It made any high-scoring predictions for Tuesday’s meeting with PSV seem fanciful but as manager Mikel Arteta said in his post-match press conference, “That’s the beauty of football.” Advertisement The 7-1 win in the first leg of a Champions League round of 16 tie was the first time Arsenal had scored that many goals in a single match under Arteta.

Arsenal, as a result, became the first team in Champions League history to score seven goals away from home in a knockout stage match. The victory was all the more impressive given Arsenal’s recent attacking struggles and they came into this game having failed to score in each of their past two games.

Arsenal defeated PSV Eindhoven in the first leg of their Champions League round of 16 clash taking a crucial lead back to England.