an almost undrafted Luuk de Jong At the top of the attack, he tried to challenge him for possession after 1-0 but the Gunners knew how to handle other records.

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The 2-0 came on a counterattack started by Gabriel Jesus who showed his great quality, Saka found Leandro Trossard on the front linewho put the ball next to the post (20′).

Gabriel Jesus, so beautiful

Moments after Gabriel Jesus forced Benítez to fly after a good technical detail, in the third goal the roles were swapped again. Trossard crossed at the far post, the Brazilian scored with class and scored with a nasty cross shot (38′).

Arsenal needed 45 extraordinary minutes to see off a PSV who were victims of their defensive fragility and were certainly at the mercy of their rivals for the rest of the match.

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The seal of Odegaard

Arsenal managed their advantage in the second half with pure formality and, without losing control, took their foot off the accelerator. Odegaard, always at a high level, He closed the scoring with the fourth goal with a trademark whiplash.

After six years, Arsenal are back in the Champions League to stay and are inspiring fans who are eager for great nights in Europe with their football.

ARSENAL

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PSV EINDHOVEN

Arsenal: Raya; White, Saliba, Gabriel Magalhães, Zinchenko (Tomiyasu, 58′); Rice (Jorginho, 76′), Odegaard, Havertz; Saka (Fábio Vieira, 69′), Gabriel Jesus (Smith Rowe, 69′), Trossard (Nelson, 58′)
The
PSV: Benitez; Teze, Bella-Kotchap (André Ramalho, 76′), Boscagli, Dest; Schouten, Veerman; Bakayoko (Hirving Lozano, 66′), Saibari (Tillman, 66′), Lang (Vertessen, 76′); Luuk de Jong (Pepi, 90′)

Goals: 1-0 Saka (8′), 2-0 Trossard (20′), 3-0 Gabriel Jesus (38′), 4-0 Odegaard (70′)

Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany). Yellow: White (42′), Boscagli (47′), Tillman (80′), Schouten (87′)

Spectators: 58,860 at the Emirates Stadium

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