Odegaard two good as Arsenal rout PSV 7-1

Arsenal were just too hot to handle for PSV whom they thrashed 7-1 in the first leg of their Round-of-16 tie on Tuesday. Defender Jurrien Timber opened the scoring with a header before forward Ethan Nwaneri, 17, smashed the ball into the top corner to double the lead inside 25 minutes. Makeshift striker Mikel Merino added a third at the half hour mark before Noa Lang pulled one back for PSV via a spot-kick just before half-time.

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However, whatever hope the Dutch team had of a comeback swiftly evaporated courtesy of two quick-fire goals just after the break from the Gunners’ skipper Martin Odegaard and winger Leandro Trossard. Odegaard scored his second in the 73rd minute as defender Riccardo Calafiori stuck the final dagger in the 85th minute. Although Miles Lewis-Skelly, 18, did not get on the scoresheet he terrorised PSV with his pace and creativity.

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