Arsenal have more than one foot in the Champions League quarter-finals after scoring seven goals in an extraordinary away win at hapless PSV Eindhoven.

The Gunners have struggled for goals in recent weeks - failing to score in three of their last four games - but Mikel Arteta’s side sparked into life in a devastating 7-1 win.

Goals from Jurrien Timber, 17-year-old Ethan Nwaneri and makeshift striker Mikel Merino put the visitors in a barely believable position before half-time.

Noah Lang pulled one back from the penalty spot, but Arsenal scored just seconds after the restart as Martin Odegaard restored their three-goal cushion.

Leandro Trossard added another two minutes later, with Odegaard notching his second and Riccardo Calafiori rounding off a superb evening for the north Londoners with a seventh.

The Gunners became the first away team in Champions League history to score seven goals in a knockout stage match and next week’s second leg at the Emirates is all but a formality.

Arsenal can start to look forward to the next round, where they will face either Real Madrid or Atletico Madrid in the quarter-finals. Follow all the Champions League reaction with our live blog below:

PSV vs Arsenal LIVE

• FULL TIME! Arsenal make history with record-breaking Champions League win

• 86' IT'S SEVEN! Riccardo Calafiiori completes a dream night for Arsenal (PSV 1-7 ARS)

• 73' GOAL! All too easy for Arsenal as Odegaard makes it six (PSV 1-6 ARS)

• 48' GOAL! Trossard adds another as Gunners run riot in last-16 (PSV 1-5 ARS)

• 46' GOAL! Odegaard restores three-goal lead to punish goalkeeper error (PSV 1-4 ARS)

• 43' GOAL! PSV pull one back from penalty spot after Partey foul in box (PSV 1-3 ARS)

• 31 GOAL! Mikel Merino pounces on mistake in PSV defence to add third (PSV 0-3 ARS)

• 21' GOAL! Ethan Nwaneri steers in Myles Lewis-Skelly cross to double lead (PSV 0-2 ARS)

• 17' GOAL! Jurrien Timber leaps at back post to meet Declan Rice's cross (PSV 0-1 ARS)

• 15' OFF THE POST! Arsenal survive major scare as Saibari hits crossbar (PSV 0-0 ARS)

Arsenal teenager Ethan Nwaneri joins Jude Bellingham with historic Champions League goal

23:30 , Chris Wilson

Arsenal’s Ethan Nwaneri became the third-youngest goalscorer in a Champions League knockout stage match as the 17-year-old found the target against PSV Eindhoven in the last-16.

Nwaneri finished off Myles Lewis-Skelly’s cross with a thumping first-time shot to double Arsenal’s lead on the night, with the academy graduate scoring his eighth goal of what has been a breakthrough season.

Nwaneri has helped Mikel Arteta’s side through an injury crisis in Arsenal’s attack - with Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Martinelli, Kai Havertz and Gabriel Jesus all unavailable - and he stepped up with another big goal.

Arsenal teenager Nwaneri joins Bellingham with historic Champions League goal

Next up

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Arsenal’s next match comes at Old Trafford as they face Manchester United on Sunday, 9 March. Kick-off there is at 4.30pm.

PSV face Heerenveen on Saturday, before the second leg of this tie takes place on Wednesday, 12 March at 8pm.

Peter Bosz reacts

22:50 , Chris Wilson

PSV manager Peter Boss looks understandably defeated.

He calls the game a “terrible night for us”.

“No chances, maybe two moments in the game. Two moments for us to come back into the game but football-wise, we had no chance.

“Arsenal played well, fantastic. Poor from our side, not at all the football we play normally.

“We had a plan, we analysed them, we thought we could hurt them. But if you look at how we defended, it was really poor. You cannot be successful if you play this way.

“I couldn’t imagine I could ever lose this big [a margin]. We have to accept it, but it’s hard,” he adds.

Arteta reacts

22:40 , Chris Wilson

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta says that he is “so happy for the boys because in the last two games, we haven't scored a goal and we know the noise around that."

On PSV, he adds: "Momentum can shift and this is a team that is very used to winning. They have the capacity to generate chances in a lot of moments. You don't want to put yourself in the position where they score a second one and it is game on."

On the overall performance: "This is the beauty of football. Focus on what you are doing and do your best. Anything can happen."

