PSV Eindhoven vs Arsenal Highlights: Gunners secure commanding win in first leg of Champions League round of 16
PSV Eindhoven vs Arsenal Highlights: Gunners secure commanding win in first leg of Champions League round of 16
Welcome to Sportstar’s highlights of the UEFA Champions League 2024-25 round of 16 match between PSV Eindhoven and Arsenal, which was played at the Philips Stadion in the Netherlands.
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta says Tuesday’s Champions League last 16 first leg away at PSV Eindhoven will create a ‘different energy’ for his team after its recent Premier League slump.
The London club arrived in the Netherlands with its Premier League title hopes hanging by a thread after falling 13 points behind leader runaway Liverpool.
“It’s a game that obviously brings a different energy, keeps everyone on their toes,” Arteta told reporters on the eve of the clash in the Philips Stadion.
“What is ahead is a team that has eliminated Juventus. We played them a lot in recent years, so we know the challenge.”
Arsenal played PSV twice in the group stages last season, winning 4-0 at home and drawing 1-1 away.
They will need no reminding though that the last time it played the 25-times Dutch title winner in the knockout phase of the Champions League, it was eliminated, losing 1-0 away before being held to a 1-1 draw at The Emirates Stadium.
Arsenal has been deprived all its recognised forwards in recent weeks with Kai Havertz and Gabriel Martinelli joining long-term injured Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Jesus on the sidelines. It failed to score in its last two Premier League games, losing 1-0 to West Ham United and then drawing 0-0 with Nottingham Forest at the weekend.
PSV has hardly been in great form themselves either with one win in its last seven Eredivisie games leaving it trailing rival Ajax Amsterdam.
But Arteta said the respective form of each side will not influence Tuesday’s clash.
(From Reuters)
The UEFA Champions League match, PSV Eindhoven vs Arsenal, will be played at the Philips Stadion in Eindhoven, Netherlands. The match is scheduled for a 9:00 pm local time kick-off on March 4 (1:30 am IST, March 5).
The UEFA Champions League match, PSV Eindhoven vs Arsenal, can be watched in the Sony Sports Network. It can also be live streamed on Sony LIV.
Published on Mar 05, 2025
