Arsenal drew 2-2 with PSV Eindhoven on Wednesday to finish an emphatic 9-3 combination win and arrange a Champions League quarter-final in opposition to holders Real Madrid. The Gunners demolished the Dutch champions 7-1 within the Netherlands final week, making the second leg on the Emirates a formality. Arsenal, who made seven adjustments from Sunday’s 1-1 draw at Manchester United, have been rapidly out of the blocks, scoring within the sixth minute via Oleksandr Zinchenko. Croatian veteran Ivan Perisic pulled PSV stage on the evening with a nice end previous the sprawling David Raya however midfielder Declan Rice headed Arsenal again in entrance.
PSV, in search of to salvage delight after final week’s humiliation, equalised with 20 minutes to go along with a well-taken aim from Couhaib Driouech.
Arsenal, who’ve by no means been topped European champions, will play 15-time winners Real Madrid within the final eight after Carlo Ancelotti’s aspect squeaked previous Atletico Madrid on penalties following a 2-2 draw on combination.
The two sides have met simply twice beforehand, with Arsenal successful 1-0 on combination within the spherical of 16 within the 2005/06 season.
Arsenal supervisor Mikel Arteta mentioned the membership ought to benefit from the achievement of reaching back-to-back quarter-finals for the primary time since 2010, when Arsene Wenger was supervisor of the membership.
“That tells you the problem of it,” mentioned the Spaniard. “We need to worth that and recognise that it is rather troublesome to do it.Â
“We’ve accomplished it constantly and now we need to make the following step, which goes to be actually troublesome, however we’re very able to that.”
Arteta’s males, whose Premier League problem has fizzled out in current weeks, have been rapidly within the driving seat within the second leg in opposition to PSV on Wednesday.
Raheem Sterling acquired the ball on the correct of the Arsenal assault and located his former Manchester City team-mate Zinchenko, who glided alongside the 18-yard field earlier than unleashing an excellent left-footed shot previous Walter Benitez.
Former Tottenham participant Perisic levelled within the 18th minute and Raya needed to be alert to supply a fingertip save from the vigorous Driouech moments later.
But the house aspect have been again in entrance within the thirty seventh minute
Sterling, who has been out of favour underneath Arteta regardless of his lack of ahead choices, charged down the correct and produced a teasing cross that Rice headed dwelling.
Raya produced one other nice save 10 minutes into the second half, diving full size to his left to maintain out an effort from Isaac Babadi.
But PSV have been stage with 20 minutes to go after Moroccan youth worldwide Driouech, making his first Champions League begin, dinked the ball over the stranded Arsenal goalkeeper.
The Dutch champions have been now on prime however neither aspect may discover a winner.
The Gunners are realistically out of the Premier League title race with leaders Liverpool 15 factors clear on the prime.
But they continue to be on the right track to win their first-ever Champions League trophy, and their first European silverware since they lifted the now-defunct Cup Winners’ Cup in 1994.
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