Champions League results

22:30 , Chris Wilson

Unsurprisingly, this match was the most one-sided of the night, but here are the other results from an intriguing evening in the Champions League:

PSV 1-7 Arsenal

Club Brugge 1-3 Aston Villa

Real Madrid 2-1 Atletico Madrid

Dortmund 1-1 Lille

The symbolic goal behind Arsenal’s ridiculous, record-breaking night

22:24 , Richard Jolly

Boring, boring Arsenal? Not in carnival week in Eindhoven. Many a colourful disguise has been donned in this corner of the Netherlands in the last few days and Mikel Arteta’s roundheads took the guise of cavaliers for an evening of riotous, and at times ridiculous, fun. The team who couldn’t score became the first in Champions League history to score seven goals in an away knockout match.

There was much to relish. Particularly a symbolic second goal: made by an 18-year-old, for a 17-year-old, the first time two teenagers ever combined for a Champions League goal for an English club. Myles Lewis-Skelly and Ethan Nwaneri represent the success of the Hale End academy and the hopes for the future.

The symbolic goal behind Arsenal’s ridiculous, record-breaking night

Odegaard on Nwaneri

22:22 , Chris Wilson

There’s more from Odegaard on Nwaneri and Lewis-Skelly, who he is full of praise for.

"They play like they’ve been here for many years already.

“They have so much quality, so much confidence. You have to enjoy it.

“I try to help them. Obviously I've been in a similar position. For them it’s such a natural thing.

“They’re here, they’re ready for it. It’s a joy to play with them.”

On a potential tie against Real Madrid, he adds: “It would be special to go back there, but any team is an amazing team at this stage.

“Whoever we get we will enjoy it.”

Odegaard reacts

22:18 , Chris Wilson

Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard is speaking to Amazon now, and he says that “after the last few games I think needed a performance like this”.

“Unfortunately we conceded one goal but apart from that it was a top performance.

“We work hard every day to improve, especially after performances like the West Ham one, we want to do better. We always work hard, and today it clicked.

“Of course, I think every player in my position wants to influence the game. For me this season I haven’t been good enough.”

On his side’s goalscoring woes, he adds: “I think we’ve had a little extra focus on it after the last few games. We know we have the quality.

“We create so much, and we know we have it there [the ability].”

More from Rice & Timber

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Speaking on Nwaneri, he adds: “All of the lads have taken him under our wing, they deserve to be playing. He was brilliant tonight.

“Even if Saka was still here Ethan would be in and around the team getting minutes. We have plenty more going through as well.”

Timber finishes by saying that Arsenal still have to finish the job: “Finish it, then after we’ll see,” he adds.

Rice & Timber react

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Jurrien Timber and Declan Rice are first to speak to Amazon Prime, with the Dutchman saying that Arsenal “showed today that we’re capable of a lot and we put ourselves in a good position for next week”.

“It was nice to open the scoring. I have to win here. An amazing win here,” adds Timber.

Rice adds that Arsenal “were fluid, we had enthusiasm, the drive, the hunger”.

“We’ve been playing like this all season. We feel as players we’ve been doing well. We need to keep pushing as a team with the mentality. It was a massive performance.”

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A brilliant stat to sum up Arsenal’s evening.

The Gunners have become the first team in Champions League history to score seven goals away from home in a knockout stage match.

FULL-TIME! PSV 1-7 Arsenal

21:59 , Richard Jolly

Riotous and, at times, ridiculous entertainment. An Arsenal team who couldn't score got seven goals. A team who beat Juventus lost 7-1 at home. The Philips Stadion is almost empty now. Embarrassing for PSV, wonderful for Arsenal.

FULL-TIME! PSV 1-7 Arsenal

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FULL-TIME! PSV 1-7 Arsenal

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90 +2 mins

The referee brings the PSV suffering to an end and Arsenal have a famous win – and one foot in the quarter-finals of the Champions League.

PSV 1-7 Arsenal

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90 mins

There’ll be two minutes added on.

PSV 1-7 Arsenal

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90 mins

A late yellow for Malacia as we enter the final minutes. You’d imagine there’ll be very little added time.

PSV 1-7 Arsenal

21:48 , Chris Wilson

88 mins

Almost half empty in the Philips Stadium now. Arsenal have been brilliant and PSV poor, but it’s a harsh scoreline nonetheless.

GOAL! PSV 1-7 Arsenal

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85 mins

GOAL! Well, it’s embarrassing now.

It’s another great goal though, and the visitors make it look simple.

