Arsenal Advance To Champions League Quarter-Finals With 9-3 Aggregate Win Over PSV

Arsenal were held to a 2-2 draw by PSV in the Champions League on Wednesday but advanced to the quarter-finals thanks to a 9-3 aggregate victory, and you can catch the full match highlights from the second leg below.

Zinchenko and Rice Score In Second Leg Stalemate

Thanks to a 7-1 victory in the first leg in Eindhoven last Tuesday, it was all but confirmed that Arsenal would be advancing to the Champions League quarter-finals. Regardless, they still had to host PSV in the second leg, but thanks to their comfortable lead, it allowed Mikel Arteta to make numerous changes to his starting lineup.

The likes of Raheem Sterling, Kieran Tierney, Jakub Kiwior and Oleksandr Zinchenko were all in from the off, and it would be the latter that opened the scoring, curling a wonderful effort beyond Walter Benitez from the edge of the area.

Former Tottenham Hotspur man Ivan Perisic, on his return to North London, drew the visitors level on the 18-minute mark, but Declan Rice responded with his second goal in as many matches to restore the Gunners’ lead on 37 minutes.

Despite trailing 9-2 on aggregate, PSV didn’t give in, and their persistence paid off in the 70th minute. Moroccan winger Couhaib Driouech latched onto Isaac Babadi’s through ball and lifted his effort over David Raya with a lovely chip.

Neither side could find a winner on the night, but a 9-3 win over two legs confirmed Arsenal‘s qualification for April’s quarter-finals, where Spanish giants and the competition’s record winners Real Madrid await.

WATCH: Arsenal 2-2 PSV (9-3 aggregate) Highlights

The Gunners have one more game before March’s international window, as they take on London rivals Chelsea at the Emirates on Sunday. They head into the tie in second place in the Premier League table, 15 points behind Liverpool.

After returning from the internationals, Arsenal host another London outfit in Fulham in their Gameweek 30 fixture.