LONDON:
Arsenal drew 2-2 with PSV Eindhoven on Wednesday to finish an emphatic 9-3 mixture win and arrange a Champions League quarter-final in opposition to holders Actual Madrid.
The Gunners demolished the Dutch champions 7-1 within the Netherlands final week, making the second leg on the Emirates a formality.
Arsenal, who made seven modifications from Sunday’s 1-1 draw at Manchester United, have been shortly out of the blocks, scoring within the sixth minute by way of Oleksandr Zinchenko.
Croatian veteran Ivan Perisic pulled PSV degree on the evening with a nice end previous the sprawling David Raya however midfielder Declan Rice headed Arsenal again in entrance.
PSV, searching for to salvage delight after final week’s humiliation, equalised with 20 minutes to go along with a well-taken aim from Couhaib Driouech.
Arsenal, who’ve by no means been topped European champions, will play 15-time winners Actual Madrid within the final eight after Carlo Ancelotti’s aspect squeaked previous Atletico Madrid on penalties following a 2-2 draw on mixture.
The 2 sides have met simply twice beforehand, with Arsenal successful 1-0 on mixture within the spherical of 16 within the 2005/06 season.
Arteta’s males, whose Premier League problem has fizzled out in current weeks, have been shortly within the driving seat within the second leg in opposition to PSV on Wednesday.
Raheem Sterling acquired the ball on the precise of the Arsenal assault and located his former Manchester Metropolis team-mate Zinchenko, who glided alongside the 18-yard field earlier than unleashing an outstanding left-footed shot previous Walter Benitez.
Former Tottenham participant Perisic levelled within the 18th minute and Raya needed to be alert to supply a fingertip save from the energetic Driouech moments later.
However the house aspect have been again in entrance within the thirty seventh minute
Sterling, who has been out of favour underneath Arteta regardless of his lack of ahead choices, charged down the precise and produced a teasing cross that Rice headed house.
Actual Madrid present
Actual Madrid produced a gritty show to achieve the Champions League quarter-finals with a 4-2 win on penalties in opposition to rivals Atletico Madrid, following a 1-0 defeat after further time on Wednesday.
Diego Simeone’s aspect outplayed the document 15-time champions on the Metropolitano stadium for a lot of the sport, however Madrid have by no means been eradicated by Atletico within the competitors they usually battled onerous after Conor Gallagher’s first-minute opener to safe a 2-2 mixture draw.
Thibaut Courtois made a number of saves to thwart Julian Alvarez and Vinicius Junior blazed a penalty excessive and broad for Madrid.
Within the shoot-out Alvarez scored for Atletico however his effort was controversially dominated out for seeming to the touch the ball twice due to a slip as he shot.
“The ball did not transfer,” complained Simeone. “I wish to imagine they noticed he touched it (twice).”
Marcos Llorente additionally missed for Atletico and Madrid’s Antonio Rudiger struck the winner for the reigning champions, who will face Arsenal within the final eight.
“I needed to choose the coldest gamers potential (for penalties),” stated Actual coach Carlo Ancelotti.
“I believe it is a lottery nonetheless, a toss-up, at the moment it got here in for us — Atletico exit with their heads held excessive as a result of they performed at a very good degree.”
Atletico performed with warning within the first leg regardless of trailing, keen to take a single aim deficit again to the fiery Metropolitano stadium, the place they believed they might actually flip the warmth up on their arch-rivals.
Actual Madrid knocked Atletico out within the 2017 semi-finals within the closing European recreation on the Vicente Calderon, with this the primary time the derby has been performed at Atletico’s new house within the Champions League.
After defeats by Madrid within the 2014 and 2016 finals, the latter on penalties, and elimination on each different event the groups have met within the competitors, Atletico have been determined to vary the narrative, however got here up fractionally quick.
“I believe we performed an ideal match, however sadly we lacked a little bit of luck,” Atletico goalkeeper Jan Oblak advised Movistar.