Rice picks it up in the centre circle and sweeps it to Odegaard. There’s no pressure on the captain and he spots the run of Calafiori, threading a brilliant pass with the outside of his foot.

The Italian finds himself 1-v-1 with Benitez and he cuts a composed low effort past the onrushing ‘keeper.

PSV 1-6 Arsenal

21:43 , Chris Wilson

83 mins

Changes for PSV as Armando Obispo and Joey Veerman come on for Boscagli and Saibari.

PSV 1-6 Arsenal

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81 mins

Arsenal are still looking to attack and it’s almost a great goal, as Tierney flicks it behind the defence for Zinchenko, who brings it down brilliantly before poking a great volleyed effort that forces a good save.

PSV 1-6 Arsenal

21:39 , Chris Wilson

80 mins

There are some home fans still singing in defiance here, but the tie was over long ago. It almost makes it seem harsh making PV turn up for it.

PSV 1-6 Arsenal

21:37 , Richard Jolly

Not sure which game the good folk of Turin are watching tonight but if anyone of a Juventus persuasion sees the score, they must wonder how they lost to PSV in the previous round. It looks still more of a missed opportunity for them.

PSV 1-6 Arsenal

21:37 , Chris Wilson

77 mins

Another sub for Arsenal as Timber and Merino come off for Kieran Tierney and Ben White.

The stadium is starting to empty now.

GOAL! PSV 1-6 Arsenal

21:34 , Chris Wilson

74 mins

GOAL!

So poor from Benitez.

Odegaard picks the ball up midway into the PSV half and he drives towards goal. The defenders sit off him and he rifles an effort goalwards – it’s not a brilliant effort but then ‘keeper makes a hash of it and it comes off his hand and bounces in!

GOAL DISALLOWED! PSV 1-5 Arsenal

21:32 , Chris Wilson

71 mins

Trossard has the ball in the net again after skipping past Benitez but he was offside when the tackle was won and the ball rolled into his path.

Tow changes for Arsenal as Zinchenko and Sterling come on for Partey and Nwaneri.

PSV 1-5 Arsenal

21:30 , Chris Wilson

69 mins

Arsenal are preparing some changes now too. Jurrien Timber has just gone into the book, but the game has definitely lost its earlier spark.

PSV 1-5 Arsenal

21:25 , Chris Wilson

65 mins

The game has certainly calmed down now, with the tempo slowing considerably.

PSV decide to make a change as de Jong and Ledezma come off for Johan Bakayoko and Rich Karsdorp.

PSV 1-5 Arsenal

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61 mins

Not too far from a sixth as a great corner is met by Gabriel in the box, but he heads into the ground and over.

PSV 1-5 Arsenal

21:18 , Chris Wilson

58 mins

Finally a brief lull in activity that ends with Perisic curling a cross straight out.

The Philips Stadion has quietened down considerably, while the Arsenal fans can now be heard serenading Arteta.

PSV 1-5 Arsenal

21:15 , Chris Wilson

55 mins

Plenty of gaps in the PSV defence now as they hunt a goal, and that allows Nwaneri to break into the box before testing Benitez with another decent effort.

PSV 1-5 Arsenal

21:14 , Richard Jolly

Arsenal had scored two goals in four games. Now they have twice scored two in three minutes. Peter Bosz has spent much of the evening shaking his head in disbelief. PSV have now conceded 34 goals in 15 games; though that tally may need updating later tonight.

PSV 1-5 Arsenal

21:13 , Chris Wilson

54 mins

Another chance for PSV as the cross comes towards the back post and de Jong forces Raya into saving his header.

The Spaniard collects well from the corner.

PSV 1-5 Arsenal

21:11 , Chris Wilson

51 mins

It really feels like PSV are just playing for pride now, but there’s a real swagger about Arsenal.

The hosts attack and Lang drives towards the box before firing it an effort that is just off-target.

GOAL! PSV 1-5 Arsenal

21:10 , Chris Wilson

48 mins

GOAL! What!?

Seconds after kick-off and Arsenal have another!

It’s simple too as Trossard picks the ball up on the wing and back heels it into the path of Calafiori.

The Italian plays the one-two pass and Trossard has broken free in the box, and despite the angle being tight, he races towards goal and squeezes a lovely chip past Benitez for 5-1!

GOAL! PSV 1-4 Arsenal

21:07 , Chris Wilson

47 mins

GOAL! And that could be that!

It’s more good work from Nwaneri, who picks the ball up on the right and uses the stepover to work space for the cross.

