PSV Eindhoven vs Arsenal LIVE: Champions League result and reaction after Yorbe Vertessen earns draw
PSV 1-1 Arsenal: The Gunners were held to a draw after Mikel Arteta made eight changes
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PSV Eindhoven and Arsenal both advanced to the knockout rounds of the Champions League after playing out a 1-1 draw at the Philips Stadion. The two teams had already qualified before kick off in the final Group B match but their encounter was an enjoyable and entertaining affair.
Mikel Arteta made eight changes to the starting line-up which meant the Gunners were disjointed through the opening stages but they created a couple of good chances with Eddie Nketiah opening the scoring. He collected a pass from Reiss Nelson before touching the ball into the box and slotting it into the far corner.
After the break PSV responded with a simple pass up the pitch. Ricardo Pepi nipped in between William Saliba and Gabriel to receive the ball before setting up Yorbe Vertessen to guide in the equaliser. A lack on intensity from both teams meant the match meandered to its conclusion and the points were shared.
Relive the match action below:
PSV 0-0 Arsenal
3 mins: Aaron Ramsdale is making his Champions League debut tonight and is forced into an early clearance after a back pass from Cedric Soares.
The goalkeeper keeps his composure under pressure well enough.
Kick off! PSV 0-0 Arsenal
Arsenal get the ball rolling. The knock it around the back line and work it across to the left wing. PSV push forward on the press and force the ball out of play.
PSV vs Arsenal
Here come the teams.
The players make their way out onto the pitch at the Philips Stadion. This is an opportunity for some of Arsenal’s squad players to impress.
Jorginho captains the team tonight, can Arsenal end their Champions League group stages with a win?
Bosz on improving and taking on Arsenal
PSV manager Peter Bosz spoke about how his team have improved since they last faced Arsenal and claimed he wants to make the supporters proud with their performance.
“We are not going to field a completely different team against Arsenal, but you have to allow boys who do well from the bench to play.” he said in the build-up to the match. “Tomorrow is the opportunity for that.
“I know that we are better than [the game in September], but what matters to me is whether we have learned from that match. Ultimately, the stadium will be full again and we want to make our supporters proud. That is perhaps the most important point.”
PSV vs Arsenal
Gabriel Jesus has scored in all four of his Champions League games for Arsenal, and could become the first Gunner ever to score five in a row in the competition.
PSV vs Arsenal
With three goals and four assists, Bukayo Saka has been involved in more Champions League goals than any other player this season.
His seven goal involvements is also already the most by an Arsenal player in their debut campaign in the competition.
PSV vs Arsenal
PSV forward, Noa Lang. has been involved in 13 shots following a ball carry in the Champions League this season (9 shots, 4 chances created), second only to Real Madrid’s Rodrygo (15).
Meanwhile, Luuk de Jong has scored in each of his last six home European matches for PSV (six goals), the longest home scoring run by a PSV player in their major European history.
Arsenal stunned by Unai Emery’s early trick as Aston Villa join the title race
Mikel Arteta looked down from above as his predecessor stole the stage and Aston Villa joined Arsenal in the title race. Unai Emery’s side extended their club-record home winning run to 15 consecutive matches after adding the second of two of the finest victories Villa Park has staged within the same week.
Triumphant against the champions on Wednesday, Villa knocked down the side who started the weekend as leaders on Saturday night. Though those wins may share the elements of magnitude and scoreline, they could hardly have been more different in how they were achieved.
Villa’s energy and commitment was superb but Arsenal were wasteful and allowed three points and the chance to extend their lead over Manchester City to slip away.
With Arteta suspended from the touchline, Arsenal were unable to produce another late goal and the manager departed the directors box seconds before the final whistle after Kai Havertz’s equaliser was disallowed for handball. Moments later, Emery was dancing down the touchline, having beaten the club who sacked him after 18 months for the second time and first since his return to the Premier League.
Arsenal stunned by Unai Emery’s early trick as Aston Villa join the title race
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PSV vs Arsenal
Arsenal have scored in each of their last 22 Champions League group stage matches, since a 2-0 loss against Borussia Dortmund in September 2014.
No side has netted more Champions League goals than them this season, while only twice have they scored more in a single group stage than their 15 this term (18 in both 2010/11 and 2016/17).
PSV vs Arsenal
PSV have won their last two Champions League matches, as many as they had in their previous 22 (D9 L11). They last won three in a row in the 2006/07 group stages, in a campaign they would eventually reach the quarter-final after eliminating Arsenal.
The Dutch side are unbeaten on home soil in the Champions League this season, last going a full group stage undefeated at home in 2015/16 under Phillip Cocu, when they won all three games.
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