Arsenal booked their place in theChampions League quarter-finals by sealing a 9-3 aggregate win over PSV Eindhoven at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday night.
Building a on thumping first leg week eight days earlier, the Gunners prevailed overall, despite a 2-2 draw in this second leg, with the widest margin of victory at this stage of the competition.
Oleksandr Zinchenko opened the scoring on the night, respectfully declining to celebrate a fine goal owing to a season he spent on loan at PSV almost a decade ago. Ex-Tottenham Hotspur veteran Ivan Perisic pulled one back for the Dutch visitors, before Declan Rice put Arsenal back ahead.
Couhaib Driouech drew PSV level a second time with the goal of the game, chipping the ball over David Raya after the Gunners were punished for a sloppy giveaway in midfield.
Couhaib Driouech, Raheem Sterling
Raheem Sterling did well on a rare start / Soccrates Images/GettyImages
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Player Rating
GK: David Raya 6.6/10
RB: Ben White 6.4/10
CB: Jakub Kiwior 5.8/10
CB: Gabriel 6.4/10
LB: Myles Lewis-Skelly 6.8/10
CM: Oleksandr Zinchenko 7.6/10
CM: Jorginho (c) 5.5/10
CM: Declan Rice 7.5/10
RW: Raheem Sterling 8.6/10
ST: Mikel Merino 6.5/10
LW: Kieran Tierney 6.3/10
SUB: Riccardo Calafiori (64' for Rice) 6.7/10
SUB: Leandro Trossard (64' for Merino) 6.1/10
SUB: Jurrien Timber (79' for White) 5.8/10
SUB: Martin Odegaard (79' for Zinchenko) 6.2/10
SUB: Gabriel Martinelli (79' for Tierney) 6.0/10
Subs not used: Neto (GK), Tommy Setford (GK), William Saliba, Thomas Partey, Ethan Nwaneri, Ismeal Kabia, Nathan Butler-Oyedeji.
Ivan Perisic, Tyrell Malacia
Ivan Perisic netted for PSV in the first half / Justin Setterfield/GettyImages
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Player Rating
GK: Walter Benitez 6.4/10
RB: Richard Ledezma 6.8/10
CB: Adamo Nagalo 7.7/10
CB: Armando Obispo 6.1/10
LB: Tyrell Malacia 6.7/10
CM: Guus Til 7.4/10
CM: Jerdy Schouten (c) 6.0/10
CM: Isaac Babadi 7.5/10
RW: Johan Bakayoko 6.8/10
ST: Ivan Perisic 8.1/10
LW: Couhaib Driouech 7.8/10
SUB: Joey Veerman (46' for Schouten) 6.7/10
SUB: Luuk de Jong (68' for Perisic) 6.3/10
SUB: Olivier Boscagli (69' for Obispo) 6.4/10
SUB: Ryan Flamingo (77' for Nagalo) 6.2/10
SUB: Esmir Bajraktarevic (80' for Driouech) 6.6/10
Subs not used: Josh Drommel (GK), Niek Schiks (GK), Rick Karsdrop, Sergino Dest, Tygo Land, Noa Lang.
Player of the match - Raheem Sterling (Arsenal)
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