The ‘keeper can only palm it out back into the box and Odegaard is there to fire it in low pas the bodies in the area.

KICK-OFF! PSV 1-3 Arsenal

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The hosts get the second half started, and they’ve made a change too.

Adamo Nagalo has come on at centre-back for Ryan Flamingo.

HALF-TIME! PSV 1-3 Arsenal

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Both teams are coming back onto the pitch now, so we’ll be back underway soon.

HALF-TIME! PSV 1-3 Arsenal

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A brilliant half for the neutral in the Netherlands, with Arsenal dominant and boasting the lead to show it.

All three goals involved at least one bit of great skill from an Arsenal player, even if the third was fortunate. Lovely play from Trossard, Nwaneri and Rice at times.

It’s irritating for the visitors that Partey’s needless foul has allowed PSV a route into the game, but they’ll be confident of scoring more in the second half.

HALF-TIME! PSV 1-3 Arsenal

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HALF-TIME! PSV 1-3 Arsenal

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45 +4 mins

Not a lot of urgency from either side in the last couple of minutes and the referee brings the first half to an end in Eindhoven.

A brilliant first half that was almost the perfect opening period for Arsenal, though PSV have found a way back into it courtesy of a silly Partey foul and well-taken Lang penalty.

PSV 1-3 Arsenal

20:47 , Chris Wilson

45 +2 mins

Plenty of highlights from this one, but you’d expect Arsenal to try and close out the half from here. On another day it could be 3-2 to PSV right now!

The hosts win a free-kick near halfway, but it comes to nothing.

PSV 1-3 Arsenal

20:46 , Chris Wilson

45 mins

Better from PSV as the half approaches an end, with the hosts knocking it around the Arsenal box before Malacia swings in a great cross that de Jong heads over.

There’ll be four minutes of added time here.

PSV 1-3 Arsenal

20:44 , Chris Wilson

44 mins

What a first half this is.

It’s great work from Rice again as he works the space on the left and drills a low effort that forces a great save from Benitez to tip it past the post.

GOAL! PSV 1-3 Arsenal

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43 mins

GOAL!

Noa Lang steps up and it’s an emphatic effort, blasted into the right-hand side past a still Raya.

PENALTY TO PSV! PSV 0-3 Arsenal

20:43 , Chris Wilson

41 mins

Arsenal were looking exceptionally comfortable but they’ve given the hosts a way back into it!

Perisic wins a corner and when the delivery comes in, Partey drags down de Jong, with his hand and arm around the Dutchman’s neck.

It’s given and Partey is booked.

PSV 0-3 Arsenal

20:39 , Chris Wilson

38 mins

PSV have had their first meaningful attack since hitting the bar and conceding three but it comes to nothing. It hasn’t clicked for that front three at all.

PSV 0-3 Arsenal

20:38 , Richard Jolly

Tie over? It feels that way. Everything has gone Arsenal's way, from PSV missing an open goal to Lewis-Skelly avoiding a second yellow card to some utterly hapless PSV defending allowing Mikel Merino to make it 3-0.

GOAL GIVEN! PSV 0-3 Arsenal

20:35

33 mins

There’s a fairly lengthy VAR check and the goal is given! A nightmare from PSV.

Lewis-Skelly comes off for Riccardo Calafiori. Probably sensible from Arteta that.

GOAL! PSV 0-3 Arsenal

20:33 , Chris Wilson

31 mins

GOAL! That could be the tie done already.

It’s a messy goal but they’ll take it!

Timber’s shot is blocked and then he’s tackled, and there are three bodies on the floor, two of which are PSV players.

Timber wrestles for the ball on the floor and gets up before trying to put another shot in, and he falls again before the PSV player fails to clear and the ball rolls to Merino, who is about five yards out and simply taps it past Benitz into the corner.

There is a VAR check though, as Merino had strayed offside. It all depends on whether the action form the PSV player is considered a deliberate action to play the ball.

PSV 0-2 Arsenal

20:28 , Chris Wilson

27 mins

There’s potential trouble for Lewis-Skelly here as he flies into another mis-timed challenge, but he avoids the booking.

Mark Clattenburg on comms says that it wasn’t enough for a second booking, though he definitely would’ve received a booking if he hadn’t already been booked. A strange scenario.

He’s fortunate nonetheless, and nothing comes of the free-kick.

PSV 0-2 Arsenal

20:24 , Chris Wilson

24 mins

Ethan Nwaneri is now the third-youngest player to score a goal in this competition’s knockout phase.

