4:0！ Arsenal are on fire, and the front court quartet has won for the first time in six years, winning three in a row
In the early morning of September 21, Beijing time, the first round of the Champions League group stage continued, and Arsenal in Group B faced PSV Eindhoven at the Emirates Stadium. In the first half, Arsenal were on fire, with Saka, Trossard and Jesus scoring three goals in a row; Odegaard was the icing on the cake in the second half, as Arsenal won 4-0 at home.
After 6 years, Arsenal finally returned to the big stage of the Champions League, and after the summer window for reinforcements, the Gunners have already scored 4 wins and 1 draw, and the defeat against Everton in the last round ended the embarrassment of a six-year away winless match. As a veteran Dutch powerhouse, PSV Eindhoven also returned to the Champions League by beating Scotland's Glasgow Rangers in the play-offs, with former Barca veteran Luc de Jong scoring nine goals in nine games. The two teams met in the group stage of the Europa League last season, winning one home and away game, and the Gunners are worth 1.15 billion euros in Europe, second only to Manchester City in Europe, while PSV Eindhoven has only 180 million euros.
Returning to the first game of the Champions League, Arteta made the main move: Jesus returned to the starting line-up with Trossard, Saka forming a striker partner; Havertz also returned to the starting line-up to partner with Rice and Odegaard; Ben White, Saliba, Gabriel and Zinchenko sat in the backline; Raya continued to press Ramsdale to guard the goal.
In the opening 8th minute, Saka pushed the ball on the right, Odegaard's powerful shot from the edge of the box was blocked by Benix, and Saka quickly followed up to score, 1:0! Saka scored his first Champions League goal, the first time Arsenal have scored in the Champions League after 2,389 days. In the 20th minute, Jesus countered with the ball in the middle circle, Saka received the ball on the right and advanced the cross, and Trossad met the ball directly from the penalty area line to push the ball to extend the score, 2:0! Trossard has scored consecutive goals, and he has already scored three goals in the new season, ranking first in the team.
2 goals in hand, Arsenal did not stop attacking, in the 22nd minute, Jesus resisted the defense in the penalty area to do the ball, Havertz stopped the ball with his left foot and volleyed with his right foot but put an anti-aircraft gun; In the 25th minute, Trossad swung past the defensive cross from the left side of the penalty area, Jesus turned away from the pass and volleyed, and Benix flew to save the ball. The gunner's onslaught also made PSV Eindhoven tired, and in the 38th minute, Gabriel sent a long pass from the back, Trossad quickly crossed forward from the left, and Jesus stopped the ball and volleyed in one go, 3:0! It was Jesus' 21st goal in the Champions League, more than Brazil's two legends: Da Luo and Xiao Luo.
In the second half, Senna still controlled the initiative, Arteta also replaced the substitute early to close the army, in the 70th minute, Smith-Rowe held the ball on the left to get rid of the cross, Nelson received the ball and passed again, Odegaard arc top no one to prevent the swing angle low shot again, 4-0!
The rest of the game did not continue to rewrite the scoreline, with Arsenal comfortably winning their first Champions League win in six years 4-0, and the Gunners temporarily topped the group due to a draw between Lens and Sevilla. At the same time, they have won three consecutive games in all competitions, and after the lineup gradually grinds in, the Gunners may also start to sound the slogan of the championship.