Arsenal took the lead on the night inside the opening ten minutes courtesy of Oleksandr Zinchenko, cutting in from the right after a nice pass from Raheem Sterling before curling a shot into the corner. However, the lead would be cut out after former Tottenham forward Ivan Perisic exploited some free space before lobbing David Raya.

Not for a moment did the six goal margin Arsenal built for themselves in the first leg look under threat. The opportunity presented itself for him to indulge his unconventional desire to deploy as many left backs as one football team could hold.

Goals from Oleksandr Zinchenko and Declan Rice ensured they drew the second leg 2-2, with Ivan Perisic and Couhaib Driouech on the scoresheet for PSV. Arsenal are now into the quarter-finals of the Champions League for the second season running and will face either Atletico Madrid or Real Madrid in the next round.