But now Lewis-Skelly is booked as he drags down Luuk de Jong, and the hosts have a free-kick in a dangerous area near the edge of the box.

GOAL! PSV 0-2 Arsenal

20:23 , Chris Wilson

22 mins

GOAL! And the visitors have a hold now.

It’s great movement in the box, as Trossard wriggles between tackles before finding Lewis-Skelly in the box.

He makes space for the cross and looks up to see Nwaneri making the run to the near post, and he rolls it into his path before Nwaneri lashes an effort into the top corner!

PSV 0-1 Arsenal

20:21 , Chris Wilson

21 mins

Arsenal respond to going ahead by working another great crossing chance, but this time Trossard’s ball in has a little too much on it for Odegaard.

GOAL! PSV 0-1 Arsenal

20:20 , Richard Jolly

A couple of minutes that already look a potential turning point in this tie with Ismail Saibari slamming a shot against the bar when he perhaps should have scored and then Jurrien Timber heading Arsenal ahead to become just their second player to score in the last five games.

GOAL! PSV 0-1 Arsenal

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18 mins

GOAL! The visitors go up the other end and how they’re ahead!

It’s brilliant work from Declan Rice, who takes the pass in the box from Trossard and beats his man to make space for the cross. He clips a brilliant ball towards the back post and Jurrien Timber is there to rise above the defender and head in for 1-0!

OFF THE BAR! PSV 0-0 Arsenal

20:17 , Chris Wilson

16 mins

Plenty of high pressure from Arsenal when the hosts do have the ball in their half, but they escape it.

The hosts move the ball quickly up the other end and Lang threads a ball to the overlapping Perisic, who fizzes in a cross that Raya palms away. It falls to Saibari around eight yards out, with an almost open goal as Raya is sprawling, but the midfielder smashes an effort against the underside of the bar!

Good pressure from Gabriel to close the angle but the PSV man should score.

PSV 0-0 Arsenal

20:14 , Chris Wilson

14 mins

Another foray into the box from Arsenal ends with Merino unable to pick a pass.

We’re starting to see sustained pressure from the Gunners now.

PSV do win a free-kick in a fairly dangerous position, but it’s cleared easily.

PSV 0-0 Arsenal

20:12 , Chris Wilson

12 mins

The ball is in the net but it’s instantly disallowed as Rice has strayed offside.

Nevertheless it was a brilliant effort from the England midfielder, taking the ball near the edge of the box and fizzing a low shot into the far corner.

PSV 0-0 Arsenal

20:11 , Chris Wilson

10 mins

The check is over and the penalty shout is waved away.

It was great work from Arsenal initially, with Odegaard picking the ball up on the edge of the area before turning his marker. He made his way into the area to shoot but it looks like his leg is clipped and he hits the ground before taking the shot.

Replays aren’t too clear but it was an ‘accidental collision’ apparently.

PSV 0-0 Arsenal

20:09 , Chris Wilson

9 mins

Shouts for a penalty after some great work from Odegaard. It looked interesting at first glance, and there’s a check underway...

PSV 0-0 Arsenal

20:07 , Chris Wilson

6 mins

The ball broke to Lang in a dangerous area there but his pass into Perisic was so poor.

Neither side has been able to keep meaningful possession so far really.

Nwaneri does float a great cross to the back post, but there’s nobody on the end of it.

PSV 0-0 Arsenal

20:04 , Chris Wilson

4 mins

Some early exchanges of possession and it’s clear PSV will look to attack Arsenal early on.

Lang tries to run around Saliba but the Frenchman is equal to it.

PSV 0-0 Arsenal

20:03 , Chris Wilson

2 mins

Plenty of noise around the stadium as the game begins, with both sides trying to feel their way into the game.

No chances yet, but Odegaard does go pretty close to latching onto a great pass that would’ve seen him 1-v-1 with Benitez.

KICK-OFF! PSV 0-0 Arsenal

20:00 , Chris Wilson

The away side get us underway at the Philips Stadion!

A big test ahead for Arsenal, but one you’d expect them to triumph in.

PSV vs Arsenal team news and how to watch

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PSV XI: Benitez, Ledezma, Flamingo, Boscagli, Malacia; Schouten, Saibari; Perisic, Til, Lang; de Jong.

Arsenal XI: Raya; Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Lewis-Skelly; Odegaard, Partey, Rice; Nwaneri, Merino, Trossard.

