Arsenal swiftly returned to winning ways on Wednesday night with a 3-0 win over Dinamo Zagreb in the Champions League.

Goals from Declan Rice, Kai Havertz and Martin Odegaard secured the victory for the Gunners over Zagreb at the Emirates Stadium.

Mikel Arteta's side now have 16 points in the league phase of the Champions League and are in third place in the table. Arsenal will now prepare to face Girona in their final fixture next week as they aim to secure a spot in the top eight to advance to the last-16 stage.

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Finishing in the top eight would also allow Arsenal to skip the play-off round of the competition, which takes place next month. A point on their trip to Spain would be enough to clinch a top-eight finish and qualify for the last-16.

Here, football.london takes a look at how the national media analysed Arsenal's win over Dinamo Zagreb in the Champions League.

Sami Mokbel wrote for the Daily Mail: "Time will tell how costly throwing away that 2-0 lead becomes in a Premier League campaign that has been beset by setbacks.

"Thankfully, their form in the Champions League has been rather more consistent and it will take a near impossible turn of events in the final round of group fixtures for Arsenal not to secure passage into the final stages.

"Their night started with a bang; ahead inside two minutes - Declan Rice hammering home on the half-volley after Kai Havertz cushioned Gabriel Martinelli’s square pass.

"Soon after his goal Rice, whose strike was his first in the Champions League, was pelted with plastic cups from the travelling supporters as he took Arsenal’s first corner of night. You’d imagine they weren’t offering the midfielder celebratory champagne."

Gary Jacob added for The Times: "Declan Rice has returned to form in the past few matches after looking jaded and below his domineering best this season. The midfielder struck for the first time in eight matches when he nicely caught a half-volley inside two minutes and then inexplicably headed wide in front of goal from Ethan Nwaneri’s cross.

"Kai Havertz went off the boil at the turn of the year but the forward headed in his 14th goal across all competitions — the same tally that the forward managed in all of last season. Martin Odegaard converted a cross for his first goal in 14 matches and second goal in a season disrupted by an ankle injury. Gabriel Martinelli played a part in the first two goals.

"The scoreline reflected something approaching their dominance although it should be caveated by Dinamo Zagreb being poor and porous at the back and offering little up front. Doubts still linger over the quality and strength in depth of the Arsenal squad, especially as they wasted first-half chances to put the match to bed, but this was a step back in the right direction."

Sam Dean concluded for The Telegraph: "There have been some draining days in recent weeks for Arsenal, a team who are lacking consistency and struggling with injuries, but in this relatively gloomy period there is one player who has shone more brightly and regularly than the rest: Declan Rice.

"By his usual high standards, it was a slow start to the season for Rice, perhaps understandably given his exhausting efforts for England at the European Championship. He has also been managing a niggling injury. But in the past few games he appears to have found his stride and built some momentum at last.

"If Arsenal are to succeed in their pursuit of Champions League or Premier League glory this season, they will need Rice to be at his powerful best in midfield. There were more signs here, in victory over Croatian side Dinamo Zagreb, that he is returning to that inspirational, imposing form."