Viewers in the United Kingdom can watch the game live on Amazon Prime Video.

Why some PSV fans are wearing fancy dress for Arsenal Champions League match

19:57 , Chris Wilson

PSV Eindhoven have told their fans that they are welcome to wear fancy dress to the stadium if attending tonight’s Champions League match with Arsenal.

The Dutch city is currently hosting its carnival celebrations, with the week-long festivities due to end Tuesday night. These celebrations take place every year in the days immediately preceding Ash Wednesday and Lent.

Carnival brings celebrations and many revellers a number of European cities every year, and as a result Eindhoven has welcomed many festival-goers ahead of tonight’s game.

Why some PSV fans are wearing fancy dress for Arsenal Champions League match

PSV vs Arsenal LIVE

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Both sides are in the tunnel at the Philips Stadion, so we’re around five minutes from kick-off. The anthem will be underway soon!

PSV vs Arsenal LIVE

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Arsenal's Champions League journey continues

19:45 , Chris Wilson

After a few years in the wilderness of the Europa League – and some not even in European competition – Mikel Arteta returned Arsenal to the Champions League ahead of the 23/24 season.

However, their journey ended in disappointment as they exited the competition at the quarter-final stage.

Arsenal’s best performance came in 2005/06, when they were beaten in the final 2-1 by Barcelona.

Match facts

19:40 , Chris Wilson

Arsenal have only lost one of their last 14 games against Dutch sides in the UEFA Champions League.

The Gunners have won each of their last four games in the UEFA Champions League, scoring 13 goals and only conceding twice in the process.

Mikel Arteta’s side have the lowest xG against per game average (0.73) in the UEFA Champions League this season.

Why Arsenal should believe they can win the Champions League

19:33 , Chris Wilson

Inside the Philips Stadion, there are reminders of PSV Eindhoven’s past, celebrations of former centre-forwards such as Romario, Ronaldo Nazario and Ruud van Nistelrooy who have graced the club and tormented defenders. As he walked along the corridors between the executive suites, Mikel Arteta could have been given a reminder of what he is missing.

It is carnival week in Eindhoven and plenty of people are descending on the Dutch city in fancy dress. Whether any have come in the garb of an Arsenal goalscorer or will impersonate a striker, even for a night, remains to be seen. The probability is that Mikel Merino will be leading the line for Arsenal in the Netherlands; the scorer of the Gunners’ only goals in their last four games but a midfielder by trade. With Kai Havertz and Gabriel Jesus injured, with Gabriel Martinelli only on the way back, with Raheem Sterling’s only goal this season coming against Preston, it may be Merino in attack.

Why Arsenal should believe they can win the Champions League

Match facts

19:27 , Chris Wilson

Arsenal are unbeaten in their five home matches in European competitions against PSV (W3 D2) – the most home games they've played against an opponent in European competition without ever losing.

This will be the second time Arsenal have faced PSV in the knockout stages of the UEFA Champions League, after being eliminated by the Dutch side in the Last 16 in 2006-07 (lost 0-1 away, drew 1-1 at home).

Who could Arsenal face in the route to the final?

19:20 , Chris Wilson

With the tournament bracket already published in this new variation of the Champions League, fans already have a rough idea of the teams they could face on the route to May’s final.

In Arsenal’s case, if they were to progress from this tie, they would face either Real Madrid or Atletico Madrid.

And it doesn’t necessarily get any easier from there, with the Gunners then facing one of Liverpool, PSG, Villa or Club Brugge in the semi-finals!

Head-to-head

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These two sides have faced off 10 times in European competition in the past, with Arsenal winning four, four ending as draws, and the Dutch side winning two.

They met in the group stages of last season’s competition, with Arsenal winning 4-0 at home before a 1-1 draw at the Philips Stadion.

The most recent win for PSV in this fixture came in October 2022, when the Dutch side won 2-0 in the group stages of the Europa League.

At this same stage in 2006/07, PSV beat the Gunners 2-1 on aggregate, with Chelsea loanee Alex securing a 1-1 draw at the Emirates.

Saka and Martinelli to return soon?

19:10 , Chris Wilson

Last week, Mikel Arteta said that he was expecting a concrete update on return dates for Gabriel Martinelli and Bukayo Saka – both of whom would of course be vital to any chances the Gunners have of winning this competition.

Speaking last Thursday, Arteta said: “Let’s see how they evolve in the next few weeks to make the right steps and then after that, they’ve been out for a long, long time, so we’re going to have to integrate them as well gradually.

“They are evolving well but they’re still a bit far,” added the Spaniard.

Mikel Merino leads the line for misfiring Arsenal

19:04 , Richard Jolly

A big night for two Mikels: Arteta's season increasingly rests on the Champions League, with Arsenal likely to finish second in the Premier League and very unlikely to drop out of the top four, and Merino, who again leads the line in Eindhoven tonight for a side who have not scored in three of their last four games. Merino got the goals in the other match, at Leicester. There is a carrot of a trip to Madrid, whether Real or Atletico, if Arsenal can see off PSV in what is becoming a very familiar rivalry.

Team news

19:00 , Chris Wilson

For Arsenal, Arteta has made two changes to the side that drew 0-0 to Forest last time out.

In defence, Miles Lewis-Skelly returns in place of Riccardo Calafiori at left-back, while in midfield, Thomas Partey replaces Jorginho.

Mikel Merino leads the line once again, with Ethan Nwaneri and Leandro Trossard on the wings.

Team news

18:57 , Chris Wilson

For Arsenal, Arteta has made two changes to the side that drew 0-0 to Forest last time out.

In defence, Miles Lewis-Skelly returns in place of Riccardo Calafiori at left-back, while in midfield, Thomas Partey replaces Jorginho.

Mikel Merino leads the line once again, with Ethan Nwaneri and Leandro Trossard on the wings.

Team news

18:56 , Chris Wilson

There is just one change for PSV tonight, with former Spurs man Ivan Perisic coming in for Johan Bakayoko.

PSV line-up

18:52 , Chris Wilson

PSV XI: Benitez, Ledezma, Flamingo, Boscagli, Malacia; Schouten, Til; Perisic, Saibari, Lang; de Jong.

Subs: Drommel, Schiks, Obispo, Karsdorp, Nagalo, Veerman, Babadi, Land, Bakayoko, Driouech.

Arsenal line-up

18:46 , Chris Wilson

Arsenal XI: Raya; Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Lewis-Skelly; Odegaard, Partey, Rice; Nwaneri, Merino, Trossard.

Subs: Neto, Setford, White, Kiwior, Zinchenko, Tierney, Calafiori, Jorginho, Sterling, Kabia, Butler-Oyedeji.

Team news

18:35 , Chris Wilson

The line-ups should be released in the next 10 minutes or so, so here’s a reminder of the early team news...

Arsenal have had almost a week off since their draw with Forest, and there were no new injury concerns for Mikel Arteta after that match. Miles Lewis-Skelly is free to return to the side in European competition, so he could feature again.

With news that Kai Havertz, Gabriel Jesus and Takehiro Tomiyasu will miss the rest of the season, Arsenal continue to be short of options in key positions. In addition, this match will come too soon for Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli, with neither expected back until next month.

For PSV, former Barcelona full-back Sergino Dest is expected to return this month, though this match may come too soon. Centre-back Ricardo Pepi and midfielder Malik Tillman are the long-term absentees for the Dutch side.

The Champions League returns and its flaws leave an unintended benefit

18:25 , Chris Wilson

There are a lot of elite footballers who still have the Champions Leaguetheme as their ringtone, and some will be actively playing it on the way to stadiums. Familiarity hasn’t dulled excitement. It’s fair to say that isn’t really from the relative laboriousness of the group stage, but rather the exquisite energy of the knockouts.

This week is where football history starts to be made, partly because of how visions of glory can be instantly consigned to the past. It is tension and tantalising opportunity all at once. Through that, there’s a distinctive thought, one even more striking than the sense many players will feel this week of stepping out into great stadiums. A good chunk of this season’s stars were children when watching Barcelona’s comeback against Paris Saint-Germain in 2017, the kind of game that made them first realise the unique magic of these nights.

That was obviously the case for Camp Nou’s current talents like Lamine Yamal, Pedri and Gavi but also stars like Jude Bellingham, Jamal Musiala, Ryan Gravenberch and arguably even William Saliba and Bukayo Saka. Such grandeur and mystique is what Uefa and all of football’s major stakeholders at least think they are striving for.

The Champions League returns and its flaws leave an unintended benefit

Champions League last-16 ties

18:10 , Chris Wilson

With Villa’s match against Brugge already underway, here’s a brief reminder of the last-16 ties in the Champions League.

Tuesday, 4 March

Aston Villa vs Club Brugge

Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid

PSV vs Arsenal

Dortmund vs Lille

Wednesday, 5 March

Feyenoord vs Inter

Bayern Munich vs Bayer Leverkusen

PSG vs Liverpool

Benfica vs Barcelona

Ivan Perisic says Arsenal have ‘lacked’ what it takes to be winners

18:00 , Chris Wilson

Former Tottenham player Ivan Perisic says Arsenal have “lacked” what it takes to be winners and believes his current side PSV Eindhoven can shock the Gunners in their Champions League last-16 tie.

Perisic, 36, has revived his career at the Dutch club and scored in PSV’s victory over Juventus in the previous round and will now face his former north London rivals on Tuesday night in Eindhoven.

Mikel Arteta’s side have crashed out of the Premier League title race since their last Champions League outing, with a defeat to West Ham and a draw to Nottingham Forest handing the advantage to runaway leaders Liverpool.

Ivan Perisic says Arsenal have ‘lacked’ what it takes to be winners

Prediction

17:45 , Chris Wilson

All that matters in this first leg is taking some kind of result back to the Emirates, and despite their offensive woes in recent weeks, Arsenal’s defence is still one of the best on the continent. They should sneak a win in Eindhoven.

PSV 0-1 Arsenal.

Jurrien Timber urges Arsenal to ‘change the narrative’ against PSV

17:25 , Chris Wilson

Jurrien Timber has challenged Arsenal to change the narrative ahead of their Champions League knockout clash against PSV Eindhoven.

The Gunners arrive in the Netherlands with their Premier League title hopes all but over after collecting just one point from their past two matches.

Mikel Arteta’s squad, without a recognised striker following season-ending injuries to Gabriel Jesus and Kai Havertz, also failed to find the back of the net in those two fixtures.

Jurrien Timber urges Arsenal to ‘change the narrative’ against PSV

Predicted line-ups

17:07 , Chris Wilson

PSV XI: Benitez; Ledezma, Flamingo, Boscagli, Junior; Schouten, Veerman; Perisic, Saibari, Lang; de Jong.

Arsenal XI: Raya; Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Calafiori; Odegaard, Jorginho, Rice; Nwaneri, Merino, Trossard.

Team news

17:05 , Chris Wilson

For PSV, former Barcelona full-back Sergino Dest is expected to return this month, though this match may come too soon. Centre-back Ricardo Pepi and midfielder Malik Tillman are the long-term absentees for the Dutch side.

Team news

17:04 , Chris Wilson

Arsenal have had almost a week off since their draw with Forest, and there were no new injury concerns for Mikel Arteta after that match. Miles Lewis-Skelly is free to return to the side in European competition, so he could feature again.

With news that Kai Havertz, Gabriel Jesus and Takehiro Tomiyasu will miss the rest of the season, Arsenal continue to be short of options in key positions. In addition, this match will come too soon for Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli, with neither expected back until next month.

Is PSV vs Arsenal on TV?

17:03 , Chris Wilson

When is PSV vs Arsenal?

The match is due to kick off at 8pm GMT on Tuesday, 4 March at the Philips Stadion in Eindhoven, Netherlands.

How can I watch the match?

Viewers in the United Kingdom can watch the game live on Amazon Prime Video, with coverage starting at 7pm.

PSV vs Arsenal LIVE

17:02 , Chris Wilson

Arsenal travel to the Netherlands to face PSV in the Champions Leaguetonight, with the Gunners looking to take a potentially vital advantage into next week’s second leg in London.

While Arsenal’s title challenge may have faded in recent weeks, they remain one of the favourites in this tournament, though they’ll face stiff competition from the likes of Real Madrid and Liverpool.

And the round of 16 pits them against a PSV side who are in their own title battle, with the Eindhoven-based club currently five points behind leaders Ajax in the Eredivisie.

While the odds are heavily in Arsenal’s favour in this tie, Mikel Arteta’s side will be wary of PSV’s attacking ability, as showcased in their 4-3 aggregate win over Juventus in the play-offs.

PSV vs Arsenal LIVE

17:01 , Chris Wilson

Good evening and welcome to The Independent’s live coverage of tonight’s Champions League match between PSV and Arsenal.

The Gunners travel to Eindhoven looking to take home a vital lead ahead of next week’s second leg, and they face a PSV side who dramatically beat Juventus to earn their place in the last 16.

We’ll have all chelatest updates and team news right here.